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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
2
Vague shipping note lists Captain Kenko from Eastern Staten aboard Alt poms ne with a Fine mantle. Cargo includes 30 toan general and 300 rane.
A fragmentary roster names Molloy Cuben McColl Me Mrs I Woolf Meer F J O'Con nor Flyns P Hurley Haggerty Me Coady Kelly and Perry Carge about 40 tone general.
Shipping movements report tentative arrivals and departures for Fremantle and related ports. Mentions a voyage to Geraldton and Fremantle with references to Simenpore and North West ports, including dates in July and March.
Coming local events include Toslight Clideeway rink skating tonight at Masonic Hall in Perth. A Children’s Ball on February 22 at 2 Chassa Hotel to aid a local cause is also announced with several attendees named in a brief notice.
The fragment notes the death of DesTH Linthorne son of Str. sedite Bit. Linthorn e, of Gem biten in a brief obituary style entry.
Foreign nations prepare for a major display and Britain Japan trade grows. The Imperial Japanese Diet allocates 190000 pounds for preparations while total trade between Japan and the British Empire is about 24800000 pounds yearly with UK exports to Japan near 14000000.
Local report notes Bowes Extate moves ahead with a government project while Mappin Web Shicks-On Ratunday prepares cadets for a forthcoming competition. On the waterfront, many trucks crowd the berth and must be moved in sections to clear lanes for pedestrians and vessels. A street naming proposal suggests painting names on curbs as a cheaper, clearer option. A community crowd, including workers and locals, gathers amid the Fancy Oree festivities.
Local items note May gas consumption at 51 000 cubic feet, aiding town funds for municipal purchase of Geraldton Gas Works. Reports on suffragette activities, a football match at Walkaway, charity collection for Mr Ahearn, and a varied program of entertainment at Gideaway Rink and Olympia Pictures.
Information to Inspector Holmes reports Thomas Broad a 39 year old farmer at Strawberry died by self harm in a paddock. The coroner’s inquiry found the death was caused by the act while temporarily insane. Broad’s mental condition had troubled his family for some time.
Monday sale at Cliff Gate Geraldton saw James C Kidd submit seven suburban lots near the Eastern road and Waldeck street. Purchasers included Mr J Lot, Mr W J James, and Mr J Kendrick with prices ranging from £35 to £130 for lots with varying frontages and link measurements.
At Chas Sommer's rooms in Perth the Williams estate sale offered Geraldton district properties including pastoral leases, freehold blocks, and town lots. Purchases covered Willow Gully Farm holdings, Fast Brook Farm, and numerous Victoria Location parcels with varied per acre prices, as the administrator Mr Jones Kidd reported satisfactory results.
The Glideaway carnival drew large crowds with many blocked entry. Highlights include Mr. Glover as clown and Mr. Butler and Mr. Tom TAU named the most graceful couple. Awards honored Best Lady Skater Mrs. Cover and Best Gentleman Skater Mr. Reginald M. Butler amid festive costumes and comic routines.
Partial text hints at a legal or financial matter involving Velveteen and individuals named Renee Ot teen, with dates or ages unclear. The readable portion points to a dispute or filing linked to Eaton s and Balases, but concrete actions, jurisdictions, or outcomes are not discernible from the fragment.
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