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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
2
A long Victorian style ad lists numerous discounted items from Elite Supply including flannelette nighties, bloomers, knitwear, frocks, and coats. It highlights embroidery details, warm fabrics, and a wide range of ladies and kiddies garments from frocks to cardigans with prices and values claimed as unbeatable. Local Melbourne millinery and hosiery lines are also mentioned.
A clipped item lists The Progressive Drapers with Mr P W Artes at Terrace, Gen ie. This fragment hints at a local business entry or advertisement referencing Artes and a terrace location.
A chaotic mix of social items, weather notes, court reports, harvest forecasts, births and deaths, and cultural notices from the local area. Updates include rainfall data, agricultural projections for Warracknabeal, fines in Youth and Children’s Courts, hospital farewell plans, and announcements from The Ballarat Courier correspondent with community events at Cathedral Hall and upcoming entertainments. Local businesses and organizations are listed in passing with references to performances and public notices.
Friends of Bla Point School lead teacher Mr AE William, an inmate at Rosella Hupkin, mourn his limited time as final calls and visits loom. Mr Lockwood returns to oversee Dalgety AML Co’s Branch after an overdue exit.
A town gas department led a demonstration to encourage domestic gas use, arguing it saves money when stoves are used efficiently. Local officials and Mrs Buckham praised the event as Mayoress, with speakers detailing gas stove improvements and heat efficiency over wood fuel.
A detailed record of a local society meeting discusses finances for the institute and branch, including balances, cooperative funds, and proposed expenditures. It notes a profit of about £6 weekly, renewals, and upcoming year plans. Leaders praise secretary C W Lang and discuss potential memorials and future funding.
Prices for warm coats for girls and ladies winter coats with fur collars. A new display of ladies and children’s millinery direct from Western and Overseas manufacturers, with prices from 12/1 to 40/ for various hats and ready-to-wear models. Also fashion items including dresses, frocks, dress materials, dress flannel, and Thibet choker scarves in brown and white.
The chairman warned the branch may face a peak period in demand and urged careful preparation for potential downturns. A. Groom noted last year’s significant demand in the town, prompting calls for prudent action. The new committee will review these points before any final decisions. The meeting closed with thanks to the chairman.
Local listings announce Wallace Ferry and Raymond Hutton in Now We’re in the Air plus Ganette Australian acts. Miss Ivy Durrell performs with sax and fiddle alongside a new vaudeville bill at King’s Theatre. Photoplays include The Shepherd of the Hills and The Breed of the Borough with drama and romance, grand finales and a dog acted plot.
Saturday matches in the Gerakiton Gel Club featured close ball bogey rounds with Peter Aoodgrass and W. V. Sowell performing strongly. May 2 will host a medal round as members discuss course work and league plans while continuing to greet guests and review transportation and telecommunication route updates.
A garbled readout describes an odd rumor about a figure named Lawrence of Arable and a Hagin officer, mentioning Shr Ambe and a German adversary. It hints at a main mechanic and a tense chase as a trampling ship scene unfolds in a damp, unclear setting.
A report outlines a government aided land settlement scheme involving millions of acres east of the Elanding line. It proposes four railways from Southern Crow to Salmon Gums, Lake trace Karlgarin to Mouthere Cree, and Mollevin country vision with an Advisory Board to guide the project.
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