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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
3
Latest cables report Majesty the King arriving in France on a military visit marked by a nation cheering his friendship to France. Champs Elysees lined with captured guns, crowds cheered from before daylight, while the press lauded the alliance and the Entente forged through blood shed for France.
Fragmentary OCR text appears as garbled notices mentioning people and places but lacks coherent facts, dates, or actions to summarize into a complete news item. The readable portions present no identifiable event or entities to anchor a headline or summary.
Minister for Railways states the Arbitration Court application by the Communist Union for Railways aims to define membership terms for tradesmen and workers under the unions awards, not deregister the union. He notes inquiries show the move seeks a constitutional order to decide who may be part of the membership and pay/conditions awards.
Tuesday night the Carlton Yacht Club met at the Victoria Hotel to elect officers and discuss the season ahead. Aiming to start racing Saturday the 7th, committees will form and invite strong turnout to advance the club’s activities and safety in this clean pastime.
The fragment hints at tensions in a racing context with mentions of mintar tayneh, pay on race days, and possible petrol supplies for cruises. Names like Chity, elu, Tomie appear as unsettled figures in this garbled sports note.
Len Weeks, after an 18 month absence, returns to Geraldton by Friday’s train. He underwent military training and was sent to the Western front in February last as a fit subject to counter Fritz. A heavy dose of German gas ended his service. Two of his sons enlisted. the younger sacrificed months ago. Major Milner, who died recently for Woorooloo Sanatorium, had boot soldiering in South Africa and served at Mafeking. Inge Taylor, youngest son of G Taylor of Nowhere route, is the first to gain the MA in WA University at age 20. Sir Newton Moore, ex-Premier and ex-Agent General, stands as Unionist for the North Hlllington seat in the House of Commons.
The Commonwealth Electoral Officer for Western Australia outlines postal and preferential voting under the Commonwealth Electoral Act of 1918 effective Monday the 25th. Electors in Corangamite Division may apply at Registrar or Returning Officer offices in Bunbury Fremantle Geraldton Kalgoorlie or Perth to receive postal vote certificates and ballot papers before polling closes. Grounds include being more than ten miles from any polling booth or inability to attend due to travel, illness, or maternity approaching, with applications limited to these conditions.
A letter to the editor from the Returned Soldiers Association notes a prior communication in the Guardian about meeting proceedings. The writer urges attendance, promises turnout at the next meeting, and plans to present arguments while inviting supporters to attend and contribute.
The fragment lists receipts for the Geraldton Soldiers Institute Building Fund. Entries include totals and names such as WEBB and Hon See, with figures like 7315 9 B, indicating contributed funds or audit items within the fund data.
A special Soldiers' Institute meeting in Geraldton with 27 of over 100 returned men present discussed attitudes toward returned soldiers and resolutions. The chair, secretary, RSA representative, and others debated votes on hostel projects, with Webb resigning then reconsidering after assurances. the group declared the resolutions represented a minority view and planned further discussions with the returned men.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss wheat and flour shipping topics with scattered names and numbers. The garbled text references Mediterranean ports and vessel movements, with unclear details about routes and quantities.
Market report dated November 27 shows fat cattle quotations from £8 to £17 for various weights and qualities. Yardings include 2,960 sheep, 2,972 lambs, 670 pigs and 85 cattle with wool prices and sheep and lamb values detailed. Cattle prices range from £3 to £16 for bullocks and up to £11 for best cows, with vealers 57 to 68s.
A fragmented public notice blends a Dutch village dyke story with a kidney health warning. It urges timely checks for kidney disease and endorses Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, citing Mrs T Scott of South Fremantle and claims of lasting relief after a six year period, urging readers to purchase from Foster-McKinnon Co. in Perth.
The Director-General of American Shipbuilding, Charles Schwaly, a German-descended but pro Entente figure, heads the Rethiren shipwork and is among the world’s wealthiest. He reportedly refused a 20,000 pound bribe from German agents early in the war to influence policy, while promoting Allied objectives and defending his firm’s leadership against German influence.
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