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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
4
The Sandringhams railway station office was broken into last night and £14,155 stolen. An explosive device was inserted in the keyhole and the lock blown apart, authorities reported.
The Minister for Defence rejects a critic’s claim that about four eligibles were used in one branch as a deliberate misstatement aimed to damage him. He states only 44 men are eligible for active service from 2339 Home Service Corps workers, below three percent, challenging any large employer to match this rate.
Mig Jane Morgan daughter of Mr J Plerpomnt Morgam, in her 25th year, will inherit a large share from the late Mrs Plerpomt Morgam. An American astrologer once predicted extraordinary destiny for her. Morgan has been guarded like royalty and spent years aboard the private yacht Carnar, before the war.
In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr Loughlin moved to firm the introduction of proportional representation. The Minister for Labour Reedy noted a growing feeling that a new voting method was needed. He supported proportional representation but the Speaker did not accept the amendment and the debate was adjourned when time ran out.
A scrambled food item describes scalloped tomatoes with onions butter salt and pepper baked under bread crust, followed by rhubarb jelly salad instructions. It details boiling jelly, adding sugar and gelatine, moulding into rabbit and chicken shapes, and serving on a dish with poultry.
An old excerpt discusses high pressure conditions and a wide range of nerve symptoms. It notes aspirin as commonly prescribed by medical men for relief, mentioning historical contexts and a reference to a chemist in Flinders Lane.
The Express outlines its growth and challenges, stressing higher circulation and a stricter credit policy. It emphasizes timely paper payments, quarterly arrears pruning, and invites country correspondence on facts and public concerns while safeguarding contributor anonymity.
Alebourne February 18 In an interview about the Bendigo speech by Prime Minister Hughes Sir Win Vrine says the statement will cause acute apprehension among voters who trust public assurances. Hughes insists ministers can govern without powers yet offers no clear alternative policy, prompting calls for a definite plan to fulfill promises to Australia and defend national honor.
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