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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1921
Page
2
The article describes a factory facing hard times due to high material costs and coal prices. Management and workers grapple with unsatisfactory operations, risk of partial stoppage, and limited scope for overhaul unless coal prices fall and freight costs drop. Local council faces tough economics in reducing expenditures.
The Royal Agricultural Society with ministerial aid offers 100 pounds in prizes for the Royal Crop Competition. Five districts of five acresVariety wheat. First prize 15 pounds and second 5 pounds per district. Entry fee 3 shillings. Entries close September 1. For full particulars contact the Society's office 7 Queen's Hall Perth.
A message posted on a bearing near Footscray led to speculation about a missing man, H Cooper of 67 Albert Street Footscray, then resolved as his wife survived a near fatal kerosene fire at home. The blaze damaged the wool work and kitchen, with medical aid arriving as the fire was controlled.
The report covers a spell of hot weather with temperatures around 106.6 degrees, alongside notes on a dust storm and willy-willy winds in Geraldton. It mentions a weather-impacted mail delay, local social and economic concerns, and references to Australia’s series win and political discourse. It notes a hospital death in Mt Magnet, business contractions, wage reductions, and broader economic strain affecting consumption, trade, and planning. It preserves named places, people, and organizations while summarizing the mixed local and national context.
In Mingallow, Wills named for Victor ia Teace appointment while Mrs Amy Bron Francis Street Geraldton is set as first lady of the Teace Victoria District. The court hears cases and hopes for effective work under new appointees. Mayor Davis of Geraldton references a Geraldton Codey brief and Rev J H Langdon is allocated to Boulder after Methodist Conference.
A local road board held a meeting with chairman HL Bowden and secretary AF Bentley. Discussions covered transport arrangements and road works from Northampton to Geroldton, a new interschool opening on March 10, and financials including an allotment of £246 and expenses for road works and graveling projects.
Incomplete OCR records show players Ed Fem Hutchinson Longmead and b Gibeon with bh Gibeon an Reiter and bh Newmarsh. Palmer at Stedman Addison Raram Buntries indicate scattered batting entries across locations and players.
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