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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
2
Dalgety and Co Limited and Commission Agents announce regular services to and from Easter States. Sailings to London via Durban, Southampton and Teneriffe. Passengers and cargo carried. Includes sheep shearing machines and phosphates.
Arcade news covers Easter travel by rail with a department advert. Graves appeal reports demotion of G from Mr. Fong for Mrs Graves benefit. Billiard tournament results show Railway Institute leading 4561, Mechanics 4310, Fire Brigade 3964 with one round left after Easter. Metropolitan stock market notes cattle and sheep prices. local option poll timing. margarine and potatoes stock update. Gerakiton Rifle Club monthly event with prizes.
In a probate matter before the Supreme Court, the estate of Afr. famdina Watt Walieck of Groennugh Ivonomgh Font Wahivek is granted, with conveyance details and eligibility for registrars. Public notices indicate hotelkeepers and contractors must follow the official publishing timelines and submit filings to Meo A. Bogle.
Anglicam Church hosts a parish election for a Wheat Grower Representative to the State’s Western Austria lia on the Australian Wheat Board. Nine candidates vie as votes are counted by chief electoral officer Mr Stenberg, with about 3000 to 4960 ballots expected. Queen's Hall Pictures presents Jainty Marguerite Clark in Emer to Get and Wallace Hell in World Apart, a feature offering humor and action.
Racing notes from Selmont Park outline acceptances for Saturday, listing horses such as Jumpers Flat Back One, Hare Hatch, Warambie, Renunciation, and Belosive A across divisions including Second Class Plate and Welter Handicap. The text records entries, weights, and race classifications with numerous horse names and figures.
Mr Charles Crowther Maley of Three Springs wins the Irwin district seat, as votes are counted late due to misplaced boxes. Final tally shows Maley with a narrow majority, joining his younger brother ELK Maley as a representative, while other candidates in neighboring districts such as Willcook and Lambert are recorded with their respective majorities.
An Appeal Court sat at the Conseiltee to review rate assessments for the Victoria Flour Mill Co. and other properties. Officials noted reductions and refusals, with cases involving hotels, banks, and private houses, while Councils argued rent and value standards. Local figures Mr. Miller and Mr. Cameron testified amid ongoing rate disputes and adjustments.
State elections see major party shakeup aside from North West constituencies. Labor and Country Party gains, Liberal and related members shift, while key figures like Mr Dimychey Alt Dobinson and former premier Lefroy shift seats. Greenough stays with Maley. Mitchell loses to Jey as Labor retains strong show.
Constable McGuire reports a death at a remote camp about 160 miles from the homestead after an Afghan Khan found two horses and led authorities to the body. The deceased, Drew Stewart, was a well known prospector from the Carnarvon district. Police begin inquiries to determine any religious affiliations or other factors.
An inquiry at Police Court before coroner Mr. Bree and a jury found Aston Astrem, a seaworker on a Geraldon wheat ship, died from a fractured skull after slipping on a wet ship staging and striking the jetty while scrubbing the forepart of the ship. No blame attached to any person.
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