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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
2
Tender invites issued for a vehicle conversion project addressed to Gerakiten Ice Works Ltd at Gerwichon with return by July 1 1949. Obituaries recall Elizabeth Hunter Smith Bruce Craggs and others with memorial lines dated July. Memorial entries express lasting remembrance by families and relatives.
Geraldton civic leaders plan long range work to mark the town centenary in 1950. A sub committee will investigate suitable celebrations, with Drs Tuskew Shepheard and Davey joining Mayor J McAleer. Officials note accommodation limits may curb large visitor participation, urging local community events instead.
Rainfall across districts near Geraldton recorded light showers with totals varying. Northampton 65 points, Greenough 28, Three Springs 119, Carnamah 128, Morawa 107, and others in the seven day period. Geraldton post office notes additional showers and a total near sixteen points today.
Geraldton reports a fresh west to southwest wind and rough seas while cinema listings announce Ray Milland and Teresa Wright in The Trouble With Women at Kadle Theatre next Saturday. A memorial library wing is planned by the council funded partly from United Services Welfare Fund proceeds. Proposals to create a children’s playground at the Esplanade involve tree felling and replacements. Melbourne tomato prices rise with Geraldton growers shipping early trucks direct to the city, aided by an emergency freight solution.
Mr and Mrs C A Polain and their baby Jeffrey will leave Geraldton on Monday for Perth then sail to England aboard the Orcartes. Health inspector B A Dunne went to Perth for a wealth inspectors conference. Dr D T L Berventy of CSIR fisheries division is studying rainwater movements between Thursday Island and North West Cape. L C Lightfoot senior sail and conservation offer from the Department of Agriculture travelled to Geraldton and will visit farms in the district Northam and Mingenew before returning to Perth next Saturday.
A Midlands firm in England develops the by-van a light delivery vehicle that blends bicycle agility with van capacity. It has a fourteen foot turning circle and an 18th capacity, two foot-operated racks permit parking on any road surface, and two wheels powered by an air cooled two-stroke Turner engine with petroil lubrication and magneto ignition. Top speed is 30 mph with a fuel range of about 130 miles.
Perth Licensing Court clerk Mr J P McEwan advised that the State Licensing Court will sit at Geraldton Courthouse on Wednesday July 9 to hear a petition for the grant of a gatton license at Dongara. The meeting begins at 5 pm with Metropolitans Racing and W A Hunt Club noted in attendance.
In one of two A Grade peer matches, ANA defeated Oddfellows eleven to five. Singles results show Kershaw and Meaddie strong, with doubles mostly won by ANA despite close battles. A second match saw Champion Bay beat Yacht Club twelve to four as Lucas contended vigorously and Lake excelled in singles. Mixed and women’s events featured tight sets and shifting leads, with notable wins by Brady and Burmester in women’s play and Armstrong in men’s singles.
A historical ad or notice features Woods Peppermint Medicine aimed at easing a child’s hacking cough. The item promotes relief and comfort through a peppermint flavored remedy marketed to families and caregivers, reflecting period medicinal advertising language.
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