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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
2
A saturated sale listing vast fabric remnants and garments with prices in shillings and pence. Includes dress ginghams, voiles, crepes, nets, laces, curtains, couts, suits, skirts, blouses, jackets, hats, and boys wear. Notable items feature double-width materials, yarns, and ready-made outfits across sexes and ages.
Geraldton items report a failed shareholders meeting over a penal clause on pig and dairy produce, with no quorum. Met stock market yarding shows 5500 sheep at Midland auction, prices dipping. Council discusses High School site changes and a road repair request near Shenton Street. Victoria District Turf Club train schedules and public attendance urged. Kaiser abdication rumors cited with Hindenburg involvement. Art Union draw planned at Kings Theatre. Geraldton Rifle Club meet at 300 yards. News of returned soldiers Keeley brothers and Lt Thomas highlights.
William Humphries a 54 year old teamster died at Meesatbarra Hospital last Tuesday. He was well known in the Murchison district. At the council meeting a proposal from the Geraldton Aquatic Sports Committee urged seats and swings along the foreshore to beautify the beach for Christmas and summer, with shelter adjoining the esplanade jetty and other amenities. The movement aimed to provide quick improvements and removable installations before rough winter weather.
One of the best attended meetings of the association was held last night in the Institute. Major Kidd chaired. Officers and committee were elected including Hepburn as vice chairman Colson treasurer and a broad general committee. Repatriation vacancies to be filled by returned men. Donations of furniture items acknowledged. Tl. BR. Matthews Secretary.
Warrant Officer WJ Keeley, formerly of Geraldton, joined the local Recruiting Office duties. He is a Kalanning native, son of Aran Mra John Keetty of Katanning, who once lived in Geraldton. Keeley enlisted and served at Gallipoli, arriving two months after the landing, then served 19 months in France and advanced to sergeant before evacuation.
A fragmented verse dated November 1 1918 speaks of a dawn of peace after World War I. It recalls the orphaned, maimed, and fallen, urging God to be with those left behind and to bring comfort beyond the grave. The piece invokes divine mercy and remembrance as the war ends.
An advertisement asserts pimples and eruptions among schoolgirls stem from indigestion and anaemia. It promotes De Willems' Pink Pills as a safe, iron-rich remedy to build blood, restore appetite, and boost energy, claiming a health overhaul for growing girls. A book on blood diseases is offered, with price details for pills and a Sydney address.
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