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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
2
Fragmented advert text lists Corsets and bustiers with prices, robes, nightwear, gowns, and fabric samples. Mentions Manchester department, striped denims, Turkish towels, floral crops, dressing gowns, and various “specials” with reduced prices.
Imperfect OCR outlines a 1915 to 1916 payroll and taxation obligation. It requires the deputy federal commissioner of taxation to gather wages, addresses, and sums of salaries for all employees, and to file annual statements by specified dates. Employers must report payroll details and reasons for absences or interest in company funds, with deadlines for furnishing forms.
Moners Bursa Philp and Co Limited report the steamer movements with ports and dates listed. Keemalpa sails to Premintle and Carnarvon on June 26, Fremantle to Kastorn Sint, and Sttursbiste Yhreh sails June 21. Other vessels include Promantie for Tastorn Etytes Shvntilsy and Brenan for stiieday prit.
BP Reg en of Yaloo requests assistance in addressing a Vina trash heap linked to a flood of condolence letters. Neighbors express sympathy and plan mutual aid amid a difficult community event.
A garbled 1917 Geraldton Express item discusses industrial ethics, wartime production, and morale. It references measures to improve visibility of farming and supply lines, mentions losses, and notes past performances and future prospects with a focus on national effort and resilience.
Geraldton reports on intertown athletic tensions between Geraldton and Nabawah with a scheduled land selectors guide mention. The article also covers a City Band recital on the Esplanade Pier, a Geraldton Yacht Club race with five entries, a successful charity fair raising about 170 pounds, and Wyndham freezing works debate including Templeton’s job application status.
Local and general notices from Geraldton urge members to attend tomorrow afternoon’s musketyry course on the range to ensure returns to the Military Department are submitted promptly. Also Nabawa hosts St Patrick’s Day events with sports and bazaar, plus a Patriotic Fund payment schedule announced in the morning. A fatal road accident near Cottesloe claims Alban Oldham, four, struck by a motorcar driven by Mr Heald. post mortem planned. Postal security breach prompts investigation into interlaced mail theft, with about 50 packets tampered and strong room breach detected.
South Australia wool expert Mr Henshaw Jackson is in Geraldton to assist the wool appraisal for a week or so. He is temporarily engaged by Dalgety & Co Ltd and will stay until the valuation is finished. Jackson praises the district for sheep raising and wool growth and plans to lecture on improving local production. Also noted are casualty list updates and social notes on local military and community events.
A soldier's letter dated May 18 describes voyage from Durban to Cape Town aboard a troop ship. He writes about comrades, daily life at sea, visits to Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, and impressions of cities, harbor life, and people. He notes hospital stays, military duties, and the sense of distance from home, ending with plans for further movement and reflections on the voyage.
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