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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 17, 1949
Page
2
Suplications closing with the board on May 28 1940 at Northampton offer a thirty eight hour week with salary at award rates. Applicants must state qualifications with typing ability essential. Chairman F A Porter 17/5/49. In memory notices list several relatives including Robertson Burnett Criddle Hert Criddle and Simp son with dates in May.
The Geraldton Guardian reports on Premier D B McLarty's May visit, noting his listening to deputations about housing and regional needs. It credits his caution in promising serious consideration and urges immediate action while acknowledging past neglect of northern areas. The piece frames the visit as a truthful appraisal of Geraldton's long-standing disabilities.
The article laments neglected holes in Ute cemeteries as progress proposals go to officials. Mr. McLarty pledges to do all he can for Geraldton town and district, and readers hope the undertaking will honor ambitions rather than bury them.
Weather forecast from Perth reports Geraldton will have fierce conditions with variable cloudiness and southeast winds, seas slight to moderate. About 8,500 tons of wheat loaded for overseas on the vessel Thirlby berthed at Geraldton from Fremantle. loading completed around 8 am yesterday. Rainfall in Geraldton during the last 24 hours totaled two points with ongoing showers. month-to-date rainfall reached thirteen points, slightly less than last year’s corresponding period. Cattle market notes show improved prices for northwestern bullocks, with typical grading and quotations. A local discussion notes low attendance at recent meetings leading to calls for different scheduling to boost turnout. Ronald Keli Whitby fined £5 for drunkenness on three occasions within twelve months. fined in Geraldton Police Court. Badin Theatre matinee promotes The Shocking Miss Pilgrim with Betty Grable and Dick Haymes. radio theatre program and serial episodes listed. Northampton pennant awarded by Premier McLarty to Road Board chairman for exceeding loan quotas in Sixth Security Loan. Northampton previously met Seventh Security Loan quota and total War and Commonwealth Loans since 1941 reaches £SO.
Leonora letter writer, John D. Ported, addresses immigration pace and defence postwar aims. Critiques Ward's policy delay, proposes calling Australia the Xiong Australia Policy, and urges promoting white American ex servicemen settlement. Highlights housing shortages in Kalgoorlie and goldfields towns, urging state action.
A long list of attendees or participants is compiled with numerous names including Bert Hitcluelas, J. Chrisholm, G. Foley, D. Gibbs, E. Peggott, J. Wright, Helyur, J. G. Waghorn, N. Davis, and many others. Entries reference Midland Omnibus Service and Perth schedules with multiple parties noted for a Saturday and Monday posting.
List of passengers traveling to and from Geraldton over three days on the Machpbertson Miller Aviation Company Limited route. Names include Miss P Dineen, J Grosse, H Cable, J Garner, N Garner, I Massen, J Edwards, Messawe, J Ferguson, G McDougall, I Cable, J Jones, V Fraser, S ODea, P ONeil, J Ward, V Ward, Master I Hardy, A Cook, J Quinn, D Anderson, S Davies, J Bennett, Z Rundle, RL Stokes, M Mrs Dean, A Gibbons, TD Criddie, UC Grant, W J Glass, and A R Glass. Stops include Geraldton Perth, Perth Geraldton, and Heraldon Carnarvon.
A garbled OCR entry lists Carnarvon taxi service passengers traveling to Carnarvon. Names read as Mese, Thomas, Jaeviaint, Mueurant, Lakilow, and A appear, but text is severely damaged and partial.
The advertisement notes Swan Brand Products Pty. Ltd. director Mr. d T. Tandy and northern district representative Mir F. Baird visiting Geralitten and reachable at the Railway Hotel Waterr, with an announcement planned for next Thursday's issue.
The first stage of the Hussick Trophy at the 300 yard range saw generally calm conditions though early settling was difficult. W Mellows posted the top score with a seven shot possible, tied with A Cluelenger. Representative details are incomplete.
Fourteen Greenough Club members shot 600 yards for the quarterly aggregate and half yearly stages. The day included a nine-spoon shoot won by V Criddle after a shootoff with F Cant.
In Collie yesterday Daniel Galloway, an elderly coal trader, successfully defended a licensing offense by arguing a host cannot forcibly eject two people from the premises. The licensee alleged Galloway was quarrelsome and refused to leave after a dispute in the bar. Galloway said he was hurled out by the licensee’s husband, struck a verandah post, and sustained a wound. The court noted quick ejecton by police. the defense claimed extenuating circumstances and the court considered the ejector’s actions.
A fragment describes annual counts of peculiar photography related items in Washington. It notes a misprint or garbled phrase somberly mentioning 349930 and tires snapped in front of an unspecified location. The text is unclear and patchy but hints at a chaotic scene with many items or events around a Washington setting.
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