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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show December additions to the timetable with times such as 0.a.m. and 6.25 a.m. values. Mentions Geraldton, Vun, Sura, Beraldin, Gersidton, Yuna, and towing operations, but specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
A garbled Geraldton page recalls a bay mare with white markings and a branded shoulder, a memorial tribute to Aust Annie, and Market items from Dalgett and Co. Ltd. The Victoria District Turf Club reports 7000 sheep moved at an island sale and a big Christies meeting tomorrow with 65 nominations for five handicap races. Geraldton course train departs at 1 40 pm and returns at 6 pm, refreshments by Mrs Pond and Mick Quinn at the publicans booth.
War Cabinet resignations surface amid London message and recount plans as General staff actions move toward hostilities end. Geraldton reports sheep sharing at Tallering, stock sales at Utakarra yards, and wartime measures including repatriation allowances, wheat yields, and community notices across local groups and councils.
A letter-style correspondence in a local paper denounces Mayor Green for his conduct at a Soldiers Institute meeting held on a Wednesday night. The writer accuses Green of dictatorial, lengthy advertising and questions appointing a youth committee with executive powers. The piece laments the meeting dragging past 11 PM and hints at prior threats of ending newspaper correspondence.
A largely attended Town Hall meeting on Work neekny night debated forming a committee to govern the Soldiers Institute. Speakers including Major J Kidd P J Son F B Stone and S Mercer urged erecting a memorial institute and daily contact for maimed veterans, proposing an eight citizen and eight soldier committee with annual reappointment and full published accounts.
Sunday December 22 schedule with meetings at 1 and 6am and 7:30pm. Christmas night 7pm. New quarters opening and farewell events for Ensign and Imre Marion. Also Anglican and Presbyterian notices with Christmas services, carols, and tree activities. Advent services and Holy Communion times listed.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People as a daily tonic to build blood and energy during hot summers. It claims the product supports digestion, nerves, and general health, especially for women who fear weak constitution and fatigue in heat.
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