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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1915
Page
3
The Serbian forces rout Bulgarian units as casualties mount. Anglo French troops advance on strategic fronts while Turkish forces mass near the Danube. Serbia resists while conscription sweeps males 16 to 60. The fall of Gorizia looms in the Russian theater as German losses grow heavy in prisoners and casualties. Lord Kitchener to address the Near East situation.
Latest war cables report the Bulgarian army decimated and forced to evacuate the Vardar front after a Serbian victory aided by French infantry and British cavalry. Bulgarian casualties run high with 1,000,000 reported wounded and killed to date. Isvac and Gradskeo captured, Hexkootze prisoners taken, and Italian and Austrian fronts noting Gorizia’s fall looming.
Rumors report Trurkisu cavalry en route toward the Danube region with hundreds of thousands of troops and assistive warships traversing the Danube. Allied and German forces advance in the south while Russia claims repulsed attacks near Petrograd and asserts some battlefield gains.
A Salonika telegram says Serbian forces pressed Bulgarians south east of Nish, forcing a retreat and taking prisoners. French reports mention Bulgarian entrenchments near Krivalak and tensions on the Nurwe bridge area, while British and French units advance with allied aims. Greece faces a crisis as M Zavids is again offered the premiership but declines, prompting a ministerial council.
London reports Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith held a morning conference with the War Cabinet. Sir Asquith is to carry in the War Mice during Kitchener's temporary absence. Reports indicate new Russian attack lines and German assaults across the Schi avek district with progress toward the outskirts of TMurist.
Nightly Anglo-French troop movements to Serbia prompt secrecy as authorities rush jetties at Salonika to speed disembarkation. Reports from Turin say Allies plan a new base in the Balkans with forces likely concentrated at Valona to reach Monastir, while Prime Minister Lloyd George discusses eastern operations with the cabinet.
Sapper Albert E. Young writes from Monte Park Sydney on 27 October 1945 describing three months in a new unit. He details hard graft and long days, notes reinforcements arriving from 2nd Company Pied Engineers, and mentions enjoying the city and making new friends while hoping to receive the Geraldton Express. He sends regards to comrades and plans to write again when possible.
The Premier's Conference weighs borrowing for war purposes with precedence to support all states. Vario s issues loom as the conference seeks to set policy on loans and repayments. The plan contemplates substantial sums and national financial coordination among states and commonwealth authorities.
Fragmented OCR text describes a novel automobile race event with references to a track, works, and participants amid garbled phrases. Core ideas include a racing setting, potential tragedy, and unnamed figures, suggesting a dramatic incident or storyline around a car race and its dangers.
In Melbourne on Saturday SPRING HANDICAP and related races were run. The reports mention winners such as F411 Meal and Vetinge with pursuit over about a mile and a quarter and a steeply contested steeplechase of about three miles. Details note horse positions, times and the sequence of stages, including Cagon and others in the finish order. The imagery highlights the rough turf and close finishes, with references to various horses, riders, and track conditions.
A garbled report describes a Saturday event at the Town Hall with Norwood figures, a debate led by Professor Suemuenk, and audiences including women and a terrace gathering. Many names and details are unreadable, but the piece references entertainment, laughter, and a public meeting.
A local council debate centers on replacing Councillor Jardner with a capable successor. The writer questions the choice, laments lack of worthy alternatives, and urges a public spirited candidate to step forward. The piece critiques current leadership and calls for accountability and active civic involvement.
Market report from Riv ersdale Kojonup notes strong store stock demand and good cattle sale quality. About 59 cattle offered from Murchison Carnarvon and Port Hedland with prime wethers and lambs moving, prices firm for heavy cattle and lambs, proceeds to Belgian and Ethiopian relief funds. A large yarding of cattle expected next week with prime beast from Murchison in view.
Copl eys Siding market notes steady demand and mixed quality goods. Heavy weights fetch prices from 12 to 21 shillings with extra heavy and spring weights commanding higher sums. Market opened easier than last week then firmed but closed near weekly levels as buyers remained selective.
The Midland Junction sale ledger shows 20 sheep and lambs, 20 pigs, and 5 cattle. Lambs, especially nightweights, nudged higher than last week while many of the sheep hailed from Great Southern and Midland Times. pigs moved as useful porkers with steady pricing. overall yarding favored lambs and heavy weights, with several lots from Carmarvon delivering top bids.
Market report from Lomlon market November details current prices and quotations. Early week activity shows sellers' reserve steady while new season supplies arrive. Reports cover silver grass seedlings, oats and potatoes, with prices and demand notes for prime samples and deliveries.
The Greenough Road Board held its annual ratepayers meeting in public at Watkawas on Saturday. Chairman C Clinch presided over attendees from the board and ratepayers. The chair reported on the year’s operations, auditors’ findings, and adopted the annual statement. The meeting considered a loan of £240 carried by referendum in April and deferred to November. Attention was drawn to gates at Rodd’s Gully Narngul road and repairs to Compan’s road near F Duncan’s. Salary for the secretary was discussed and a vote of thanks to the chairman and board members was carried.
The ordinary meeting minutes report allocations for the ward fund and outstanding balances totaling £278. The council considered a cost order related to a local project and deferred formal steps to the January meeting due to absent members. Correspondence discussed delaying commencement until Seas AN action and future recruitment for a works role, with quotes for firms Bran and Collard and a tentative budget for truck work.
Chief Tuspector reports on dipping not compulsory for all sheep but inspectors will visit the district. The Secretary notes the inspector plans to extend dipping to all owners from Northampton to Minge. A report lists Walkaway roads cleared of weeds and a fund appeal to the Red Cross Society with various donations and subscriptions totaling over £120. A later detailed account will follow.
The article describes debility as loss of vitality affecting any body part and notes the body’s systems seem normal. It highlights signs of improving health such as better appetite digestion brighter eyes and renewed vigor with tonic use and persistent steady effort.
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