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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
2
Ladies wear item notes announce the opening of the new season dress goods and trimmings specially selected by head dressmaker Miss Churchill with dress baskets available.
Readable items list low price clothing and accessories for ladies and men from a rebuiling sale. Navy and black cloth skirts six shillings sixpence, fiannelette mouses three shillings, moire underskirts two shillings elevenpence, ladies winter lines coats and robes in navy black grey brown, hats six shillings threepence upward, children's felts, mens winter lines oil coats from twenty seven shillings sixpence, youths waterproofs eight shillings sixpence, heavy rugs twelve shillings sixpence, white blankets five shillings sixpence per pair, large blankets and shirts seven pence to sixpence, heavy watertight blockers nine shillings sixpence, colored moles six shillings elevenpence per pair.
Government Astronomer tables approximate sunrise and sunset for Geraldton district in June. Minderoo sails Fremantle to Geraldton and West ports on June 4, Minderoo departs Geraldton for Java and Singapore June 5. Paroo leaves Fremantle for Geraldton and North West ports June 18 for Java and Singapore.
Community notices list daily activities including Masonic Hall motion pictures each evening and Town Hall screenings on Mondays and Tuesdays. A Coronation Concert is scheduled for June 28, with a Children’s Ball on June 24 and a Visiting Nurse collectors drive. July events include Parish Hall lectures by Professor Cox on July 19 and the Geraldton Races.
The article notes fair progress in land settlement under the Agricultural Bank, aiding working men to establish farms. It suggests many hopeful men lack capital yet could obtain opportunities, with state support facilitating homesteads and lasting settlement.
An essay outlines the New Zealand Village Settlement model and the American Plan as paths to lift workers from poverty. It praises smallholdings with irrigation, child schooling, and self-sufficiency while noting modest initial capital and long-term mortgage structures, urging broader adoption in local states to aid millions facing unemployment.
Jim Fitzgerald of Youannie is named the champion with the shearing blades, tallying 317 sheep shorn in eight hours at Ryan's station and earning WA record status. The Pastoralists Association of W.A. lists numerous shearing dates across towns from July to September, plus personal notes on residents and upcoming local events and gatherings.
A full report from London details the Scottish Agricultural Commission visit to Western Australia. It notes Greenough Flats as a long settled coastal zone of about 25 miles, with wheat barley and livestock thriving on light soils, aided by panures. Observations include paddock farming with African Wonder Gram, lupin as a green ploughdown, past floods in 1887, and the Back Flats extending 2 to 6 miles across. The party mentions Newmarracarrie Station with 140,000 acres and 31 thoroughbred stock, and notes Geraldton port activity tempered by sea air, with impressions shaped by a brief visit.
Spectators witnessed sensational high jumping at the Cairns show with Mahonga clearing 6ft fin and Half Holiday setting a North Coast mark at 6ft 8in while clearing faultlessly. The owner agreed to an exhibition at 6ft 10in as Half Holiday cleared on the third attempt. Tit’s failed by a narrow margin and Landlock made three tries at 7ft but fell short. Next year the society will offer £50 for the high jump.
Actress Mrs Wennett, sued for 3125 pounds over hobble skirt costumes by Moris Shiemrock. Judge Woodall found acceptance of the garments, ordered half-price for the jacket and full settlement for the plaintiff including court fees, noting the garment impeded movement and caused discomfort.
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