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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
2
Readable catalog items include men's freeey liset singlets 4/11 pack, all wool flannel, navy sweaters 9/6, grey tweed, white twill sheeting, ribbed hose, and ladies bustlede outfits with brocade cloth. Items priced in shillings and pence, with fabric names and colors noted.
A fragmented commemorative snippet remembers a brother named Tom who perished at Fremantle on June 0, 1901. The passage conveys a personal grief and a vow to keep memory alive despite garbled OCR.
The Anglican Church at Warnguin will hold a monthly service at Nareguin schoolhouse on Monday at 3 o'clock. The Hector will preach. A note on local sales and community events follows, including a furniture sale and a large dairy and farm stock auction at various locations. The rain and weather section reports rainfall figures for several towns. A dance and entertainment program is outlined with music and Monte Carlo events. Obituary details for John Rodger Greville note a death at 23 years.
A garbled report details a club gathering on a Sunday afternoon with talk of members, competitions, and plans for future events. It mentions names and roles in a muddled way, hints at a forthcoming contest, and references family ties and a lengthy, unclear legal or personal dispute.
Perth reports a chaotic police chase involving escaped inmates Hugh Pickett and another man linked to Fremantle thefts. Pickett allegedly aided by an unknown ally, using a revolver to elude officers at Narrogin after a gunfight and struggle with Constable Johnston and Sergeant Gassaway. Police recover weapons, disguises, and burglary gear, with investigations locating Dixon as a potential influence behind the escape.
A dramatic confession emerges in the Perth train murder case involving Rennie and Bennie. The statements allege planning of a bank money theft at Maylands, with details of the National Bank heist and carriage interactions on the Maylands to Perth route. Detectives assembled testimony at Norwood Hotel and on the bus, while Bremmie and Rennie confronted questions about the June incident and the gun involved. The case centers on a revolver, bank money, and a shooting aboard a railway carriage, with Rennie later reinterrogated in Perth.
The Victorix District Agriculturalists held a Fortnightly meeting Tuesday with Mr Lester presiding. They discussed exhibition plans, ALK E BG sections, and altering the building. solicited bids for a 130 safeguard, repairs to oars and windows, and arrangements for a vocal band and a seal tram service with details to follow at the next meeting.
A stock reduction sale offers men s winter overcoats in all sizes, worth 60, reduced to 46 each, and gabardine rain coats also in all sizes, worth 60, reduced to 40 each.
The witness recounts a Perth to Maylands railcar robbery where a bag of money and a revolver were involved. After firing, the suspect fled the scene, discarded the bag, and later identified by detectives. The coroner declares John Bodiesville murdered by Maysinn Renate and remands for trial.
The sale yard offered 3 015 cattle and 080 sheep with mixed quality from Derk, Dalgety, and Co groups. Prices ranged widely from mid to high pounds for medium weight bullocks to lower rates for light and inferior stock while lambs and ewes showed steady demand and similar rates to prior week.
The ceremony united Emily Daniell daughter of Juber Daniell and a West Australian Junk member Khue Poster at Geraldton Anglican church. Guests included Magest Ma. dunes as grand secretary of the Dobie of Druids, with travel companions from Murchison lodges and office heads.
Market quotations show weights for beef mutton and pork with entries for light and heavyweight categories. Names such as Dewey Did and Keay Sid appear among pork items with prices or weights indicated, though the text is fragmented.
Walkaway Market reports low attendance with small clearances as buyers bid weakly for fat sheep and pigs. A recent Aberdeen ship brought a seven ton meteorite bound for Copenhagen, discovered by Dr Kan Raemveden in Greenland. 170 dogs aided its retrieval, described as the third largest meteorite known, with fragmented origin in America or England implied.
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