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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1924
Page
1
AT FRANK GREEN & COS the store promotes heavy price cuts on trousers suits and millinery as wool prices rise. The catalog lists men's wear including suits knickers jackets and overcoats, plus a wide range of fabrics and bedding items with bold sale prices for buyers seeking value.
A fragmented ad lists boots and shoes including men's military boots, Derby, elastic side boots, box-bat styles, and balmoral derbies with prices from 10 shillings to 17 shillings in old currency. Also shows ladies felt slippers and leather shoes with various prices and stock notes.
Obscure OCR fragment mentions street names and unidentified terms. Readable elements include a location cue Post Outer Lane and scattered letters suggesting a headline or notice. No clear persons organizations dates or events can be established from the fragment.
In a contested premiership match the Fire Brigades defeated Railways 9 goals 11 behinds to 3 behinds 15 in a tight game. Lynch impressed for the Brigades with key moves. Chance led Railways with three goals while Rowe and Kelly held early pressure. The crowd saw a back and forth battle with several lead changes before final whistle.
The junior match before the senior contest saw the Railways defeat the Fire Brigades by seven points. Final scores Fire Brigades 2 6 behinds as Railways 1 6 behinds. Key players for Railways Kemp Groesler Rowe Smith Rod Winston plus Blight for Railways and Butler Moller Cooper Thomas Hunter Watnan for Fire Brigades.
Left Half notes describe a tough clash on Saturday where a Rangers win would have kept the League 1 title in question. The Rangers earned a well deserved victory, solidifying them as the best of the three teams to date, despite a hoped for end season suspense.
The Rangers faced a weakened lineup missing Bell but fielded a solid unit led by Rutherford and Constantineg. The Town showed sporadic pressure and corners but failed to match the Rangers as shots from Davideow and Winston tested the oilers, with the Rangers emerging as the stronger side.
Readers note a fragmented report on Morris Gershen and the Roo trio dominating a muddled match. The piece praises Koups in goal, Mark as a standout saver, Higgins in goal, and various forwards while acknowledging errors and inconsistent effort. Sparse details include cryptic dates and unrelated storage ad lines.
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