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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
3
A reader writes of anxiety about tourists arriving in Geraldton and the spread of a disease. They urge urgent town measures to control visitors and traffic to protect children and vulnerable residents, citing past outbreaks and calling for decisive action now.
Letter writer J S Mills argues that a Labor column is a single man’s propaganda against the West Australian and Communist agents. He warns of Moscow influence, urges truth about opposition to Mr Chitley, and claims Communist agitation threatens white survival and national security. He cites Burma Malaya Indonesia and potential risks if Japan falls to Communists, urging vigilance against Soviet influence.
A local protest denounces alcohol as the world's greatest curse and condemns governments for profiting from it while citizens pay with deaths from drunken driving. It contrasts wartime sacrifices with the ongoing beer industry and notes a public event raising funds amid debates over hall debt.
The Northampton debutantes ball at the King's Mall featured the presentation of Mir and Mes Lo W. Shey ward of Geraldton as deputational officials. Guests included Betty Henville, Mary Drage, Red Cripps, Colleen Keats, Marion Sellars, and Nelly Jack, with Miss Doreen Prowsnrs organizing the elaborate debutante procession and master waltz. The hall was decorated in pink and white with balloons, and Rev. P Mann and Mrs. Mann presided as hosts assisted by Mr. Bond and committee members.
Millewa women’s hockey squad travelled to Geraldton to clash with Geraldton Women’s Hockey Association teams. Geraldton won both games seven to nil and three to one, exposing Mullewa’s need for practice and better teamwork. Upcoming fixtures Saturday pit Imperials and Cardinals in both A and B Grade divisions with selections listed for each side.
A major project led by the Printing Packaging and Allied Trade Research Association will establish a Leatherhead research centre for British goods packaging. Backed by leading industrial firms and government funding, the site will house labs, a chemical library, and facilities for experiments in humidity, permeability, rheology, optics, and microscopy, employing about seventy staff.
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