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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 31, 1915
Page
2
A garbled OCR notice from Geraldton references trade items, commissions, millinery, and physics work. It mentions salaries, a drawing party, and a tender process with a stated goal of obtaining the lowest bid from undersigned parties.
A Fremantle Gaol report outlines humane treatment under the new system. Prisoners are divided into units with elected officers, work shifts, and pay, along with education, trades training, and sports. The superintendent cites reduced inmate numbers and better behavior as proof of success.
Local notes cover the Roads Board forwarding ornamental tree applications to the Inspector of Forests and direct forwarding options for freight. Shipping updates include the Ix, Kartalpi cargo, and Gu Sang arrival and cargo details. Educational notices announce a second technical class in art moderns, with fees and subjects, plus a new accountancy class resuming under Mr Overholt. Community items cite a half-weekly ratepayer meeting, balance sheet assurances, and postponement. Fire brigade practice shows the jetty engine test near the railway, and an Empire Day essay competition for 10 to 14 year olds. Rainfall reports from multiple stations note recent showers and cumulative totals, with Geraldton listing 5 points and surrounding towns recording varied amounts. Commercial examinations in Fremantle set for November 1–30, with entries via Mr Kidd.
Shipping agents report weekly steamship movements from Fremantle and Melbourne to destinations in Western Australia and overseas. Vessels from Adelaide Smpping Company and Messrs Dalgety and Company list departures to Geraldton Fremantle and beyond with schedules toward Master States, Western States, and Nor West Ports with several ships due back in June to discharge coal and load cargoes.
A very old colonist, Mrs Elizabeth Compton, died in Fremantle on the 23rd inst at age 82. She arrived in Victori aearly fifties and in 1856 moved West with her husband and family. She leaves six children, including C. EB. Compton who runs Geraldton Gaol. Also announced is the death of Lieut Herman Kretehmar at the Dardanelles on 24 May. Kretehmar was long associated with Philip & Co in this town and was well respected. His widow and children reside in Perth. The community extends deepest sympathy.
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