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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1923
Page
4
Rogan, Altimont, and a tense air of pursuit unfold after a covert meeting. A raid, a chase through streets, and a hospital danger shadow an uneasy alliance as detectives close in on Hooker’s wound and two missing figures.
Reported capture of a crocodile in northern Australia renews claims that no alligators live there. The account notes a croc with a shorter head and a large lower jaw, while locals in Creeks and rivers between Broome and Derby reportedly hunt and eat small crocodile-like creatures. In the Fitzroy region, legends describe up to 14 foot specimens. A riverbank sighting near Yoda describes a bullock killed by a feeding crocodile, with the animal seen briefly before vanishing.
A spoof forecast from Workers Weekly imagines a Bolshevik cricket game with eleven communist batters and bowlers. It parodies Marxist principle by declaring all runs and wickets as collective gains and assigns governance to worker comrades and a central authority.
A discussion notes that divorce petitions in 1921 formed about one seventh of marriages. It cites a rise in imbecile children in an asylum from 20 to 300 over three years and blames paternal sins. It also remarks on women entering commerce and competition with men affecting social reserve and gender relations.
A letter to the editor pleads for broader animal welfare responsibility among horse and livestock owners. It condemns cruelty in training and racing, urges practical reforms, and notes a community call to act, linking compassion to national well being and moral duty.
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