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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
2
Unclear OCR text notes a capital subscription to a reserve fund with figures like 4501090 and 1,060,008. Mentions commissions, accounts, and a Weskiy at ag. Text is fragmentary with multiple garbled terms and dates.
In memoriam notices for William H Waters died October 21 1979 in Geraldton. Also Jackie Dick born October 1910 died September 10 1920. Percy Japp died October 22 1917. Notices credit surviving family and locations.
The Prime Minister ordered an investigation into the belt of country from the Queensland bowler south of the Gulf at Carpentaris to Derby and Broome. A Commonwealth expedition will depart from Compweul around April 1921, moving west through the Northern Territory and Victoria Downs toward Western Australia. A giant floating dock, built during the war and now under British control, can lift ten thousand tons and is designed as three sections that form a dock. Three powerful teams towed the dock from Holland despite bad weather, successfully lifting a ship within three days after arrival.
Friends held a party at Mrs. J. F. Davin's residence to bid Mise Hill farewell after seven years in Western Australia. Gifts were presented in appreciation, with wishes of a good voyage to England. Miss Hill plans to sail via Perth and Adelaide after the visit.
The annni versary meeting at the W A T C lists acceptances for Saturday's flat racing. Events include the Fullist Hurdle over two miles with entrants such as Laron Yaramtule Minroxi and Nonplussed, and the Encourage Stakes over seven furlongs with many named runners. Schedule shows times from 2:00 pm for the First Hurdle to 5:30 pm for the Strickland Handicap.
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