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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
2
The Coliseum announces a fourteen day jumble sale starting Monday June 19 with heavy discounts across departments. Clothing items from infant to ladies undergarments, nightwear, outerwear, and accessories advertised with 25 percent off many goods. Warner's garments are stocked with express order service available.
A fragmented notice from a government astronomer panel discusses moon phase calculations for June 22, 1280 and related positions. It mentions Sunrise to Sukbet and ten figures supplied for latitude and logotible measurements, attributed to Mr H Cureway.
Nesom Dalgety & Co Lta reports on Agena shipping movements and other related steamer activity. Details indicate tracking of vessel movements and port calls with emphasis on owners and operators in the nautical trade.
In memoriam for Hutton and Mary Sutton aged 20th with hospital note. Dear sorrow and faithfulness noted as family mourns the loss. George Cowie and Kate appear among names referenced in the Salt Street area of Fremantle.
The text appears as garbled minutes from a conference with many typos and misread names. It references liberals, delegates, and warnings about unnumbered lives, but many names and details are indecipherable, leaving only a general sense of political debate and concern.
Elite Supply Coy and Portinman figures feature in a discussion on forming a working agreement to displace the Government. Delegates note mutual aims to align the County Party and Liberal candidates with the goal of preventing Labour victories and establishing a joint approach to governance before the election.
Local weather notes describe showers and heavier rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning with falling and rising temperatures. Victoria District Agricultural Society prepares for a meeting in the Mayor's parlour to discuss show invites and exhibits. Geraldton shipping news mentions operations of the Adtolaite Steamship Campaus and expected teaching duties for Me Keockygay. Provisional fundraising results list income from multiple sources and a plan for a voyage to Geraldton with cargo and returns scheduled.
The fragment notes a July 18 reassembly plan for Parliament with new electoral laws to be proclaimed later. It reports Geraldton bread price fixes, listing per loaf costs and surcharges, and discusses lime deposits and agricultural needs in the South West. It mentions the Black Range mine and shipping services affecting Geraldton, plus a Phoenix Avizma ostrite farm and its egg yield and profits.
Reported upheaval in the baking industry as two large hour tail sectors close down triggers government concerns. Courtyard actions aim to dismantle merchant access to stores while tensions rise over potential factory shifts. Union talks test support for Bakers' Strike amid broader wheat and flour handling disputes.
A police raid on a Fitzgerald Street Chinese gaming house led to multiple defendants charged with premises offenses. Twelve named Chinese and Orientals faced fines or short imprisonment. keeper Wong King and partner Hama faced enhanced penalties as the court sought deterrence.
Testimony recounts Bardwell and a Chinese suspect involved in a £80 sum with £23 found on a table. The BAC plans forfeiture to His Majesty while defense seeks a week's delay. KM notes difficulty in recovering notes as suspects may escape.
Several men faced charges in the Police Court for being foaled on premises after hours. Clarence Ramshaw, Geo Tomania, and Charles Gilling each paid 20s and costs for being in the Shamrock Hotel saloon at 10 10 pm. Five others, Harry Parsons, Leonard Tetlow, Benjamin Flores, Allen Bell, and Cyril Gray, charged with presence at Geraldton Hotel at 11 07 pm, were noted as in the quadrangle with hotel staff. Fines were imposed for violations and the need for licensee permission emphasized. Other defendants, Hanlon and Buckley, faced penalties for being in the Victoria Hotel wine room. Packley fined 20s and costs, Hanlon 10s and costs. Abraham Hume and Christopher Miller fined for Commonwealth Hotel premises violations.
Fragmentary OCR shows wheat yield data for Victoria South Australia Western Australia and other regions for the year 1915 18. Numbers appear corrupted but indicate state by state production values and related totals.
An OCR fragment reports on a Saturday event at a stove yard track with several fighters and a 500 yard handicap. Mentions a 999 head crowd at Ol Yards and a next Saturday schedule. Notes include handicaps, efficiency, and straight am quer ppesden. Names and precise details are unclear due to corruption.
An unclear report describes a patient in distress and the medical team deciding to transfer care. The narrative mentions a delayed response and limited treatment options, noting the patient’s worsening condition and a hope for improved nursing attention.
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions weather changes and energy terms, with scattered references to sapphires and Wingies rauliaut energy. Names and clear facts are unreadable, yielding a fragmentary glimpse of era style language without coherent events or persons.
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