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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
4
The Northampton Road Board presents its annual statement detailing operations and financial transactions for the year ended June 30 1S. It lists receipts expenditures and balances across municipal road services.
Geraldton Mechanics Institute subscribers are summoned to a half yearly meeting at the Nuneary Reading Room on Thursday the thirtieth? of May at 7:30 p m. J F Staddon secretary.
In the Geraldton Cricket Association prem iership, Movers defeated Railways at Queen's Fork and Australia beat Towns at the recreation ground. H Howell of Australia hit a century in both innings, praised as the season’s best batting display while bowling remained masterful. Railways suffered a heavy innings loss to Rovers at Queen's Park, with Jupp top-scoring for Hallways on debut and Dunn and Regen delivering strong bowling for Rovers.
Queen's Park Rovers defeated Hallways with a margin at came 0re Leninale Geraldion High School Oval. Tees beat Anetta by an tapings and 10 runs. Details of the scores in both pamen are set nothereomder.
The scoreline shows Towns defeating Australs with notable contributions from J Taylor and D Hall for the Towns, while Australs bowlers D Dunn and M Grigsby recorded several wickets. Detailed innings totals list 47 runs for six when Store staff compiled the page, with Lig Store securing the win in a tightly contested match.
Australs won by eight runs after completing their first innings. Towns started the chase on day one, reaching 109 for the last wicket after Australs posted 197. Towns had slipped to 25 for one early in the day and were unable to overhaul the target.
In the second innings tras were 9 overs short of completion with five down at 171. H Howell starred for Australia, carrying his bat for 128 in the first innings and remaining not out on 107 in the second. He took seven Towns wickets for 40 runs, including the first four to fall, while I Sewell led Towns with 48 and K May added 23. Final scores show Towns all out for 171 with notable bowling by Eogle and others.
A Sunday social cricket match at Queen's Park pitted Frank Green and Ben's Hix Store against Benaldton Newspapers Limited staff. The newspapers batted first for 56 runs, the Big Store side scored 87. After a refreshment adjournment they chased briefly, with the newspapers on 6 for six after forty minutes.
Members of the Geraldton Powping Chats held five rinks of the Mheat green on Saturday for a series of season points games. Gilson posted the day’s high score. Captains led teams in multiple matchups. Clifford's side defeated Exton three to one, and Morris’s group beat Wanrl. Bishop’s team won 2287 against McCalin, Gian, Kershaw and Currie. Other results included Feng, Lagan and Wheat over G Currie junior. Christie and Burler over St Eaton. and Currie senior’s side beating Ellsen. Sergeant Clifford won the listmouth polais. President Mr. R. Ethan noted patron Mr. E. Zureher’s upcoming eighty sixth birthday.
Outport wool brokers argue decentralisation harms wool selling. At the Federated Chambers of Commerce annual conference, concerns over concentration of selling strength are raised, noting that centralised centers raise prices for growers while decentralisation weakens buying power. Brokers in Albany and Geraldton plan to operate sales enhancements at both centres to broaden access.
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