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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
2
The vessel Kurnalpi is scheduled to depart Fremantle on Thursday bound for Geraldton and Carnarvon under instruction.
A boy named Thomas O Loughlin, age unspecified, attempted to prod a dynamite cap with a knife near Kalgoorlie. The detonator exploded, blowing off part of the left hand and injuring the right. He was taken to St John of God Hospital where doctors amputated the left thumb and part of the finger. The blast left the detonator missing. Medical notes also report June 1918 births and deaths in Geraldton, several infectious disease cases, and comments on water supply and winter planting suggestions at a council meeting.
The article details footpath repairs on Honing Johnson and Augiette streets with clay and gravel topdressing to cut costs. It warns of heavy beach traffic in Francie street and the need before summer. It also covers a proposal for a selection ballot system and remarks by Mr Charles Smith, plus local events, auctions, and council affairs.
The college expands commercial instruction to shorthand typing and bookkeeping using Remington typewriters and Wahl totalizers. Students gain Pitman Institute exam prep, with certificates from Taftman’s Institute Hath Fremantle Chamber of Commerce and daily classes 3–4 and 7–8 pm except Saturdays. A library is attached to the commercial room.
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