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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
1
Readers are urged to visit the big store for a widespread price attack across clothing furnishings and groceries. Numerous items such as tweed trousers, wool undergarments, shoes, curtains, lace, calico, and groceries are discounted with sale prices noted in a shopwide promotion. A cash payment return program promises dividends to customers who present tickets on Thursdays.
An OCR damaged fragment advertises the Geraldton Motel or Hotel offering lodging and liquor amid unclear copy. It mentions telephone contact and references dining or baths, with hints of proprietors and travel services interwoven in a period style notice.
A garbled OCR fragment notes payment for a tour and mentions a shine by Tas and gas getting batter. Readable details are insufficient to identify people, places, or events.
The report lists player performances with Hutchinson leading a bowling effort and Beott taking several wickets. Batting leaders are noted with top scores and bowling averages for the season, highlighting a dominant display by AUSTRALS over MERCANTILES.
Prominent speaker I A Anderase praised local improvements and river access after recent mine disruptions. Council support for rural education, a new school hall, and river cartage restoration were highlighted. Tennis club events and a ladies tournament drew interest as community figures, including Mrs James Jamison, prepared for upcoming finals.
A political dispute unfolds in Albany over land rights north west of Caps Chatham. Mayor Abr A. Lambert and Clerk J. Duthie press a claim they say remains valid, while the opposing party challenges the boundary.
A damaged excerpt mentions Bailey in 1590 pursuing wealth after crossing the Inland, winning little, then traveling toward the Murchison region where he obtained gold. The legible parts hint at a larger exploration or chase but omit specifics.
The Colonial Secretary announced a policy to remove war glorifying speeches from state school addresses. He cited League of Nations principles and postwar disarmament talks, noting the risk of political controversy and the need to avoid restricting liberty of speech.
Minderoo officers reported pirates aboard a steamship after leaving Singapore. A two‑gang crew of pirates allegedly forced the captain to steer into a bay while armed passengers attempted to take control. They later went ashore after realizing their mistake amid North West coast weather damage and reef activity.
Excavations under London Hall Tower for Lloyds new headquarters reveal a woolly rhinoceros tusk and a large mammoth thigh bone. Natural History Museum experts confirm the bones lie in the blue line formation beneath the street, indicating ancient fauna beneath the city core.
Minister for Railways J C Willcock reports record traffic as harvest and superphosphate shipments surge. Freight volumes rise with wet weather and maritime disruptions, prompting new limits and cheaper rates to keep cargo moving toward farming districts.
A compromised account describes Captain Cook's remains and a proposal from the Amstradian Natives Association to inter the remains at the site of a MAD My intitle event. Mr. Gine cites a plan to bring the relics to the Comet sealih while urging pre tention by the visiting American Wh ie and writing to the Prime Minister. The article mentions a proposed reinterment of Cayaim Ove and a monument, with discussion of the Discovery voyage and Cook's death at Hawi in 1779.
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