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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
2
Cluttered local notes report vaudeville acts for Northampton including the Walhalla Brothers and a Duke and Duchess visit. There is a boxing contest at the Town Hall, motor crash injuries, and notices on seed certification and agricultural arrangements.
The Mayor C E Sewell will host a formal exchange of courtesies with a visiting ship crew on Wednesday afternoon at the town hall. A ship’s officer and staff will attend. a concert may be held and a soccer match arranged at Park later in the day.
Patrons flock to the King's Theatre for a varied bill including Valhalla Brox showings and new tricks by Jim e. The week features The Circus Cyclone and Flying Horseman with Buck Jones, plus Devil's Island and The Keeper of the Bees. Screenings also cite Gladys McConnell and Little Beaut as cast highlights.
At Midland Junction on Wednesday buyers quoted prices for best wethers around 32s to 3d per lb and ewes from 23s, with various grades and weights listed. The report notes prices for lambs, store wethers, and mid range articles, comparing to last week’s rates.
In Keem, stock market activity picks up as demand grows and prices rise. Inte votes show a shift with noticeable gains, while observers note a broad positive trend and investor confidence increasing.
A small yarding met with weak competition and varied prices. Buyers paid for young wethers and ewe weaners, merino ewes and culls. The sale included 1782 sheep, 20 pigs, 5 cattle, and 2 cattle noted. porkers priced 45, light porkers 37, and weaners 8.
Inter State Rowing notes little serious work as a southerly wind raises slop. Western Australians remain race favorites with crews evenly matched. Hesrell Browne returns from a spell with a sprained wrist healed. The crew trains from Buckingham sheds to Government distance with steady rowing and then tow pounds to The Point amid water in the boat.
A fragmented poemish notice describes Labour Day events at Claremont with crowds flocking to celebrations and rail traffic busy. It cites controversy stirred by Margaret Greville’s remarks on Australians and migrants, plus government appointments including Premier Collier and Deputy-Leader Wilkeecy Graken, and farming prospects improved by recent rainfall and fertiliser plans.
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