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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
2
A cluttered OCR fragment shows references to recruiting officers and various names and places. The readable items mention meetings, personnel, and hints of community actions, but concrete details are scarce. The piece suggests a local notice about recruitment efforts and civic interest without a clear event date or outcome.
A fragmented report notes a Town Hall event with dates, prices and patrons, amid a broader account of wartime service and a local controversy over removal of a pensioned organizer. The piece cites letters from state committees, incidents at Gallipoli, and debates on military and municipal accountability. The text blends civic notices with a social critique of postwar benefits and administration.
A fragmented report discusses public dissent over licensing and employment rules, highlighting an archbishop and reverends backing a citizens’ appeal. It notes penalties for aiding a friend and a Sydney judge sentencing a bank theft case, reflecting financial stringency and social debate.
Bankrupt Reginald Stapley Burrows tied to The Provincial Mature Co Geraldton with proofs due June 30. Floods rise in Victoria with Echuca Murray and Goulburn rivers overflowing. towns under water. Obituary note on Rev. E. Creagh at Greenough. Assault case against Boulder editor David Georgeson and defiant press paragraph sparked fines. Melbourne Cup weights to be declared Monday. Fire Brigade committee meeting set with financials. Temperature records listed for June. Honor Avenue proposal for trees to honor soldiers. Northam telephones to be laid underground. cost questioned. Moongoonooka School tender closes June 26. Wheat dividend 6d per bushel for 1945 crop to be paid July 1. King Constantine pension proposal discussed amid democratic mood. Parole Germans arrested for alias use under War Precautions Act. A.L.F. Forth Branch votes to exclude Press from meetings. Exler’s Juvenile Pierses troupe to tour for Children’s Hospital. Premature obituary for trainer George Rex corrected. he remains active.
The New Bath Walco Government bought Granham Poultry Stud Farm for £10,000 to stock returned soldiers and employ eligible veterans. Other notices include lots open for sale in Geraldton, prices per lot. beef stock shipments from Gee to Grants’ Cogla Downe. and railway timetable changes affecting Murchison trains with updated arrival times. The Kalgoorlie Miner discusses Nationalist Party positions, while contractors issue rates for sheep handling and shed work, and train alterations affect schedules to Murrhison and Port Hedland.
The issue lists various church and civic items including Archbishop Riley’s visit on Sunday at 11.80.40, with notes on cards and processions, plus changes to federal and British rally plans. It also reports mail service alterations between Clie and Jay Dawn due to delays, a vaccine vacancy for Worldon al Secretary, a Moylowg Store Sale, and livestock auction results with buyers and prices.
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