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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1917
Page
2
Geraldton shipping agents Mesars Burns Philp and Co report vessel movements for the week. The file notes ships leaving Perth to Sorandetta and a wallin shy passage. Ambiguous names and places appear. readable items include berths and journeys with dated notes and partial routes.
Members of the present Ministry discussed sharply the rising costs beyond departmental estimates for the Windham Proving Works and the Weir luo Sanatarinin project. They blamed predecessors and questioned the accuracy of estimates, urging accountability and a possible extensive inquiry into the Works Department.
Disjointed text reports on local and general appraisement refusals in the northern districts. Mentions mayor, telegrams, and Greek consul general in Sydney. Notes Greece related political tensions and a Venetian party, with reference to officials and duties. unclear details due to damaged text.
A man named Griffith was brought before Day Dawn Police Court on Wednesday on a charge of being of unsound mind and remanded for medical examination. He walked from Milly Milly station with little food or water, visited Miln Myan's for food and a water bag, then discarded them on the road. the incident followed by a passerby.
An old OCR fragment from a Geraldton page lists various names and actions. It references "The Onward tendency" and mentions a museum, a legal matter, and a charge under an act. The readable portion is inconsistent and contains many garbled words and broken phrases.
The Minister for Works arrived in Wongan with engineer staff and local dignitaries. A civic reception at the Town Hall hosted by Mayor Wen Hygross followed, with greetings from George and other community leaders. Discussions covered railway upgrades, water supply plans, jetty repairs, and public works priorities under the new government.
A clipped notice promotes the “deliciously sparkling draught” from the ROUNTAIN at the Victoria Saloon. Ty offers payment to spread the word and touts a late process promising to quench the thirst of soldiers and citizens during wartime duties.
Miss Muriel Rowe of North Sydney describes a skin ailment with itching and inflammation spreading from the scalp to the face for 18 months. She credits Cuigura Ointment with healing all eruptions and pimples on head and face after using the product sold by R. Towns & Co. in Sydney.
In Northampton a hearing before Magistrate Mayes focused on a disturbance in Magy Street near the Commercial Hotel. A man discharged a firearm as a crowd gathered, wounding no one, and a remand was granted as witnesses testified to a heated confrontation and the weapon’s discharge. The court adjourned to continue proceedings. The scene drew a large crowd as harvest progress and transport to the railway were noted in the surrounding streets.
A jumble of names and notes reports Mr Howard Kyvana an architect, Mrs JL Evans, and Mr Alfred Deakie arriving in New York from Australia. A Customs official Mr Brindley is wounded while a young soldier rumored to be on the Western front is a nephew of Mr Indley.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of month references and an event label for a Red Gress Society meeting. It mentions a War Fund and a collection with unclear names and dates. Details are unreadable and some items appear corrupted.
An old ad-like piece touts Nicholas Aspirin as a universal remedy for nerve trouble and various pains. It claims government tests show substitutes are impure and promotes licensed Nicholas Aspirin for 2 shillings per bottle, available from local pharmacists and agents.
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