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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1927
Page
4
In a sunlit garden Grace watches Queenie and Tony tease out feelings as Jack’s silence and Queenie’s hopes swirl. Mary weighs marriage choices while Jack’s absence unsettles plans, and Queenie seeks solace with Tony as London beckons return and autumn chills settle in.
The excerpt mixes a dramatic dialogue about past troubles and potential consequences with a weather bulletin. It mentions Mary, Jack, Tomy, and Queenie in a tense domestic scene, then shifts to a Commonwealth Weather Bureau report noting light to moderate rains on select dates, hopes for more rain, ongoing ploughing delays due to dry conditions, and pasture top-dressing boosting sheep carrying capacity in the lower southwest.
Dennis K. Rooke, famed for daring exploits, plans a dangerous wartime flight from England to Australia in a bid to test risks for business and press use. His WA years reveal a bold, carefree figure whose partnerships with Jehai Cohen and ventures into aviation marked a relentless quest for fortune and peril.
Accompanying illustration depicts severe inundation in Hamstead with extensive damage to buildings and fences. Livestock losses were minimal. The periodical reports note the floods caused great inconvenience and foul conditions, though some relief arrived as tied to the same time.
A New Jersey man Armest S Ricker shot his wife and deputy sheriff on his suburban steps. He then killed himself after a chaotic spree that included shooting a newspaper reporter and a stranger, leaving a trail of questions about his motive and broken plans.
The page lists sunrise and sunset times for Geraldton with scattered figures and dates, then notes the first quarter moon on June 7 and full and new moons mid month, followed by a historical remark that garden tulips were introduced to Britain from Holland in the 16th century.
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