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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
3
The notice warns that advertising and printing costs have surged from 4B to as high as 100 a ton, with no relief in sight. Many papers worldwide have suspended publication or cut services, risking closures and reduced circulation as operational expenses soar.
Fragmented text reports Mr Lawson conferring with the party as lawmakers meet state parliament. Dense garbled lines reference adjournments, committee business, salaries for state members, and potential reviews of official procedures.
The piece outlines a cabinet gathering with Prime Minister and key ministers discussing policy and political maneuvering. It notes statements on accountability, leadership, and strategic steps amid ongoing government debates. The report emphasizes governance challenges and the direction of national priorities.
A reader laments health and environmental issues in Geelong asking for better sewerage operations and criticizes public discourse. The missive argues timely attention to civic reform and warns against neglecting essential services affecting residents.
The report highlights Mrs Shields and Miss Stoelda receiving praise at Ashby School for long teaching service and a successful term. It notes Mr Veep, Mr Avery, and ARAL officials discussing education in Geelong and Melbourne programs. Mr Watson visits Geelong, inspects Friendly Societies Dispensary and Median Institute, then returns to Melbourne.
An advertisement touts Ragus tablets as a blood medicine from a Bedlinbarch chemist claim to improve pimples and complexion. It mentions a price of 20 Lenelly and urges people to try Regus for results despite dubious origins.
London Times reports from Athens that Greek cavalry trapped the 13th Turkish Army Corps at Allah-Shebr 80 miles east of Smyrna, seizing ammunition and railway material and capturing 8000 prisoners. Greeks aim to capture Afien Kari Hissar. British naval forces hold Mundania and Kara Mussal with limited air support. A 1200 Nationalist force concentrates near Mundutta.
A London desk report says Greek forces, aided by British warships, push into Gallipoli area as large numbers of Turkish troops surrender near Smyrna and Adrianople faces renewed pressure while nationalist moves threaten Thrace and Constantinople remains unsettled.
Geelong City Council approved a tramway pact with Melbourne based firm Geelong seeks to align routes and powers. Debate focused on compensations, sleeper lines, and future adjustments while ministers urged clear terms and safeguards for public interest.
The conference of the Victorian Soldiers' League debated debts between council and branches. The first finance committee recommended cancelling all debts up to December 31, 1920, between council and branches, and an allowance was approved to secure building needs. The meeting adjourned after praising the ex-servicemen and noting retirement of the State Repatriation Board.
After days of disruption the tram system begins to return to normal as power firms resume, workers move back to duties, and gas and confection sectors report gradual reopens. A Trades Hall dispute, chamber of manufactures conference, and promised government round table seek industrial peace with hundreds of workers still awaiting full resumption.
A fragmented report notes Melbourne workers and gas employees awaiting a premier’s decision. Details are unclear but hint at ongoing negotiations and local labor tension with sporadic references to officials and sites.
Local council weighed a costly plan for Malate Park involving stadium stands and facilities. Debate focused on total 208 to 1,000 pounds, funding sources, and long term city obligations with mayor and committee members weighing the financial risk and civic benefit.
A memorandum from the Railway Commissioners cautions staff as the Vietnaan Railways Union ballots whether cowl should be declared brack. The document sets duties for union members and public officials, emphasizing loyalty to the government and the department in a tense labor environment.
The May council session reviewed town finances with balances shown for the town clerk and other accounts. Attendees included Mayor Alderman Hitchveck and Councillors Williams M'Cann Walls Ritchie Moody Faulkner Incols Brow Wiewhall and Ata. motions approved the committee report and manufacturing-related items while noting weather impacts on operations.
fragmented account describes Allied demands over the Dardanelles and a Turkish settlement stance. The article mentions rejection of a treaty terms, with references to Ottoman leadership and Allied pressures, noting political tensions on the naval passage and regional control.
In Leipzig discussion on pursuing war crime trials sees Allied Committee weighing demands for action. Lloyd George warns against bloodshed and cites Holland’s refusal to sign over power. Responding to Lowther, thePrime Minister denies pledges on Kaiser's surrender. Berlin report notes Reichstag first meeting and Fehrenbach urging reconstruction and treaty compliance. Dr Blaum named Minister for Labor.
The Times reports Teheran dispatches saying Akuchik hon forces have reached Tunun-Kusan northwest of Teheran and are advancing, having evaded British lines at Kasvin about 90 miles north west of Teheran. The notification notes growing discontent and military activity in Persia as Bolshevik-aligned factions press toward the capital.
In London the Colonial Office affair at Stationers' Hall featured Arthur Robinson, the Attorney General, with Lord Milner presiding. Robinson praised sacred contractual rights in Victoria as in Britain while Milner signaled possible Dominion skein separation from Colonial Office control.
The note warns readers to distrust wrappers and labels and seek factual evidence. It stresses that “tent ed facts” matter and cautions against frauds and fables in persuasive claims. The line suggests a critical approach to evaluating advertised cures and remedies.
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