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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1924
Page
2
Last days of sale with stock arriving to clear the dress department. Items include crepes in colors and stripes, linen blends in mauve and white, flannelette and calico garments, underwear and petticoats with sale and regular prices. Domestic fabrics, hosiery, and nightwear featured with freight terms for country buyers.
White shirts four eleven heavy grey work shirts May 13 tweed trousers six eleven bogs tweed caps eight eight. women's white handkerchiefs four for boys wool sweaters from four six grey brown navy mens wool sweaters ten six wool tweed trousers fourteen eleven mens and boys overcoats under cost.
An advertisement targets readers for a postal course claiming high weekly earnings from selling National Sweets. It promises a free sample and paid carriage, with distant work and freight paid by the company, urging readers to write for more details.
Purveyors of Prepnet Foods and confections announce routine certification and emphasize cooperation and customer service. The notice claims careful study of requirements and courteous distribution of choicest products to merit support for Shier Browperty in every build.
The twelfth state Parliament opened amid a sober ceremony with praise for past stability. Speaker Walker is praised for impartial leadership while immigration policy, railway taxation, and mining costs dominate debate. Government signals commissions on group settlement, gold and mineral issues, and new rail lines, with optimism on dairying timber, cotton and port projects nationwide.
Damaged OCR text shows scattered phrases about a lieutenant governor and concerns over quality and proceedings, with no clear event date or identifiable actions or entities.
District notices report estate matters and public concerns. Water catchments show 154,000 gallons collected at No 1 unit. dividend details for Wheat Pool and company shares noted. Archbishop Riley arrives in Geraldton for services, confirmations, and return trip plans. Substantial mining progress updates include Surprise Joel vein prospects and crosscutting findings at West No 1 level with promising ore values.
Oswell's advertises a broad winter sale with discounted menswear and ladies garments. Men’s Tweed suits, working trousers, harvard shirts, and pyjamas feature reduced prices. ladies coats and dresses, children's wear, and various fabrics also offered at substantial markdowns.
A Geraldton meeting of shareholders and suppliers urged restarting the Geraldton Butter Factory. The chairman was asked to notify MLA Mr Willcock and Agriculture Minister Mr Troy that operations should resume, with government support possible through Lands or Agriculture Departments. If a competent manager is unavailable, a temporary takeover by the department or directors may occur. The group stressed urgency as September and October loom, warning cow investors may quit dairying if no start is made this year.
Sixty passengers aboard the motor ship Agusan, 195 tons, are missing off the Mindanao coast. The Cocobnut company vessel was thought to be carrying mostly natives. Captain Harry J. Cather, noted Australian aviator, died in Adelaide. News confirms other obituaries from Australia and Fiji, including Mr Frederick C. Faulkner, former Perth high school headmaster, and Mr Charles Many, a Geraldton solicitor.
Suchra and Dame entertainments promise a lively Pall Mall programme with a Gal orchestra and weather permitting seaside events at Marine Terrace and Nabens. A stage act features a dangerous aeroplane rope descent, while film and theatre offerings include 8d Proof at Queen's Hall and The Gold Diggers at King’s. Cremation figures in Britain rise to 1986, as the year ends.
Fragmented notes describe exploration in an abandoned area with references to ore depth and guiding behavior. It mentions quantities and a controversial party, with unclear specifics but signals ongoing assessment of ore and site activity.
A fragmentary report describes a Saturday match officiated by an umpire named Coffege and mentions President A F Man and a ration fund. The legible portions are incomplete and do not provide a clear outcome or full context.
The Upper Chapman 455 Bob Thamptom team was chosen to represent Aawpalathes in the mateh match with TL So Mpa, FL Oeil, Mog, Bovis, Gim, Boik, Adie, Prauich, Siwy and others. The selection list includes multiple regional names and affiliations, indicating a regional or interclub competition setup.
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