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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1917
Page
2
Auction details from the District Survey Office Geraldton list parcels of land at 12 pounds each, with 1 rood per unit. The notice cites Clifton, Under-Secretary for Lands, and references August 24 at 2 pm as the auction time.
Medare Burns Pallo and Co Limited report the following: Kunalpi sails Fremantle for Geraldion Lath jamt canceled. Katoomba leaves Fremantle for Eastern States Saturday September 1 at noon. Timhoolseaves departs Fremantle stern Staten Saturday September 5 at noon.
Large attendance heard calls for Federal and State action to curb extortion by commercial firms. Speakers argued prices rise not from war alone but from profiteering, urging prompt measures to protect workers and families while condemning aggressive Western manufacturers and foreign competition.
A garbled excerpt discusses wartime industry, merchants, and manufactures with appeals to government action. It mentions the Hughes Government and calls for prompt measures against big manufacturers seen as sources of evil. The text hints at broader wartime policy and economic debates impacting national prospects.
The gazette announces galvanised iron price cuts from 6d to 1s 6d per sheet with wholesale rates fixed between 25s and £9 8s 10d per ton, retail prices 58s to 9s 6d per owt, plus 26 gauge rates. It also reports the Geraldton district railway picnic on October 17 to benefit the Local Patriotic Fund, with a strong committee and a promising turnout. Temperature figures for August week are listed, indicating dry weather ahead. Christmas mail for soldiers abroad urged early posting. Details include Adela Pankhurst’s Melbourne visit and local resort location announcements, plus the Mikado opera tonight at Town Hall with doors at 7.00 pm.
A August 7 1998 celebration marked the nineteenth anniversary of Bishop Kellys consecration as Bishop of Geraldton. The event featured speeches praising his pastoral work in education and religion, a vocal instrumental program, and a reception with congratulations from Catholics and community leaders.
The column reports electoral act breaches with fines on enrollees, plus personal notices on deaths in Murchison district. It notes Mr Tom Madigan’s death at 73, Private Vincent Stone’s Military Medal award at 20, and tributes to Annie Courthops and Edward Lane Courthope era figures. Also mentions Geraldton newspaper founder and price comparisons from colonial days.
Fragmentary OCR shows a report on drunkenness as part of charges under the Ta n act. It notes a large number of cases with 20,880? total and 2177 women convicted for the offense. The text is garbled but indicates legislative action and a tally of convictions.
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