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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1924
Page
2
Local reports announce a general meeting for the newly formed Gycling Club to be held tonight. The piece also covers weather forecasts, shipping notes from Geraldton, and livestock market results including ram and sheep yarding figures and prices from Nabs yards.
The page lists an afternoon auction of Mr J Payne household furniture and tobacconist business to be held by auctioneer Nat Bartlett, various hotel licensing actions, drunkenness cases in the Police Court with fines, unlawful assault adjournments, a wool sale by Dulgety and Company and others, pensions for civil servants widows, a football conference meeting, and licensing hearings for several Murchison district hotels including Metropolitan and Chub hotels.
A new batch from manufacturers features Swart White Voile Dresses priced at 18/6, light Awan silk dust coats at 45/, and an array of piece dress goods including crepe and voiles. Men’s wear offers Tweed suits at 65, navy garb, and striped trenchers with collars, all presented in a wide stock for the season.
The obituary notes the death of J. Duivel at 67 in Mt. Magnet Hospital after illness. It mentions his prior ties to Cue and Leimonville, arrival at Mt. Magnet, and Morning Star lease. It also records the recent death of John Mc Hive at Mt. Magnet after heart failure following illness.
Mme Marguerite Synnot and M Ossipoff lead a lineup for next week’s Town Hall performances. Theo Mengens joins as pianist and compere with a strong Australian talent roster. Seats selling quickly at Marine Terrace barber shop.
The print notes efforts to extend the Prince of Wales engagement but cites the Geraldton booking as the barrier. It mentions Maxwell Carew as a leading artist, various stage acts and yodel numbers, and schedules at Bing ting till Wednesday and Queen's Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday with a Saturday matinee at the King's.
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