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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
2
Tramway workers escalate grievances causing probable service disruption across routes. Union leaders demand action while city transit officials seek negotiated settlement to restore normal operations.
Obituary note from the family recalling John McConkey who died on 17 December 1914. The obituary poem expresses a longing to reunite in a better world and anchors his memory in a family message of love and faith.
In a wireless interview President Wilson expressed hope that the peace treaty would be signed by March, else a second European visit might be needed. The Geraldton Advertiser also notes local notices on firework restrictions, Red Cross meetings, pension figures, a Greenough licensing court, and community events including concerts and plans for a Returned Soldiers Institute.
The Geraldton Post Office will observe special hours on Christmas Day Boxing Day and New Year s Day. On Boxing Day Thursday Dec 6 Friday Dec 27 and Wednesday Jan 1 the office opens 2 to 10 am for all business except money orders. Mails dispatched in the afternoon and evening close at 10 am. First deliveries only will be made by postman, pillar receivers cleared at morning hour.
Personal item notes Mr Féwin Bridley an old Meekatharra resident left by train on Thursday en route to Wooroloo Sanatorium for mites phthisis. He mined locally for 20 years and was known across the Murchison and Kalgoodlie fields. Also mentions Private Eric Jack Ramshaw's death in England from broncho pneumonia and the Christmas bank holiday closures.
Woodward's Furniture Establishment in Geraldton hosts a grand Toy Fair in Marine Terrace. The store showcases a wide range of furniture and house furnishings and advertises an extensive toy selection from Australian British and Japanese makers to suit all households during the holiday season. The fair runs for a month and promises varied toys including dolls prams motor trucks and games alongside furniture displays. Woodward's notes steady business since taking over the shop and invites all residents to visit.
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