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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1924
Page
1
A promotional sale at Frank Green & Co offers clothing and home goods at prices below replacement costs. Men's wear including trousers, suits, overcoats, shirts, and socks, along with blankets, linens, and bedding, are discounted. Stock lists feature multiple brands and sizes, with broad ranges across men’s and boys’ apparel and household textiles.
Obscure text fragment announces a contact and a public message by a person named Lindon informing the general public about something unclear including a phone reference and a sports inquiry line. The readable portion is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities.
A chaotic clash unfolds as a district drive against roos near Carnamah escalates into a mêlée. King Boomer leads fifty riders and foot-sloggers, while a King George IV and Johnie Walker hosting scene appears. The incident ends with the death of the Boomer and the mayor vowing harsher measures against the quading thicket.
In Mullewa on July 28 before Dr Hobbs J P Arthur Hall pleaded guilty to a Cruelty to Animals Act charge for an underfed horse. He was fined £2 and costs with an order to destroy the horse. James Walsh, idle and disorderly, and another 22 year old received three months with hard labor. A 22 year old companion was ordered to leave town within 48 hours. Amid football carnival talk in Hobart, Victoria and South Australia hoped ships would not delay Western Australian transport.
A mining note from Br. Hucold Hollingsworth in Geraldton to his son details a promising gold discovery at Cue. He cites years of shaft sinking, prior efforts by the local syndicate Cale Jonia and others, and hopes due to recent attributions may turn into a profitable strike. Hollingsworth recalls his WA mining background with the Murchison fields and involvement in several ventures including the St. George mine at Mt Magnet and entities Chesterfield, City of Chester, and Dorothy.
List of sympathy telegrams and wreaths received by Mrs. McDermott after her husband’s death by a fall in a well near Mulga. Names of numerous families, sisters, and friends from Geraldton, Greenough, Mullewa, and surrounding districts appear among the messages and floral tributes.
A fragment discusses why village smithies have tiny windows for economy and safety. It explains that smiths judge metal color to know when to quench tools, noting a spectrum from yellow to dark blue as steel cools. A London anecdote follows about a man with tongs and bellows causing alarm.
Australian sports notes conflict with Olympic events. British bakers raise loaf prices. Auckland crime reports a mother’s fatal razor murder of her child. Morwell strikes demand Sunday pay. fatal crash with eight injuries. royal and political summaries touch on Dominion delegates, reprieves, and Anglo-Soviet talks. Thermolite housing plan. South Africa drought observance. UK building-material bill sparks autumn Parliament fight possibly resolving in dissolution. Labor gains forecast.
Fractured OCR lists Hardwicke's and Mans schoolwear, Calico cloth, flannel and knickers with reduced prices. Items include dresses, gowns, blankets, towels, bats and nightdresses. sale table mentions bargain prices and a bargain tableau with a single price.
An Eastbourne arts gathering near The Crumbs bungalow drew crowds paying admission to benefit a government fund while reports describe tempers flaring over entry restrictions. Separately, legal actions arise from a July 7 hearing citing a 61 legacy dispute and a defendant facing a year in prison over al legacies and family debts in a case involving Nell Joul and heirs.
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