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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
2
Crawford 1 fon and loving aneitery of Francis Crawford departs this life at Geralden on April 20 1955. Verse laments loss with prayer for peace and grace. Scribing wife Winnie Fred Crawford with ten sons et al daughters and one son in law share the bereavement.
The reading in the April 20 issue of Primary Miodilvet warns Western Australia farmers of a Liberal national movement plan. It notes agitation by figures tied to the Geraldins and Hyhiott’s seat, criticizing strategic efforts to overthrow the government and urging vigilance among rural voters.
A Geraldton reader argues that candidates vying for vacant seats will sacrifice for the bleeding country and that the slogan to draw Country Party and Labor electors to the Liberal banner is a deliberate plan. He warns October polls will reveal who aligns with which side as Nationalists mask their true aims.
The recent Upper Chapman Roads Board results list Worth Ward W Box and Central Ward J McCartney, plus Beath Ward G Baker and W B Thomson, and Yoon Ward with Smith and D Aborn. Addresses a reception at the Clary Hotel honoring Anzacs, with local officials present and notes on hospitality and duties.
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled note about a arbitration court mediating a water dispute between unions and a committee, with government and commissioner roles described vaguely and a retroactive award. Also mentions a Presbyterian Church social, cattle and sheep prices, a Port town pageant, and various notices on local events and elections.
Kernalpi entered port last night about twelve. Today she discharged 804 tons of cargo and 20 tons of coal for the works. No passengers boarded. Vessel to proceed to Carnarvon and is due to depart this evening. J Ayer’s Sarsaparilla advertised as a tonic.
A torn line of verse contemplates life's certainty and mortality. It mentions sickness, bad weather, and doctors, with odd phrases about peppermint and woods. The readable text is fragmented and lacks a clear narrative.
A fragmented note mentions Delicata te Mahara and a Victoria saloon. The text, garbled and partial, implies a judgment about lowering costs to pot a bet and mentions Norte Hoorn in a casual, unspecified context. No clear events or identities beyond those names are established.
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