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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
2
Men and boys wear items priced this week including woollen tweed trousers at 11 to 13/6 and 9 lb, Norfolk suits for boys around 15/6 to 11/6, and shirts and braces offered at 1/11 to 3/11. Mercury department notes Harvanl and Srimean shirts with low-stated prices and a clearance on braces.
QPFEERS will be resolved from persons wishing to lease the Palace Hotel on Peak Hill as furnished. Possession available at end of July. For details apply Mrs Woolhouse Fremantle or 2 R figurine bungalow Mockatharra Or.
The Adelaide Spying Company reports steamers and routes. Allinga departs Fremantle for Geraldton around Friday July 2 and for Fremantle Sunday July 4. Warilda sails Fremantle to Easter States July 17 with other legs to Sydney Melbourne Adelaide and Albany. Minderoo and Gorgon serve Fremantle Geraldton and North West ports with Java and Singapore calls. Kurnalot Dimboola Kapumba Indarra Katoumba and Zealandia listed for Eastern States and Fremantle passages with varying dates in late June to early July.
Frilled pillow cases priced Ml each this week at sixpence each. Crash cushion covers 11 this week ten pence each. White HC toilet covers ten pence this week sixpence each. White twill sheeting quarter this week one third yard. Check glass cloth four this week halfd yard. White and colored terry roller towels priced bid this week four pounds dus.
Fringen envelting and thugs 16/65 this week feature grey wool blankets priced 9 4 and 43, white wool blankets 11 9, 12 11, with pricing and items quoted in this week’s listing.
Births marriages and deaths notice from Geraldton reports the death of Joseph Hindley at his residence on June 20 in his 71st year. He was married to Hindley and father to Mrs A Vince Greenough Mrs H Woodlums Kalgoorlie and Mrs Ay Hur Montreal Rd West Midland. The family thanks friends for sympathy and letters and specifically thanks Mes W Hanlom and Mrs A Hanlon.
In a June 25 1915 article the Geraldton papers condemn horseracing in the Perth area as a social evil. They cite 17 meetings in 1915, wartime hardship, drought, and charity funds, arguing racing harms morals and should be regulated and taxed. The piece urges government action to limit meetings and tax revenues.
Fourth Sunday after Trinity notices include Holy Communion and matins at St Xavier's with Evensong and evening devotion. Rev Gremkin Haat preaches on The Good the Enemy at the Best. Events list Ora pre juhis and several meetings, Holy Holiness Merling and Free and Easy, Salvation Meetings scheduled throughout the day.
Readable items show a department sale listing for Ladies' underclothing and millinery. Includes AI-Wool Spencers and Singlets with weekly prices such as 1s 11d and 3s 6d, along with infant wool bonnets and bloomers in this Week’s offers.
The fragment lists dress department items by Valoret Nuns Weiling and Lis Ulin week, with double widths and cashier items. It also mentions a Grocery Department with Australian White Bine, potting supplies, and Standard Stilky pew. Further lines reference Milly eH por tin Ta tht de New Kent Hips Uy and Woodl's Picky Oatmeal.
The State Steamship Service aboard The B late Prince Sigisuur and other steamers reports progress on replacements for older ships. Western Australia notes financial strain and freight issues, while ongoing operations at port Yeats Cay reflect efforts to restore regular service amid past delays. Local business and residents observe changes in shipping capacity and labor conditions as improvements are discussed by Colonial Secretaries.
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