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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1927
Page
2
Geraldton notes detail preparations for the upcoming show with events, auctions, and contests. Details include farm sales, shop prosecutions, council matters, show entries, and traffic arrangements for the Victoria District Agricultural Society carnival.
The Bokkers Institute will be leased for twelve months to the Ber akdton smb-drapeh of the RI for use by returned men after a council and sub-branch meeting approved a temporary lease. Funds for renovations remain with the Council, while equipment costs and furnishings will be handled via requisitions to the Bra sch house.
Radio Pictures presents a program at King's and Queen's theatres featuring He Who Gets Slapped with Lon Chaney and Men of Steel with Milton Sills. Tom Mix starrer The Last Trail plus Speed Mad screens Friday and Saturday. An all star comedy Silence with H B Warner, and The Honeymoon Express, headline the lineup. Patrons urged to reserve early. tickets held until showtime. Health report notes August total 11 births and 1 death. town fever cases recorded with three fatalities.
Traffic Inspector Smythe reported to the Municipal Council on August activity. Five motor vehicle accidents were investigated with actions as needed. Licenses issued and fees collected totaled £ 463 8s 0d including vehicles dogs licenses conductors and other items. The inspector suggested consulting the solicitor on flawed charges and emphasized educating the public to comply with regulations.
A garbled report outlines a New Guinea gold venture with a figure in the hundreds of thousands and a public offering. It references underwritten capital and a form of joint financing, though specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
A British Railway visit in London surveys the advertising and expansion of the rail system. The piece notes vast capital, over 740000 shareholders, large dividends, thousands of miles of track, and extensive passenger and goods movements illustrating the railways' economic scale.
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