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Geraldton Guardian in Geraldton, Western Australia

06 Sep 1917

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Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Sep 06, 1917

Page

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Children Fancy Dress Ball Delights Town Patrons

Gur Ows Correspondent reports a Wednesday evening Children Fancy Dress Ball a social triumph with elaborate costumes. Irene Bunter led best dressed, while Ala s Murrie and many others impressed. prizes, votes, and donations supported the Children's Hospital. Also notes sheep droving near town and a pretty wedding at Mullewa Town Hall for Mr William Mbert Abern and Miss Elizabeth Taylor.

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Irene Bunter Ted Murrie Mellie O'Connor Kathleen Walsh Poppy Belle Carson Daisy Chain Maudie Carson Maggie Robinson Baltenby Gladya Smith Cyril Powell Dick Chant Roy Seoul Jack Shannon Mrs Molster Fieretts I Pierettes G Gladys Murrie Daphne Taplin Norrie Sheeran Gladys Whitehurst Date Warren Minnie Warren Tickey Hazel ‘Marsie Alsa 10Th Light Horse Mies Leo Thomas Break Whitehurst Gen Kee Keefe Dick Powell Rhyilia Mary Keelle Es Whitehurst Trussia May Murrie Britannia T Wee Mrs Watkins Mims McLaine Jie Watkins Jim Arnott Edie Murrie Mary Ridley Thelma Pearsal Peggy Chant Iltle Allanby Edie Hilshrick Mr Molster Ful Sis Fairies Cupid Mra Molster James Jack Larkin J. McDonald Chawner Jack Russell Billabalong Mullewa William Mbert Abearn Elizabeth Ivlor Pearsall Thelma Pearsall T. Watkins A. Craven
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Isseka State School Picnic and Concert Fundraiser

Promoter reports Isseka State School hosts Friday picnic and sports beginning at 1 pm with a tea service for a small fee. Evening concert and dance raise funds for the Trench and Christmas Comforts Fund for Our Boys, featuring attractions including an Ugly Woman contest and a note on possible political guests.

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Prom Isseka Ani C.P Weel Teatle Powell Bros
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RAMMED IN MID AIR IN EARLY AIR WARFARE

An early eye witness account describes direct ram attacks between aircraft behind German lines. A German and British plane collided in mid air, the British ramming the right wing of the German craft and forcing its crash while the British craft, though damaged, remained airworthy. The report likens air combat to sea battles with fast fighters overwhelming slower observation planes.

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W. Beach Thomas Daily Mail Harour Nelson
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Governor Visited Presentation Convent School

Governor Sir William Ellicon Macartony visited the Presentation Convent on Tuesday to inspect the school children. He praised the musical program and education, noted past student volunteers in Gallipoli and France, and promised a holiday for the pupils. The visit included readings, singing, and a roof-view tour before departure to Perth.

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William Ellicon Macartony Presentation Convent Bishop Kelly Alnrehe WB. Kallowfield J.M. Drew Donaldson S&l. Elliott Crs McGaurat Bennett Wad Thilziel Clere W. McLaren Ihs Gallipoli France England Western Australia Oneen Australia Empire J. M. Drew Perth
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Taree Yule maids and a wet book omen in the orchard

A broken fragment from a local tale shows three maids in an orchard reading a soaked book. The scene hints at a brewing trouble and a mother praying as a healer remedy called Woods' Peppermot Cures is invoked, though the exact outcome remains unclear.

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