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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
2
Messrs Burs Philp and Co Limited shipping agents report movements of their steamers. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate ongoing port activity and vessel tracking within their service area. Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.
The Agricultural Commission appointed by the Wilson government in 1916 urges a gradual transfer of obligations to the Agricultural Bank or other financial bodies. It says liberal state advances to settlers without security have failed, risking pauperisation and loss of initiative. The report questions the Treasurer’s recoupment prospects and warns of heavy losses under the lease system. It advocates winding down the board, clearing out waste and aiding honest, capable farmers to sustain wheat production during and after the war.
An ornate critique lauds a staggering, superhuman conception and immense beauty, praising lavishness and magnificence while confronting intolerance. The prose echoes awe at creative scale and emotional impact, urging appreciation of grand artistry.
The article lists government appointments and ventures including Premier Lefroy taking control of the Wyndham Freesing Works, a proposed Perth bottle led plant costing £26,000 to £30,000 with 36,000 bottles produced, and temporary District Registrar Arthur Slade Forbes appointed for Geraldton. It also covers Red Cross meeting, land resumption figures for Mrs Charles Smith, mining brochures, road projects, market results, and local notices.
The ad promises a dramatic spectacle about Babylon and Belshazzar with barbaric passion and a modern love theme. It notes performances at the Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday nights next and lists the H.M.A.S. Adelaide ceremony with Lady Helen Munro. Ferguson to perform the ceremony at 10.30 am on Saturday July 27.
The Upper Chapman Roads Board met on Thne 14 with acting Chairman FL Maynard and members J McCartney C Binith G D Buchanan and G Baker present. They discussed a toad forming machine delivery costs from P W Department and British Australian Machinery, Ahern’s fencing dispute, war bonds investment, a level crossing near Jupp, and water drainage schemes for Geraldton. Accounts totaling 2109 were approved.
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