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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Saturday call or event involving Kurndipt and Peemantte with Litt Inst. Details about date, place, and purpose are unclear, but the terse record points to a planned activity or meeting. Further context could clarify participants and aim.
A lengthy Town Hall article discusses postwar policy for returning soldiers, criticism of the Ministerial stance, and proposals on land use and settlement. It notes frustration with resettlement plans, calls for better agricultural sites, and concerns over housing and pensions, with local figures and dates referenced. The piece also covers a town event with performances, a leprosy case in the Norwest, a land purchase case in Merketharra Court, and stock consignments in the Murchison district.
Police inspector Urewry notified to investigate a grim death found with a fatal head wound. The body was taken to Teva where an inquest will be held after the murder-like incident.
A man named Thiyland, described as a veteran, reportedly wandered seventy miles from Suan toward Barnview after claiming magical influence over travel. He endured four cold nights in the bush before seeking shelter near Naunine and later planning to move to Preahe waver Bay. The Daily News notes a misprint in a related article and records a minor magistrate verdict over an act violation. The piece also mentions the Commonwealth Parliament with expected swearing-in and adjournment, plus local notices about ads, a patriotic entertainment misprint, and civic events in Greenough and at the new Fire Station with a tribute to local staff.
A local notice recalls fallen soldiers Sapper Bert Kelly of the West Australian forces and his grave marker erected by comrades. Separate weather and water data compare rainfall needs and production yields for grapevines and fodder crops at Rutherglen, noting Huguenot and Kinbeaks varieties with tonnage requirements and implications for water use.
The Kalgoorlie district community salutes Captain Thomas Louch for conspicuous bravery in the war, tracing his ascent from corporal to captain and adjutant, with service across three continents. The district also mourns Major William Hoey Keary Westmond, younger brother of John Redmond, killed after being wounded in action. The 309th casualty list reports three killed in action, three wounded, and a missing private now believed dead, with messages of sympathy to families.
An Australian chemist from Melbourne, Mr. Las, claims a formal test proving Nicholas Aspirin 49 to be pure and effective. The product is touted for neuralgia, neuritis, headaches, indigestion, and other pains. It is advertised at 2/6 per bottle from all chemists and from George R. Nicholas and Co., 425 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
Fragmentary clippings report a 19th century debate on responsible government and the British fleet. Mentions a vessel wreck at the Abrolhos and a ship named the Geraldton Parish Alms, with Greenough election signs urging John Stephen Mary for the Legislative Council.
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