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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1926
Page
1
Fragmentary ad copy touts coupons and weekly bargains with phrasing about Liberty Cali and “Wife's Guile” while promising sweets and a push for readers to act quickly. The readable text hints at casual consumer promos and social invitations.
An OCR fragment reads Queen's Place Williams Perth with a P O Box address fragment. No clear event or fuller details are available.
In heavy weather Railways defeated Rovers by a large margin, led by Bowe Moore Hocker and R. Thomas with seven goals. Rovers’ best included Cowan Chisholm Garratt Campbell Bam and B Evensen amid a valiant reply slowed by early errors. Central umpire Tr. bound and umpires Forrest and Brady officiated.
Town dominated play and produced a cohesive attack but could not break the deadlock as both sides failed to score. The game featured a busy final stretch with exciting incidents and a standout performance from a senior player amid a challenging junior schedule.
Weathered crowd fills new stands as Town and Thistle play a tense 90 minutes. Town press with Cartwright and Corkhill producing chances while Cook scores from a G Cartwright delivery. Thistle rally with Sheek and Barker making key saves as the match ends with Town ahead at half and full time.
Washington correspondent reports Sullivan's 10,000 dollar championship belt, once studded with diamonds, melted for its gold value. The bullion was sent to the Philadelphia Mint, diamonds removed. the belt weighed just over 50 ounces and valued around 500 dollars in gold at ten dollars an ounce.
Ashore from Auckland led by Mr Douglas Steert Wylie, a party including Burnett PEGS Vancouver Maiden Stewart PEGS Perch Ryder PEGS London and Walter Bully set sail for Broome aboard a ship loaded with cine matograph gear and a marine life collecting kit. They aim to study Western Australia development and extraction prospects and secure specimens for Avckled Museum and other institutions.
The Weather Bureau notes May rainfall mostly in late May, with no major adverse effects from mild weather earlier. Early crops and pastures are healthy, water supplies ample, and stock conditions favorable, though a few light frosts affected some southern localities. Cable reports from Mezica describe 10-foot bones found in burial mounds southwest of Tepic, dating back over 300 years.
The notice advertisesThree Springs Motor Garage offering spirits and ou availability.
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