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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1949
Page
3
On Saturday the Geraldton Rifle Club held a two teams contest between captain and vice captain selections at 600 yards. Light changes hindered elevation but conditions were decent. Captain L Taylor scored 100 points to win honors. vice captain A Challenger earned 92. The cocaptain's team won by 18 points.
The annual prize meeting of the National Rifle Association of Western Australia will be held at Ewan bourne this month. Entries close on the 14th inst with a late fee after that date. Prize money totals £1,525 with trophies and special provisions for tyres and medium shots. Entry fee is £6 plus 6s for the officers’ match, free ammunition supplied. Camp hire with equipment is 10s for the full period. catering arranged by districts with shooting facilities provided by Major General J. S. Whitelaw. The Minister for the Army, Hon. C. Chambers, will present trophies, with officials including E. G. Williams and Major L. A. Righetti. Geraldton Rifle Club leads in other districts. recent meetings at Ralidu and Northam suggest strong entries. Presentations to be broadcast on the afternoon of the 30th inst.
The Upper Thapman Road Board held its monthly meeting with members including A R Smith as chairman and L R Forrester among others. The finance committee was reappointed from three members and accounts totaling £496 19 9 were approved for payment. A police of motion confirmed the recision of a prior finance-minutes clause and several correspondence items were noted, including a proposed telephone line for settlers north of Yuna and requests regarding the Yuna Whelstra Road and White Peak Road improvements.
The Northampton Road Board seeks co operation to remove straying stock from the Geraldton Northampton Highway. A ranger may be employed on the road section and at Nubawa and Nanaon. The Board's health inspector report prompted discussions on diphtheria immunisation and beach sanitation, with Dr A J Beaumont considered as district medical officer. Grasshopper poison ordered for isolated districts while Yuna Ward investigates. Rabbits and emus threaten a plague if seasons normalize, with Whitehurst and F Forrester to study eradication.
A light weight machine demonstrated by a British firm wraps 1,500 magazines per hour. Result of two years of development, the device automatically wraps gums and ejects magazines ready for posting.
Rovers and Fire Brigade meet in both A and B Grade semi finals at Geraldton Recreation Ground with 3 pm main clash umpired by C. Yaksich and 1:30 pm B Grade game led by E. W. Dunn. Previous Hawlers versus Fire Brigade showed Fire Brigade’s 16 goals from 21 shots and Rovers’ 11 majors from 31, signaling shifts in forward lines and a potential coast to a hard fought decider tomorrow.
Four tenants sought renewal of leases on endowment land arguing they improved the properties and should be allowed to renew at higher rents. The finance committee recommended considering improvements and solid tenant history. council adopted a three year renewal from January 1, 1990 at 18 pounds per year excluding rates.
Lord Nuffield has offered for sale a £50,000 sterling asset placed at the disposal of the trustees of the Wingfield Morris Orthopaedic Hospital to fund the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.
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