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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
2
Last days of a department store sale with garbled fabric terms and prices. Listings include dresses, linens, cottons, flannelette, sheeting, and ladies undergarments with sale prices, many unreadable or misspelled items. Strong entities present include Elite Supply Co and various fabric types and price points in a period sale ad.
Winter sale items listed with prices include shirts heavy twill work shirts tweed trousers tweed caps handkerchiefs boys sweaters wool overcoats ladies vests kitchen towels golfers and madapolam fabric all offered at reduced rates dates and price ranges shown for various styles and sizes including socks and rugs with bargain emphasis
The readable text mentions a long established Kia Ore tea room and references ensuring success and support for prosperity. The passage appears as a fragmented historical notice or advertisement with altered capitalization and garbled lines.
In Memoriam and marriage notices mix with local items from Geraldton era. Fragments recall Trigg marriage at St Marys South Perth, a soldier’s death in France, and memorials. Local council discussions on compulsory voting and a damaged motor car near Chapman Bridge accompany typhoid death and public notices.
Wartime payment figures appear for various groups including children under sixteen and per-child bonuses. The text references ranges in pounds and shillings for the United States and other regions, with notes of increases and percentages, though the OCR is garbled and details are incomplete.
Local and general items record a new receiving office at Baddera near Northampton, liquor licensing changes at Yalgoo hotels, and stock statistics in the Victoria district. Obituaries note the deaths of Neil Clark and Thomas Payne, with burial details at Younami cemetery and Paynesville history. A Musgrove department expansion in Perth announces a northern music outreach led by Mrs Sutherland Groom, inviting interviews in Geraldton from late July to August.
Oswell's advertises a broad winter sale featuring men's tweed and serge suits, working trousers, dungarees, khaki, and Moses fabrics, plus Harvard working shirts and a wide range of coats, boots, and shoes. It touts discounted pajama sets, scarves, and a large women and children's millinery stock, with extensive reductions on dress goods, serges, crepes, georgettes, and jersey silks.
A brief classified notice invites readers to contact the paper via phone or mail at P O Box 57 for correspondence or inquiries. It provides minimal contact detail and emphasizes direct communication with the publication.
In Geraldton on Saturday the Bambra and Minderoo could not tie up due to heavy ground swell. Bambra sails north leaving 50 tons behind to be shipped later. Minderoo reattached briefly but heavy strain forced move to jetty end. Several springs and cables broke. flour dropped into water. many passengers fear loss of the cargo while some Geraldton passengers miss free trips. Calawa the racehorse listed among cargo for Port Hedland.
In Geraldton harbor a Minderoo crew laments delays to jetty works with heavy seas hindering berthing for Minderoo and Bambra to shelter. Captain urges faster harbor improvements and completion of dredging as damage and delays raise costs and risk coastal cargo like 273 tons of assorted goods for Java and Singapore, Onslow rams, and West ports. The Minderoo finally departs at dawn after heavy effort and losses.
Grand Secretary A B Green visited Loyal John Shipton Lodge with leaders including H Vine and T Askew. Over 40 members attended, four new initiates, and openings of lodges at Yandanooka and Walkaway. Green praised Outer growth in the northern district and noted local receptions and a completed purple feature at Rumsay.
A historical note mentions a Brook in a millionaire who claimed at eighty six he was too old for legal worry. In ancient Rome Augustus banned marriage for men over sixty and women over fifty. Peter the Great opposed large wealth marriage and enacted a rule barring any marriage where either party was over eighty. the Russian law remains in force.
A Schofield expert pursued corrosion resistance to prevent rusting. By testing and refining metal pieces, stainless steel emerged with a bright surface that resists corrosion under culinary conditions. The government rapidly adopted it for military and related uses.
The readable text fragments hint at a personal life event involving a named individual but lack clear details or context to determine the exact action, date, or outcome. The source shows garbled phrases and incomplete sentences, making precise identification impossible.
A graphic art exhibit titled Bey of Mint Testa was chosen by Rev Cox for display in his church. H Wes Loamaye is noted as an organizer, with a focus on themes of knightly virtue and moral example.
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