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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 11, 1914
Page
2
An old time sale notice promotes a rebuilding sale at The Big Store starting next Friday. It lists assorted goods and prices in a dense, fragmentary advertisement style with many unclear names and items. The readable parts mention butter, fruit, and apples among various offerings.
Fragments include local ads for Frank Green & Co The Big Store and others with prices and sale notes. Containing community letters arguing German residents in Geraldton and civic concerns, plus municipal elections notices and weather.
Shipping officials report movements of steamers with routes to Sidney, Brisbane, Mackay, Townsville, Melbourne, and Sydney. Vessels under Dalgety and Co and Burns, Muirip and Uv Lines traverse routes including New Zealand and Australian ports. Local timetables show departures around late February and early March with several ships en route to major centers.
The report discusses health and weather observations with mentions of typhoons, storms, and potential impacts on crops and travel. It references local street conditions, prices, and market activity tied to the previous summer. Names and places appear amid a broadly unsettled forecast and warnings for the coming months.
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