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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reads mention of a suit and alleged actions by an Elderly company and references to hacks and a 1520 date. Readable names and places are sparse, with no clear event or outcome to confirm.
Goldsbrough Mort and Company Limited acting under instructions from various owners will conduct their Mingenew Market sale. Merino ewes and rams across multiple age groups will be drafted for sale. Merino weaners and wethers are listed with quantities and classifications. The auction includes Merino rams and ewes mated to Rams from specific strains and other livestock ends with a note on draft for sale.
A market notice lists Friday March 25 1949 at 2 pm as the auction time. Items include 2120 Sheep 2120 and 3 Childs Ponies 3. Exact lots and attendees are not fully detailed in the readable fragment.
Auctioneers announce sale of Merino wethers to 44 feres, 400 fat wethers, ewes 100 Bungaree aged 1 to 4 years, early shorn and mated, 5 ewes to be drafted, two to four year olds Feb shear and mated, 120 Merino weaners mixed sexes, three child ponies aged 4 to 5 years. Clients to arrange terms with auctioneers. Further entries invited for Three Spilings and Mingenew Market with G.11 Pickling.
Tenders for public works accompanied by the prescribed deposit and marked Tender will be received by the Minister for Public Works The Barracks St Georges Terrace Perth until 2 30 to March 20th 149 Geraldton Police Quarters Repairs and Renovations Conditions at Public Works Department Perth and Geraldton on and after March 15th 14 The lowest tender not necessarily accepted W C Williams Under Secretary for Works
Premiership fixtures at Queen's Park and recreation ground conclude with Runways beating Australis by an innings and Rovers defeating Towns on first innings margin of three runs. Readable details to follow.
Rovers dominated Towns as strong bowling by Sykes and McGlew sealed a seven-wicket victory after Towns failed to surpass a Declared tally. Key performances included G. Hicks and Clarkson with multiple wickets for Towns, while McCracken and Bohan contributed solid partnerships for Rovers.
Wonthella defeated Narngulu by 38 runs with five wickets to spare on Sunday. Moongoonooka edged Greenough by 104 runs at the latter’s ground. J Scott scored 68 not out and R Keegan 47 for Wonthella, while K Bone took two for eight in Narngatu’s collapse.
Total 164 Bowling led by D Pearce with four for 23 and Edwards taking four for 15 as Greenough’s side posted 63. Only C Stokes 27 and R Tuncan 10 reached double figures for the visitors. Home side’s truncfers dominated the bowling as the match scoreline unfolds.
In the premiership final of the Upper Chapman Cricket Association Naraling trails Yuna by stumps after scoring 200 for five. Narang hit 20 with K Criddie 58 and L Stokes 110 not out leading Yona, while L Criddle took four for 58 and L Stokes three for 30. Play resumes next Sunday morning.
Geraldton Association premiers fixtures decide top honours with Rovers vs Australs at recreation ground for the premiership and Towns vs Railways at Queen’s Park for the minor pennant. Both matches promise keen, closely fought contests as Railways strengthen and Australs improve. Towns open season in the minor pennant while premiership leaders Railways face a renewed Rovers chase.
The Australian Labor Party letter argues land and water resources are nation’s core assets. It champions water utilisation, rural electrification, reafforestation, irrigation, and soil erosion control. It lauds the Snowy River scheme and urges immediate action to support primary industries and rural life. The message is authorised by W. H. Sewell of Geraldton and paid for by the Australian Labor Party.
Market at Midland Function saw keen bidding for wethers and ewes with prices 1 to 2 shillings higher. Graziers pursued mature wethers and ewes suitable for holding or turning out lambs, while heavy weight lambs drew the strongest demand and rose from the prior sale. Cattle values remained firm from Tuesday, with detailed quotes across sheep and cattle Yardings and price ranges for steers and cows provided.
Dalgety & Company Limited advertise a large auction on Tuesday March 31 1940 at 2 pm at Raheen Yandanooga. The sale lists pure Koonoona sheep three hundred plus, yearlings, five year old cattle, mare, cart horses, a trained sheep dog, fowl, hay, and extensive machinery including a Sunshine header, combine, sundercut, engine, wagons, ploughs, cart and harness, plant sundries, furniture suites, kitchen items, and farm apparel. The vendor Mr A Downes relinquishes farming operations and disperses stock equipment and sundries.
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