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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
2
Mimi Fleisioner Co announces acquisition of premises on Marquis Street near West Perth Station to house a show room and venereal office. The venue is slated to open from the first of July.
Shipping, Mears, Burns, Fully and Co limited report steamer movements with routes to Gerrlitien, Fremuantie Np Kosterd Staten and Vashon States. Transshipment times noted around Saturday noon in July. Reads like an OCR fragment with several unreadable names and places.
Subscribers with overdue payments will have their mailing halted as of the 30th in the current year under the recent printing cost policy. The Glileston Express company notes subscribers in the North West region may be removed from the mailing list until full payment is received to satisfy the term of the current year.
The Geraldton Express may be hindered by a list of town residents including Mecers J R de Lucey J Ryan Geo Laing J G Clarke B Steff Geo Towom and Co Mise Riskey in an incautious note that suggests gatekeeper tensions within the community.
Archishop Riley will deliver a talk at the Front amid reports of price hikes and monopolistic control in the butter market. The meeting notes show strong public pressure and the press warns the general public and retailers face rising costs as wartime efficiency strains supplies.
A Perth procession and public addresses at Majesty's Theater condemn extortionate food prices during war. The piece cites increases since the war began: bacon 33 percent, butter 33 percent, candles 25 percent, flour 89 percent, canned fish 10 percent, self raising flour 10 percent, tinned meats 0 percent, oats 25 percent, and other items.
A jumble of rural captions describes a foster-mother sow in South Australia near Taunda, a new Jasper Till State School opened by O’Kenno, and stock movements from Clarkson Bros. and D Milleaby. It notes sheep consignments to Dalgety and Co, Meow, Fielding and Up, with prices at Perth and a Druids lodge meeting led by Letts VA featuring new members and toasts to The King and the Dewi, amid musical interludes.
Fragmented report notes government advices on tin concentrate values from Mt Urown swine and Crest of the Wave, plus wolfram stockpiles, frozen wheat, and a push for compensation related to Federal capital site actions. Mentions military letters, destitution aid, and a high level inspection at Blackboy Camp with honors awarded.
A garbled column references malicious prosecution claims against a paters Nabing Co. and stubs of tender details for Ajesa School, alongside political wrangling of Northam and Premier figures. It mentions a memorial tablet for a fallen battalion member, an obituary for an elderly resident nicknamed Pome, and scattered local notices about schools and tobacco funds amid wartime tone.
A motor car collision occurred on Thirmday near Cug fom Day Dewan. Mr J Orible and others sustained serious injuries as the vehicle veered left, toppled and shattered window glass. A nun and several passengers were treated by officers at the scene with one man badly hurt. The article notes Italian road rules kept to the right, suggesting driving confusion contributed to the crash.
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