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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
6
Two more premiership matches were played on Sunday. Dongara defeated Narngal at Narngal, while Walkaway bowled over Wonthella as the home side dominated.
Naraguni batted first in the Naraguri versus Denzara match and were dismissed for a total of D4. S McConkey top-scored with 430 while W Prater took four for 12. Denzara won on first innings as Nabawa were routed for 59 with Stokes and Shinsmon shining for Yona. Details list Yona and Nabawa lineups and bowling figures.
Walkaway won decisively after posting 145 for 4 declared. Power contributed 53 runs for Walkaway while Wonthella were bowled out for 51. Dutch scores could not be published.
On Sunday next the Narazuld Club will travel to Wonthella to meet the home side and Moongoonooka will be opposed to Dragma at the latter centre. The Walkaway Club has the bye.
The final qualifying round match of the premiership cricket competition at Yuna saw players from Upper Chapman Association L collide with Nabawa representing that centre. The outcome and scores are not provided in the fragment.
Score details list bowling figures for Bowling-Les Stokes with Stokes taking eight for 23 and other bowlers including Kt Simpson one for 28 D Whesida two, A Brooks six and Criddie dismissed by various bowlers. Batting totals show Stokes and Criddie contributions with multiple outs and not outs by Gray and others.
Final match in the premiership competition pits Yuna against Nareling at Yuna next Sunday. Play commences at 10 azn with the contest expected to draw local interest and determine the league winner.
Met Markets at Midland Junctions saw fat cattle sale values rise with wastage lines up about 30 shillings per head from last week. Good quality beasts held steady at par while quotations varied: good handyweight bulls 29 to 30 pounds per head, light weights 26 to 28, handyweight steers around 24/10 to 20/10, weighty cows 25/10 to 28/10, mediumweights 21 to 28/10, light weights 18 to 21/10. Prices per hundredweight cited for lightweight beef and various weights show market strength with some odd pens higher.
Competition was not keen at Midland Junction on Wednesday with most sheep and cattle selling at last week’s values. Lambs mostly fell 2d from prior levels, while some entries achieved higher prices. Wethers, ewes, and lamb categories show a range of prices across weights, with cattle yarded at good to handy weights fetching £24-£26 for steers and £19-£21 for medium cows.
In a serial tale by R A J Walling, a local police force frustrates a murder inquiry, while Scotland Yard steps in detaining Atkins as a suspect. The narrator suspects collusion and races to uncover Mrs Briscoe and other key players before Yard detectives reveal more clues, risking his own plans.
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