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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
2
Sis Kurnarpt departs Fremantle for Bunbury and is slated to leave Geraldton for Fremantle around Tuesday, led by Rose.
The paper urges farmers to move beyond wheat reliance toward dairying pork production and butter and bacon processing. It notes wartime transport limits and wheat stockpiles, outlines plans for a Geraldton butter and bacon factory, and mentions government support and a share sale to fund the venture with provisional directors leading a canvass of farmers.
Meesry J Arch and O S Storry recount lessons from field work and urge farmers to invest in a large felt wait project. Government aid will assist self help as two local firms prosper. success could turn the district into an exporter, boosting state finances and regional market presence.
Latent figures from electorates show Labor leading with 50 percent to National 22. A Sydney shark attack injures a youth near Neweath. Enrolment breaches lead to fines for failing to register on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll. A "Popular Girl" contest is planned with Miss Doree Mills as rep for the Naval Comforts Fund, to be staged at North Western Hall on Easter Monday. Local notices mention stock sales at Duncan and community parades canceled due to holidays, plus a funeral report for Mrs. M Reilly noting Requiem Masses and interment details.
The issue lists Good Friday and Easter arrangements at the Post and Telegraph Office with altered hours, plus partial letter deliveries and a note about missing sections of correspondence. It also covers Japanese language teaching in Sydney schools, Redmond's Seat election in Waterford, and notices on local social events, obituaries, and health concerns affecting residents including Mr Alexander Pead and Mrs Mind. Ryan.
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