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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
2
The Coliseum launches a fourteen day Great Jumble Sale starting Monday June 19. Readable sections show deep discounts across women's wear and accessories, including jackets, dresses, undergarments, suits, gowns, and linens with substantial price cuts and percentage-off promotions. Details list multiple departments and garments with varied sale prices and ranges.
The item records travel details with destinations Garsidien and Nor-West Porta and ports Java and Singsyore yaalanae rotm. It mentions dates around the 14th to 17th of June for Albany, Fremantle, and Adel with related waves and stops at Albany and Fremantle.
A fragmentary births and marriages notice lists names and events. Mentions Mamilow with a boy born June 11 to Mr and Mrs Dames Mariow, and Warwiche m at Nur Billets with a daughter to Mr and Mrs George Warwiter. Includes nurse Etherles and other partial details.
The notice presents a historical public announcement dated Saturday in 1916 referencing topics of faith and justice with civic tone and local entity mentions. It preserves names and locations at readable fragments, conveying a ceremonial or editorial context from the period.
A garbled excerpt notes farmers facing a shift away from wheat dependence. It references a policy or belief about wheat growing and hints at broader agricultural changes over years, involving a university and a longstanding tour or visit. The text remains unclear in specifics.
Full range of ladies end children's dress goods offered at low prices with stock on display. Spectacular corset sale and sample items advertised. Telephone 192 for inquiries and visiting stock highlights. Commissioner Heitmann invokes authority and Mr Connor plans July lecture tour to boost western farming outreach.
Local farmers hear calls for diversifying beyond sheep and dairy to mixed farming as a path to steadier incomes. Discussion covers profitable crops, poultry, pork, and the potential for Perth district to shift toward locally consumed products, with attention to market factors, financing, and community support.
Gardener partners Mesure Witon and Johns dispatch their annual consignment of pot plants palms fruit trees and hedges from Perth to Geraldton. The move aims to aid garden lovers in replenishing stock and discovering new varieties as a new week begins.
At yesterday’s meeting the board accepted several works on local roads including limestone and clay surfaces on Sendora Were, Solu Major, and Elwaod Roads. Tenders for road f loading were deferred. gravel preferred over clay for Fiver Road Wet, and Glengarry road clearing decisions plus boundary widening were approved.
Deputy Postmaster General J.7 Lloyd cites a Murchison Times extract on Geraldton post operations. Rail links via Wongan Hills and Midland lines affect daily mail runs to Day Dawn, Murchison, and connections to Perth with trains leaving Geraldton Wednesdays at 8 a.m. adjustments aim to improve talite service and ward mail forwarding.
U J Stafford of Tennudewe argues for mixed farming to save wheat crops and boost bacon and dairy by pigs, sheep, and cattle. He praises manager Hellmann, requests a bacon curing plant at Geraldton and a flour mill at Mullewa, and urges farmers to form a meeting to push government support and market opportunities amid wartime disruptions.
The Daily News reports an impending Labor Government tension as Liberal and Country Party leaders near a general working arrangement while resisting a full coalition. They forecast a vote tied to primary industries policy and a possible shift after Parliament opens, with ministers touring the eastern states and Nor'West regions before a likely ousting.
The City Band will give another popular recital on the Explanade on Sunday after. A collection will be taken up in aid of the bend funds.
A chaotic municipal meeting on the Be area discussed railway department plans to clear the goods shed site and extend the jetty. Officials including Mayor and Minister pledged to push government action to open space and improve the town waterfront. Residents heard of proposed construction and safety measures amid mixed sentiment.
Local participants wore vibrant gowns and elaborate outfits as judges announced winners. Gwen Toke and Patricia Spowden drew praise for their ensembles while Govuer and Mr Tom Hil observed the crowd’s reaction and color balance.
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