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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 06, 1914
Page
2
An advertising fragment lists a supermarket rebuilding sale starting next Friday with mixed item descriptions. It mentions men's khaki trousers, children's goods, curtains, lenses, butter, apples, prunes, salmons, and other assorted groceries and hardware in a garbled OCR style.
Report covers a local election to fill the vacant seat caused by Mr. Clem Packie's resignation. Nominations close November 21 with voting on Wednesday November 25 at the Mullewa Town Hall and other listed venues. Volunteers, schedules, and a range of community notices accompany race and church event details.
A cryptic telegram style report notes a minister stating attempts to bar a loan to the States from the timbered comment. The document mentions millions and an amount around £4 related to West Australia, with unclear names and dates embedded in the text.
Rates for legal and classified ads include 1/6 and 2/6 per insertion with extra word charges. Mentions of furnished rooms and specific properties appear among the garbled showroom and street references. The text lists venues like Marine Terrace and Chapman Road with scattered names, hints at prepayment, and suggests advertising terms in a historical local paper.
Geraldton readers confront a fiery draft amid Labor policies and a looming tax plan. The piece discusses opposition within Labor and the broader public mood, with references to Prime Minister Wilson, wage cuts, and potential impacts on railway staff and private sector workers. It notes Labor claims and criticizes the opposition’s stance while highlighting farmer concerns and calls to support taxation as a wartime measure.
Ha port at p. y pore via Nor West ports 8 0 loaded 20 tons of general cargo and embarked ese Mrs McSuray gud fut.
Ae Chas. Gillon and Mr Snell receive brief health notes as a week of illness and recovery progress passes. Gillon is said to be recovering, plans to resume duties, while others connected to the Victoria street area reflect on progress. Messrs Water and Mackshall are named officials of the Wid, Loco, Engine Drivers' Pitos.
Early returns from the Ree' West show PILBARRA and GASCOYNE leading. Gilchrist appears to have a substantial lead on both the post and preferences, with Labour possibly losing ground overall. Underwood claims assurance from Perth telegram as counting continues, raising the possibility of Labour holding half the House or facing a minority. Other contests and retiring members are listed among the latest available figures.
Correspondence from a reader criticizing the editor and other letters signed Anglo Australian and Australian Born. The writer complains about national loyalties, discusses advancing Australia, and questions the motives of others while alluding to wartime sentiments and fear of German influence.
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