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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1916
Page
4
The notice outlines a Commonwealth War Loan issue of 10,000,000 with subscription close details and agents named. It emphasizes duties to support the Empire and troops, marking a wartime borrowing program and listing local agents and collection times across towns.
An adjourned inquest on a victim is noted in Northampton records, with earlier discussion of a drowning incident and the circumstances. The piece also reports mining activity across Kirton and Main United, with notes on ore prices, transport costs, and ongoing development at several mines. Business and labor shifts include a takeover of a local packing concern and expectations for future industry growth in the district.
The narrative describes widespread flooding in Holland with towns inundated and civilians evacuated. Jailer Zee and others face dangerous conditions as the water advances, while authorities struggle to organize rescue efforts and protect residences and livestock along the river. The scene portrays a grim, unsettled city responding to a fast rising flood threat.
The issue highlights rapid growth in plugrens go-catts and yerunsulaters with new large ambulators in sotans shapes and styles. They feature bilacrable springs, fine upholstery, and comfort, plus collapsible go carts for trains and trams, now refined miders with steel wood and wicker builds. They are advertised as perfect miiders and stylish when opened, with a stock embracing the latest designs.
Fragmentary notes describe a near sea disaster followed by scattered remarks and names. The dated hints mention a steward, a voyage, and a tense scene near the Straits with fragmented dialogue and references to a ship and people, but many words are indecipherable.
A distorted OCR fragment presents a garbled note with scarce legible terms. The text appears to reference a person named Volpe and mentions a rean action or task, but specifics are unclear due to severe transcription errors. The item resembles a sparse classified or notice fragment with no clear date or location.
The article describes Geraldton College with Tudor Tower and Gothic Turrets overlooking Ung, praising the healthful surroundings, spacious gardens, and medieval-style battlements. It lists 130 certificates from various institutions, prizes in languages and music, and detailed subjects offered, plus private lessons and school prospects.
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