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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1920
Page
2
A Geradton Guardian page item covers court disobedience fines, book notices from Angus and Robertson of Sydney, Barway Wott sale at Hallway Mutat property, Barway yacht club cheer, Protestant congregation upcoming parish hall event, Ugly Man competition, Newtown missing girl case and opium den, Saturday cricket, Mingview dairy stock sale near Geraldton with prices and buyers, and anticipated similar sales next year.
The East Ward election news spotlights Dr. Baker’s reelection bid after two years and eight months in office. Also covered are Queen's Pictures schedule at Queen's Hall with Jose Elvidge in Love and the Woman, Mira Exridge’s dual roles, and Mingview Dramatic Society revival with concerts ahead.
A large crowd attended the Govabiten Race Course Cup Meeting on Saturday despite heat. Decble Curt led from the start to win the Cup easily, with Nuuru Boy and Coktowa in second and third. Earlier races saw several dead heats and close finishes, including a late surge by Hampecn's Lilies. The Arch bishop of Perth visited Geraldton, blessing congregations, inducting the Rector at Christ Church, and outlining a busy week of engagements across multiple towns.
A 1921 proposal details a capital scholarship of £1050 awarded annually to the most brilliant deceased ALP soldier's child who is an undergraduate, with eligibility shifts among Western Australia Queensland Tasmania and others. If no suitable candidate at a year’s exam the grant goes to the next university in rotation, or to first year if needed, with the memorial board and Commission finalizing in case of doubt.
Following splits among Victoria South Australia and Western Australia the Australian Wheat Board pools show a net consumption of bank credit with New South Wales alone holding a credit balance. State pools reported a total debit of 1 064 000 pounds and New South Wales a credit of 36 000 pounds. The Board has handled 505 506 000 bushels of wheat and earned 152 511 000 pounds from transactions.
The general meeting demands immediate operation of Royal Commission basic wage recommendations by the Federal Government and urges Western Australian members to press for adoption before recess. Promising reports note a coal seam at Coombin in Albury district with boree lines and a deposit extending up to 10 miles by six, with estimated yield of 200,000,000 tons. a Sydney man headlines a company formed with 1½ million pounds capital to exploit the field.
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