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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1911
Page
4
Geraldton shoppers are told of extensive premises alterations and a major sale starting Saturday July 8. High quality goods including costumes coats dress goods underwear and fancywear will be reduced. millinery items will be specially crafted.
The article praises a tactile handwriting system where children learn letters by tracing rough sandpaper outlines with their fingers. It details step by step progression from letter blocks to full words and phrases using frames, colors, and articulation exercises, claiming strong gains in literacy and dexterity.
Local notices describe a sermon at St John’s Presbyterian on Sunday and a drive promoting goods. The Geraldton area reports a police case involving Michael McKean, a new gas works manager appointment, a government loan approval for the Flour Mill, and farm and weather updates with football match details and community notices.
In Perth this afternoon's Metropolitan Premiership tests South Fremantle defeated Subiaco 4 10 to 8 while North Fremantle 7 8 beat East Perth 3 3. West Perth 2 2 fell to Perth 4 3 by a slim margin.
Fremantle to North West Ports Java and Singapore listing from Geraldton and Fremantle bound ships. Includes schedules for Ocean Steamship Company and United Service lines with vessels Paroo Minderoo Chamon and others, July and August sailing dates and ports including Geraldton Fremantle Port Hedland Carmarvon.
Minderoo capt Mills from Singapore arrives toward Nor West ports with 158 tons inward cargo. Minderoe lists no cargo for Promand. Passengers include Mr and Mrs WJ Box and child. Charon and Koombana routes noted with Fremantle Geraldton and Nor West port calls. Bullarca expected midweek to Nor West. Koombana under overhaul in Sydney.
Church notices list Holy Communion at 10 and Mass at 7 30 p m with evening devotions. Rev J K Stone and Rev J B Stone are referenced alongside What Verint and Styne in the sermon notes.
Sermon at the Presbyterian Church references Psalm 1 and 7.30 with a plea for the welfare of animals. Speakers include Right Rey, W. Floyd Shanpus, B.A. The retiring collection goes to the SPCA.
The article explains advancing from tactile to visual learning in Montessori kindergartens. After mastering size and form, children learn to distinguish colors and shades using eight fundamental commands and eight shade steps, taught through a table game with eight players.
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