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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
2
The exhibition features washing cambries two tone zephry delainsttes coloured linens stripe reponies embroidered times and rousings with extensive embroideries. Millinery latest styles music tat kitchens Peter Pan Cape and Love Collars ladies cambric washing costumes siri delaine blouses coloured reversible zephyrs and more.
At J G Smiths Big Store special line dresses and lin fabrics offered at half price. Gents Panama hats knitted ties golf shirts and shirts for men and ladies hosiery also advertised with reduced prices along with patterns and various fixtures.
Advertises Neptune Unrivalled Patent Steel Wire as a superior galvanised fencing product. claims 23 percent lower charges, elastic and durable in all seasons, with guarantees and stamps of authenticity. Promotes fence components, barb wire, netting, dropper rails, staples, and ties, with agency notice and request for booklets.
Shipping notices show Malloch Bros agents in Perth with Geraldton links and Fremantle to North West Ports services. Vessels S S Gorgon and others schedule November sailings London UK through Singapore, with monthly freight and passage offers from Dalgety & Co Ltd.
Wears Daivety and Co shipping agents report vessel movements. VGurgo sails from Geraldton to Fremantle on about Tuesday November 2. Taroo departs Fremantle for Geraldton on Thursday November.
A fragment lists Tonight events including Olympia Picture Entertain ment and Triumph scope shows at Town Hall and Salvation Army Barracks plus an auction of Geraldton Town Lots at Masonic Hall on November 17. It notes concerts at Golden Shola Hall and community activities in Second Month with scattered garbled wording. a rabbit capture near previous traps is briefly described with confusion about sex.
Sunday schedule shows Anglican Morning Prayer 11 am and Evening Prayer 7 90 pm led by Ban Rector. RC Church Mass 7 20 and 10 am with Evening devotions 7 90 pm by Rev J Tiller. Bluff Point 3 pm service by Rev J Tiller.
The Guardian notes rising confidence that flying machines will soon be sold like railway gear. It traces progress from Montgolfier balloons to Wright airplanes and Zeppelin airships, predicting lighter materials, better engines, and practical aviators mounting planes for short hops.
The article surveys early airborne tech describing fixed and movable planes, kite principles, and winged machines. It notes 250 mile single nights’ flights, potential military uses, and future airship prospects, alongside local warehouse and community notices from Geraldton and Moora regions.
First meeting of the season at Queens Park sees Wootacarrs bat first but solid bowling from Jackson and Howell restricts them to 56 all out. Skipper Rowe scores 8 for Ubia, Mercantiles fall behind as bottles of dots and wickets tumble. Bott takes 3, Hutchinson 1 for 19, Banton 6 for 7.
At a recent meeting in Yalgoo the community decided to establish a Mutual Improvement Association with a quarterly membership fee of one shilling. The opening event this Saturday features a mock parliamentary election with four candidates: two Labour, one Ministerialist, and one Independent. John Urch proposes district amalgamation of Agricultural Societies to exchange resources at the Two Mile trucking yards.
Government Land Agent Ge raklion records approvals of land applications in the district. Listings include Well and Underhill Kedathinel Viewtoria locations with 150 and 256 acres, Charles Brockman Kadathinel Victoria Location 4494 of 100 acres, Joseph Bowes Mailews pastoral lease 2119-94 of 3 000 acres, Tian Cream Gerabiton pastoral teams 2083-95 of 5 500 acres. Mibiot 3, abandoned by Aptkemana, reappears with applicant J S Mills.
Sheep shearing completed at Mr. G. and Lew's station with about 33 sales of Merino ewes and rams weighing around 100fhm. Wool from each, 18s. per fleece, with fleeces on view at Mr. Charles Hormann's warehouse. Local resident Mr. Hugh Hamerslay supervised the process and Carsdale rams will be shown at regional fairs.
Local notes report Mr J H Frayne former Case Bros manager traveling to town after a 9 social with Mr Alex Crawford Chief Inspector Tabbit Department visiting Geraldton. Inspector O Ballo fan requests relief. Inspector Gosper has been reassigned earlier in response to the rabbit outbreak.
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