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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
2
Geraldton Gexpress reports a 30 mile stretch update and timetable notes for the Geraldton area. The piece highlights planned service changes, local schedule adjustments, and notes on upcoming rail works affecting daily commutes for residents and workers.
A local man, F B Smith of Wallan, was kicked in the face by a horse while harnessing it for Cue travel. He suffered a serious injury but received treatment at a hospital before returning home. Parliament convenes in August for the second session of the tenth parliament at 2 PM on Thursday the 22nd.
Speakers blasted harbor works started under a Labor regime with Angwin’s Folly label. They defended a statewide benefit view and criticized political sides. Geraldton’s harbor aims to aid local producers and exports.
Greenovgn residents report their son Private P J E McNeece of the 28th Battalion wounded in France after enlisting in 1916. Other McNeece kin include Driver William Henry McNeece killed in June 1917 and cousins Joe Beaver and Jack Horton who died in service. Also listed are local obituaries, hospital returns, and messages from France about wounded Private Allen of the 27th Battalion.
A large gathering at Geraldton Town Hall heard Premier Hy Hamersley push for freezing and curing works to process surplus stock for export. He argued exports must rise to fuel development, noting New Zealand already runs 46 freezing plants for a population of one million. The conference endorsed laying plans, with £84,000 proposed as initial capital and assurances that local residents would not bear dam damage costs. A committee report to study the proposal for the Victoria and Murchison districts was presented and adjourned for lunch before resuming deliberations.
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