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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1924
Page
2
Government astrological data and bereavement thanks mix with agricultural market updates. Includes lunar phases for November and local notices from St Dries plus cattle and sheep prices, Sydney and Hobart market activity, and a Northampton sale report with high quality district sheep and regional price details.
The council discussed renaming the hospital project the Geraldton and District Maternity Home with Mr B Slee as treasurer and renovations due in November. Vandalism at the Residency prompted police patrols, and boundary road repairs were planned. A windmill repair proposal and new vehicle weight fees were also noted along with a public works report.
Report describes a community bowling gathering set for Saturday at 3 pm with entrants in teams, left handed play, and a competition after the opening ceremony. It notes the movement toward wider sporting associations and fixtures around Geraldton, urging townsfolk to attend the indoor event and support local bowlers amid weather concerns.
Miss Forrester, sister of Bor rester Brox of Northern Gully, returns to Adelaide from a three year bicycle tour across Europe. She describes fogbound London and Paris, Venice misfortune, Milan to Grenoble, and notes hopeful postwar Germany. She faces a theft incident in London with a two-room suite and police inaction.
Fragmented OCR lists assorted goods and prices including canned fruit towels tea and cloth items with uncertain spellings. It mentions apricots peaches soap towels and socks among other items with old currency values and party names partly garbled.
A ragged reprint notes Oswells in Geraldton promoting bargain days amid a long wool market report. The item blends sales hype with a detailed, jumbled ledger of wool prices from districts like Murchison and Victoria, listing numerous grades and bids for multi-site lots.
Church notices list service schedules offerings and community events. Includes prayers meetings and announcements for local organizations and individuals in the parish.
A garbled reminiscence from Geraldton Australia recalls a wartime discussion about a band or musicians. The narrator Bob McTeddy is described with a sleepy demeanor and wit as crowds react to distant music and jokes.
Fragmentary note recalls an aged 1 skewed left memory involving Oman and Crimean war themes. Mentions a birthday, a committee, sailors, a girl, and a sailing ship with unclear ages and details, including a reference to deafness and departure.
Readable lines show a local directory stub naming individuals and a vague reference to a Weston and tralls vesterer. The text is fragmentary with no clear event date or full names to confirm details.
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