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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1917
Page
3
On the Western Front heavy fighting continues with the British pressed back at Glen Courte Wood while gaining ground near Ypres railway. Allied forces bomb enemy aerodromes and ammunition depots and drop sixteen and a half tons of high explosive bombs on targets in the area.
Irish elections report a Kilkenny seat left empty by the death of Mr. O’Brien, filled by a Sinn Feiner in a two to one vote. Japan announces more warships in European waters amid ongoing conflict. Labor conference at Westminster critiques Mr. Henderson as Lloyd George attacks. The conference backs a consultative Stockholm meeting with limits, and Mr. Henderson’s role draws sharp criticism from Mr. Lloyd George.
London reports British artillery in Flanders and along the Ypres railway line. Haig says Germans attacked new positions north of the Ypres-Bradford road, British gains include ground near Ypres and the capture of 124 prisoners. Enemy planes raided Allied areas while bombardments affected ammunition depots. Additional Japanese naval units have joined Allied forces in European waters. Kilkenny by election results show Sinn Fein’s Cosgrave defeating Nationalist and Sinn Fein candidates with a 38 vote majority.
Telegrams describe major naval actions and large troop involvements in New South Wales with 38,000 men in participation and 1,200 prisoners taken. It notes strikes by railway and tramway workers triggering food shortages, vessel cancellations, and a broad labor challenge to government authority, plus international coverage of Russian politics and union mobilization.
A damaged OCR item notes workers facing food shortages and halted supplies. References to a defiance committee and a possible strike action in response to withheld rations. No clear dates or places are provided.
Late wires report heavy fighting after a successful advance across the Westbroek ridge. Our artillery dominated Crater eastward and drove off counterattacks while airmen counted numerous enemy dead. two battalions annihilated in the Heme hel Valley as the foe withdrew guns to the hills. Five enemy counterattacks pressed our lines near Glencourse Wood and surrounding positions.
A monthly meeting of the Retail Traders Association discussed shifting the present Saturday ball holiday to Wednesday. The editor reports that a large meeting considered the change but a majority opposed it, urging a referendum only after urgent state-fiscal needs and avoiding politicized timing during Assembly elections.
Letter to the editor alleging meat price manipulation by agents keeping markets hazy. Stock owners and city agents control truck orders to railways, driving up prices. Consumers misled, fix claimed on butcher supplies. call for higher wholesale track authority and price safeguards.
A fragmented OCR line hints at a local item about a seer or event, with unclear names and places. The readable segments mention a Teal and Essence, suggesting a local venue or organization and a ceremonial or entertainment note. Further specifics are unreadable. the record captures the fragmentary nature.
The notice advertises shilling tables crammed with choicest goode offered at the nominal price of 18 each. It markets a sale with emphasis on value and quantity, urging readers to purchase.
The notice details tariff increases on beverages and related goods, noting spirits and wines up to 40 percent proof rise in price. It lists specific items such as wines, cordials, liqueurs, and spirits, with rate changes for various categories and associated commodities.
A winter laying record was achieved in a co op competition with 599 eggs laid by a white Leghorn hen named han in four months April May Luis and dilly reaching 122 days. The bird reportedly surpasses the previous Leghorn world record for this period and may set a overall breed record.
Local notices urge protest against fever measures with a reminder to attend the Queens Hall on Wednesday and a call to send Christmas boxes for the 48th Battalion troops. Boxes not yet sent should be returned promptly to ensure dispatch before weather and front delivery deadlines.
A garbled montage of overheard conversations and vignettes features characters such as Michael Saktoon and Mr. Lighthead in a London setting. The text mixes police, shop talk, and social exchanges, with fragmented questions about notes, prescriptions, and portraits, capturing a snapshot of idle chatter and minor anecdotes.
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