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Newspaper

Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

May 16, 1950

Page

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Geraldton Yacht Club Triumphs Over Police Boys in Hockey Match

Geraldton Yacht Club and Police Boys' Club met in a Saturday hockey clash at High Street Oval. Yacht Club led by captain Hill Hodson shifted formations to edge ahead, with W Smith scoring twice and W S Hudson adding two goals to seal a 4 1 win. Top performers included Smith, Hudson, Pritchard, Herbert, Grigsby and Corboy, while Boys' Club benefited from Len Herbert's early goal and standout play by N Gratrey, Hill, and White. The match, alongside a scratch game, signaled a strong season for Geraldton as players vie for spots on the No 1 team ahead of Country Week.

Geraldton Il Oval Geraldon Shoul Mesary W. Smith W. Hud J. Wulah L. Green Geraldton Yacht Club Police Boys’ Club Len Herbert Yacht Club Royse Stan Corby Yacht Cluty Hill Hodson Fulltack Fiatsou Hyuleon Talllens Gowla Boys’ Club L. Terbert Kays Yacht Clu Hudson W S Hudson Herbert W. Hudson W. Smit Pritchard H. Grigsby S. Corboy Firld McCabe Sk. Beerera Foulkes L. Hall Aas N. Gratre

Woman Found Dead in East Sydney Home Tragedy

An English migrant, Mrs Jeannette Fisher aged forty one, was found dead fully clothed in a Palmer Street residence East Sydney. Police say the throat injuries suggest strangling and await autopsy results. Detectives found lobster shells and cigarette butts at the scene after a party the previous night. The couple had arrived in Australia six months earlier and moved to the Palmer Street rental last week.

Australia Port Kembla Sydney Palmer Street

Adventures and Shanghai Noir at Radio Theatre Tonight

Tonight and tomorrow Radio Theatre screen Adventures of Casanova with Arturo de Cordova Lucille Bremer Turhan Bey and Noreen Nash in a royal intrigue tale. Also showing The Lady From Shanghai with its exquisite femme fatale performances.

Radio Theatre Casanova Shanghai Daniel Boone Bil Elliott Betty Miles Haiders John Sutton Doris Merrick Casanuova Arturo de Cordova Jover de Consota Lucille Hremer Bianca Turhan Bey Noreen Nash George Tobias Fritz Lieber

Film listings and society notes from Geraldton theater

The Geraldton page lists cinema offerings and local notices. Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles star in The Lady from Shanghai with a cast including Everett Sloane and Glenn Anders. Also screening next week The Counterfeiters with Sutton and Lon Chaney. Daniel Boone adventure with Bill Elliott shown later. Local residents and staff appointments are noted amid travel and family updates.

Ron Stametel Rita Hiag Orson Welles Shanghai New York San Francisco Acapulco Welles Everett Sloane Glenn Anders Sloane Rita Daniel Boone Hame Bill Elliott Walter “Dub” Taylor Canpooball Elliott Olu Betty Miles

Sydney chartered freighters carry ores and coal along coast

Sydney shipping agencies chartered twelve British freighters to haul iron ore limestone steel and coal around the Australian coast. The ships will move ore and limestone from Whyalla to Newcastle and Port Kembla steel works, then back-load steel and pick up coms along the route.

Sydney Australian Whyalla South Australia Newcastle Port Kembin New South Wales Steel Works

Remarkable Score by P Watt at Geraldton Club Medal

The Geraldton Golf Club held its monthly medal last Saturday under ideal conditions after rains. Peter Watt shot a remarkable 1820 to win, possibly a club net record, with runner up Newell at 77 on a 7 handicap. Other scores included Keene 77, Regan 77, Price 78, Nott 78, Willis 80. A best ball bogey event the next morning saw Pepperell and Regan win 2 up over Watt and Watt. more cards listed.

Geraldton Golf Club Peter Watt It. Newell Kircke Keene J. Regan T. Price R. Nott I. Willis A. Pepperell F. Watt T Watt

Treat Coughs and Colds Well With Woods Cure

A brief wartime era remedy ad touts Woods Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds. It markets a peppermint flavored product as a cure all, urging quick relief and suggesting broad household use.

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