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Newspaper

Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jul 14, 1927

Page

2

Professor Lotus to Close Season with Magic Demonstration

Local notes Prof Lotus headlines final show of the season on Saturday with a new trick live demonstration to reveal tricks from the performer’s side of the footlights. A road accident on Narra Tarra road last night involved Buick driven by BG Clark with five passengers and a Clyne car driven by Frank Dreen with a nephew. Both cars sustained damage, injuries reported as mild to moderate. Green suffered a head injury, and a passenger named Joseph Could was lightly injured.

Profesor Lotus Parewell Feenor Little Aiford Mtrona Narra Tarra Road BG Clark Frank Dreen Narra Tarr Arcident Mr. Green Gonkthal

Local Notices And Book Reviews Reported In Fragment

A partial newspaper passage notes three minor local breaches and fines for unrelated offenses as well as book reviews. It mentions publications received from publishers including Roger the First and The Recapture of John Lane with Australian politics themes and favorable notices from English papers.

Roger Meraktion Guardian John Lane Hull Mail Joha Lane Om Sale Mr. Spell Priea As

Townsmen consider public meeting on harbour affairs

Local leaders discuss harbour completion and oats issue with the Mayor urging a public meeting. Dr Hall offers to sign a requisition while Dr Bennett proposes Traders' Association involvement. The Mayor signals district support and possible company backing as tensions ease.

Hall Bennett

Municipal Engineer Appointed After Council Vote

The Municipal Council finalized the appointment of a municipal engineer at a salary of 500 pounds. After interviews by the Mayor G. E. Sewell and Dr. Lester in Perth, D. T. McCulloch of Perth was chosen. McCulloch, 20, chief of the drafting department in Perth City Council, begins duties in about one month.

G. E. Sewell Lester Perth D. T. McCulloch McCulloch Cemmell

Sunrise and Sunset Timetable for Geraldton Area

The document lists sunrise and sunset times for Geraldton using coordinates from the Government Astronomer. It includes daily readings with multiple stations and figures, showing variations by date and locale.

Jarkman’s Perth Trip Noted In Curious Dispatch

A garbled report records Jarkman traveling to Perth last week amid scattered figures about public telephone exchanges in Australia and generic references to instruments, population, weight and speed. The text is fragmented with unclear data and stray phrases.

Jarkman Perth Australia America

Council Proposes Institute Rebuild and Soldier Memorial Plan

At a special Municipal Council meeting the proposal to rent and renovate the Soldiers Institute building divides space for council chambers and a returned soldiers institute. The plan includes using top floors for a soldiers’ institute, funding from rent, and a clock tower memorial funded by £1200. The proposal awaits feedback from the Returned Soldiers Committee.

H. Blake Unter Soldiers' Institute Davis Lester Returned Soldiers Committee Tt Institute

300,000 More Acres Seeded Says Agriculture Director

The Director of Agriculture Mr Geo L Button Reports optimism for the coming harvest after recent rains. Seeding has progressed well and an estimate shows at least 300,000 more acres planted than last year. A letter from Eastern States discusses erratic rainfall affecting yields in NSW Victoria and South Australia.

Geo. L. Button Sarton Nsw Riverina Cam Bo Victoria South Australia Western Australia Commonwealth

Barbara Launch Demonstrates Rotorship Power on Sea

The rotorship system by Gera uses wind power to drive ships in bays and aims at larger vessels. The Barbara, 293 feet long, with three rotors each six feet high and thirteen feet in diameter, recently launched and reached speeds of about 10 miles per hour on a trial voyage in the Mediterranean fruit trade.

Gera Barbara Ina Mnai

Electroculture Experiments Reported at Parish Hall

A small audience attended a parish meeting on electroculture, reporting indubitable success from an apparatus by M. Trouchet. The device uses metals and a north south steel point to capture terrestrial magnetism and wind electricity, claimed to increase yields and speed crop maturation within the first year.

Serans O

Town Team Selection For Opening Games Amid Unclear Text

The readable fragments describe a town team planning for opening games with player names including Barker Belicia Merino Crom May and references to reserves. The text is garbled and does not provide a clean outcome or event details.

Plapea Fe Pox Botuntay Kenge Barker Belicia Inten Merino Crom May Rangers Gosikiciece I. Remnan

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