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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
4
An odd rural church scene features a visiting preacher quizzing the audience on Jeremiah while a nearby voice blurts nonsensical lines. The fragment then veers into an ad-like passage praising Aspirin and health products, claiming government testing and a 25 year bottle price, amid disrupted narration.
In Sydney on June 18 a claim against the estate of the late John Norton was lodged. Mrs Norton sought one third of the estate income and £2500. Ezra and Nora Norton were represented. The net estate value was about £108,913 with £15,400 income. distribution details and regional receipts were noted. The judge ordered one third of income to Mrs Norton and £7 weekly to Ezra Morton until age five, with Nora Norton’s position postponed until age 21.
The death of Mr Aleander Cameron Macdonald occurred Monday at his Prihzan residence. Founder and longtime officer of the Royal Geographical Society, he was famed in Australia for linguistic and cultural studies of native words and meanings. Born 9 1528 in Cumberland, NSW, he was among Sew South Wales' early settlers. He left a large family, with seven brothers and five sisters, and endured the loss of several siblings. He married a daughter of Tow Xp, Albert Robertson, a pioneer journalist, in 1852, and spent his later years cared for as a widower.
The last Federal Parliament session was the briefest in Commonwealth history lasting one day with two supply bills the only business. The prior record was two days in 1877 and the longest in the last term stretched nearly three years. Parliament adjourned until June 27 with plans to reconvene July 1, and a prorogation may be recommended.
A new anti shrapnel steel helmet enhances protection for soldiers. A chain mail veil slides on a rod before the eyes to shield against bullets and shell debris. Women workers help manufacture the visors issued to troops at the front.
The Gazette supplement lists Army honors for officers and men who risked their lives for comrades. Notable deeds include Private Dj Hall of the Lancashire Fusiliers halting a trench mortar shell with his hand, Lance-Sergeant G Franks seizing and discarding a dangerous rifle grenade, and Second-Lieut. W T Webster saving lives by tossing an unexploded projectile to safety. Also praised are Private J Merritt for aiding a wounded comrade under fire, Lieut. Alfred Unicpan for raiding with prisoners, and Lieut. (temp. Captain) Selden Long for downing enemy aircraft and guiding his unit amid counter-attacks.
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