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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
1
The advertisement lists items for sale with prices and stock like towels, gowns, dresses, pajamas, wool jerseys, ripple cloth, flannel, and sugar. Offers include fabrics, clothing, and groceries such as butter, milk, and sugar with varied unit prices. The jumble features many products and discount notes, reflecting a department store sale page.
A mixed page notes a church dispute in Charlbury over a free church movement and a Methodist sermon by Dr. Meyer. It recalls a driving accident injuring children near Glenelg and a Parisian dancer at Prince of Wales Theatre. War photo gallery at North Terrace and a South Australia football victory over Victoria are highlighted along with influenza closures and Governor Bridges touring central districts.
A Victorian flour milling body communicates with the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce about freight charges to the East. It notes current rates from American ports and from Australia to Hong Kong Manila Shanghai Singapore Rangoon and Shanghai via Mong Kang, arguing for subsidies and rate reductions to keep Australian flour competitive with American exports and to avoid costly transshipment. It discusses suggested subsidies of about 10 shillings per ton for Hong Kong and calls for not exceeding UK and Egyptian export rates, while highlighting high current Australian to Singapore and Rangoon rates and the need for adjustments.
Sir James Mitchell stresses state needs larger wheat acreage and full use of rail and land-clearance advances by the Agricultural Bank. He cites Victoria and NSW histories, hopes 500000 acres under crop this year, and urges farmers with authorisations to proceed promptly to raise total under cultivation toward three million acres.
Geraldton bound council held a lengthy July meeting approving survey costs for a new couch and drainage works, rejecting some grants while planning loans of £1000 for roads. They authorized gate and crossing permits, fixed rates, and appointed a new poundkeeper amid mixed debates over road maintenance and urgent post flood repairs.
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