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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
2
A compact note highlights the top value tag described as Tip-Topest and the lowest price tag called Low Downest, presenting a contrast between premium quality and bargain pricing. The brief emphasizes distinctive branding terms rather than specific products or locations.
Nests Falgety and Co, shipping agents, report sailing dates for multiple vessels. Chacon leaves Geraldton by Tuesday May 25, bound for Victoria or Geraldton. Jun leaves for West Port. Finegon sails to Noe’s West Port, Java, and Singapore on Friday May 28. Charca Hayes departs Fremantle for Geraldton, North West ports, Java, Singapore on Thursday June 10. Riverina sails Sydney Melbourne Adelaide June for Fremantle.
Church of England notices list Holy Communion at 11 am Morning Prayer 7 30 pm Evening Prayer at 3 pm Children address and weekly announcements include a play and service at Crowther Tow Rev J Piller and Rev Tiller noted with locations Bluff Point and Carmel fire test referenced by Mr. G Griffiths
A long message urges Australians to remember the Mother Country on Empire Day. It extols Britain as defender of freedom, praises imperial achievements, and calls for unity in supporting the Empire. The piece emphasizes loyalty to the crown, civil liberties, and the shared heritage shaping Australian identity.
Local coverage describes a village celebration with public attendance. The event includes a morning ceremony at the Gervid ton State School and an afternoon recreation crowd. Prizes, sweets, and a street display are promised with a deep parody and dirt display on the State grounds. Sports start at 4 p.m. on the Recreation Ground.
Perth racing crowds pack the afternoon meeting with betting on several races. Favorites include Phonograph and Sample, while Park Handicap lists Mirella and Bundaleer among contenders. The Newcastle Cup in Sydney is headed by Rorklight Crofton and Alias on May 24.
The piece honors Queen Victoria and Imperial unity on Empire Day. It laments separations on distant shores and pledges loyalty, memory, and service to the crown. Children pay tribute as workers march, drums roll, and national pride anchors the empire’s future.
The piece describes a gathering where Bridget serves dinner and jokes about beauty routines using strawberries and a tomato as a facial remedy. A guest’s exclamation prompts laughter as banter and flirtation mix with social commentary from the assembled group.
The first premiership clash drew a large crowd as Brigade altered many players while Rovers also changed. Umpire Hawhan oversaw a rough, high tempo game with notable marks from Stokes and Theakston, and goals by Cullen Frink and Wav O’Maranelle, leaving Rovers ahead at half and full time with decisive rallies and strong team play from Maynard Gibbings and Stokes.
In Perth on May 2 the market reports show wheat quotes at Adelaide and Melbourne levels with prices ranging from £4 7s 6d to £5 5s 0d. A Frenchman named Albert Touran was fined £26 11s and bound over for six months for inducing young girls to leave Sydney under false pretenses and planning a house of ill fame in Perth.
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