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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
2
Garment and fabric offers dominate a detailed sale listing with double-width dress Voiles, ginghams, cretonnes, and wool flannel, plus a broad array of ladies skirts, collars, hosiery, and men's shirts and trousers. Prices span from 1s to several shillings per yard or piece, highlighting remnants and bargains for all ages and genders.
Local merchants CARTER & CO advertise at Marine Terrace Geraldton and publish an appeal for orders with freight paid. The page lists varied pricing for entries and events, notes tax protests and wartime indemnities, and reports on community meetings, deaths, and local business ventures in Western Australia.
Private cable messages from Calcutta report an increased freight rate to 140s per ton for corn sacks by steamship sailing in Australian waters, to apply to all future sailings until notice. The past two months saw 10s per ton. government purchases may face the higher rate, affecting buyers who bought directly from India.
Personal item notes RMilanka Saviteh a Serbian Army girl sergeant awarded the Military Cross with palms and already holding the Star of Karageorge with Swords. Also reports W F Starling of Georgia a Victoria Hospital inmate with acute sciatic pain and Warrant Officer Keeley moved from Katanning to Geraldton to join the local Recruiting Staff. Keeley a returned soldier and nephew of Mr Keeley of Snowden Street.
A Geraldton reader urges the Municipal Council to enforce the by law to curb horses on the beach on weekends. The letter notes nuisance and risk to mothers and children and praises Mr Christie for raising the issue, hoping for Council action.
Mr Willcock asked Agriculture Minister about official notification on the West Australian report that 500 000 bags of wheat were to be shipped directly from Fremantle to the Mediterranean. The minister replied no official information has been received, but prospects for the year appear higher than in some time. He noted efforts to advertise where wheat is loaded in good condition and the cost of handling remains a concern.
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