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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1918
Page
2
Sir William Elisa Slacartney notes a December 1917 communication from Sir Robert Hudson of the Joint Ine committee. It records a total sum of 4830 from Western tatratia and thanks all contributors for sending munition help through sources Excellence.
A letter from France mentions a liaison between a British soldier and an English girl as a staged incident on parade prompts the sergeant major to summon writers. Four men stepped forward and a voice cried Who stole my pitt as tensions flare and social norms are tested in wartime.
M L Drew will open his campaign in connection with the Legislative Council elections at Mallewa tonight, then tour the Murchison district addressing electors. Also reported: the Trawool tragedy case of Arthur Oldring, charged with murder, due for execution next Monday. bankruptcy notices and a death in boxing circles as Charlie Mitchell dies.
Personal notes announce Private B. F. Bell of Miogenew killed in action in Franse after two wounds and three years and months at the front. Also listed are deaths and health updates: Mr Gorge Traslove, longtime Geraldton resident, aged about 70, a police figure. Mr Thomas Leslie of Mowrime Terrace removed to Victoria Hospital in precarious health with rheumatic troubles, hopes for recovery based on sound health history.
A brief notice outlines the death of 21 year old William J Rahaley from a waning illness leading to a fatal morning at Victoria Hospital. He was a Carlton Melbourne native, with Bewwfortree relatives, and the report notes the event followed a Sunday train journey as he traveled from Perth.
April at the welcome home for Cecil and W Lucastrom. large attendance, lively dance and social at King’s Hall, with wartime fundraisers and a notes on local mine development. Upcoming ward elections feature Mitchell unopposed in North, plus candidates for South North and Central wards. A concert and dance at King’s Hall funds Goote Club and Geraldton candidacy events draw crowds. Nuclear bonds promotion referenced with patriotic motto.
Heavy rains cause new washaways between Munbinga and Yowergabbie. A Meckatbarton to Geraldton link train disrupted. Yalgoo hit by remaining storms. Obituaries note Hector Tobias and another resident, with four children and a widow left behind. Park Board election results show unopposed nominees Valgro Rods and Warden candidates, while a public notice advertises an upcoming sale.
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