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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1917
Page
2
The Katoomba leaves TVamantle for Eastern Staten on Friday, November 6, in the scheduled sailing.
Obituary note announces the passing of Mrs Fleary Grocer on October 26 at Gregory Street Geraldton. She is survived by children Henry and Soar and is mourned by family in active service. Funeral details are given in a brief, respectfully worded notice.
At a Geraldton gathering in the Mayor’s room, veterans argued Australia must fund support for returned soldiers rendered incapacitated. They warned against shifting burden away from the Commonwealth via income tax and stressed that repatriation is a national obligation, not a local charity. Local funds may be raised only as a supplementary measure.
A reader statement criticizes the Federal Government for failing to assist returned soldiers. It cites the Sydney Mirror urging immediate employment, housing, and food for veterans and condemns delays in repatriation and patriotic fund administration. The piece urges Parliament to pressure the government to act and support veterans promptly.
A Geraldton General Meeting of the Red Cross Society is set for tomorrow at 7 30 pm in the Council Chambers to arrange forthcoming carnival activities. Exams for the Geraldton technical classes begin today and run to Wednesday with a timetable for dressmaking, millinery, shorthand, and accountancy. A Melbourne district court fine linked to kerosene price violations is noted, along with daily Geraldton temperature records for the past week. The Defence Department plans a willow wood supply project for artificial limbs and seeks location details from the public.
An article cites efforts to secure large timber planks up to 18 inches by two meters for timbers with water resistant tile prototypes. The Minister for Tadontrien reports a factory in Gathava making an impervious tile not baked but pressed. Tests include tile supporting weight and repelling water. market price and practical testing to be determined.
Last Friday night in town whispers spread about Private Jack Beatty Bowes of Muilewa and a wounded D Warren from Maliews. Families await news as Bowes is reported in action in France on October 12 and Warren's fate remains uncertain. The town, in high regard for the young men, offers sympathy to families and hopes for speedy recoveries.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a vessel or shipment event with a reference to arrival at 5:90 o’clock and a buyer named Bho involved in general merchandise. Details are unclear due to damaged text. Entities detected include a time reference and a purchaser, suggesting a short shipping or trade snippet.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a tonic nerve remedy with claimed safety and strength benefits. It mentions a treatment cost and packaging details, with an advertising tone directing readers to a manufacturing chemist in Sydney for purchase.
The London College of Mass held examinations at the local cells last Wednesday the 6th. Sir D. Z. Montague presided and announced diplomas and certificates in various fields. Notable names include Miss Mary Sieur and Miss Dorothy Hardwicke among others with students receiving diplomas and certificates in plant and decorative arts.
The examination to practical in connection with the London College war bird at the Cosmet Northampton on Tuesday. Mr D. J. Unatage presides. Diploma awards recognize several advanced and elementary levels in music and elocution with named students and honors listed.
The text outlines various suggested remedies for hiccough including distraction techniques such as counting aloud and holding breath. It mentions swallowing sugar dissolved in vinegar and other home remedies. details are garbled but indicate attempts to stop hiccough through simple, rapid actions.
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