22 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
1
The Palire Velatque editors publish from Brussels claiming German authorities sentence a prisoner to long terms. They challenge Germany’s claim of deporting unemployed Belgians. News recounts a sudden disturbance near a train track with casualties and arrests.
Tamron Nov 19 reports a New Zealand sailor scarce overboard during a New World voyage as a ship at 15 knots in calm seas. a comrade dives after him but is saved by a swift colleague. The steamer halts, a lifeboat lowers, and both sailors are rescued within an hour. King adorns two valor awards, a Military Cross to Tack and a Victoria Cross to Private William Duckson. The rest discusses Allied plans, Berlin’s stance, and mutinous rumors about postwar rehabilitations and food production, with War-time legalities, aviation patrols, and muttered prophecies about neutrality shifts and economic schemes.
Fragmentary wartime memoir describes a sniper’s gaze and movements under shelling, noting careful observations of targets, concealment, and movements of both Allied and German forces. The narrator references Hankin, Marikin, and a Volunteer guide, detailing trenches, cover, and the tense moment of an enemy sighting.
A revised mail time table dated November 1916 notes adjusted departure and arrival times for routes, reflecting schedule changes. It lists post office points, specific trains, and service windows impacting daily correspondence and parcel delivery.
Calculations listed for Geraldton and Meekatharra areas include sunrise and sunset times. The document references multiple proprietors, schools, farms, and towns such as Geraldton Maynard Thompson Shields Bros Forrester Bros Riowlyn Farm Chapman Farm Mt Naraling Sandstone and Meekatharra with varied daily time entries across weekdays and weekends.
Fragmentary notes describe first quarter moon phases and references to Bhim and 18th mood cues. Vague symbols imply a calendar or almanac style record of celestial events and mood indicators without full context or dates.
A London Directory annual edition lists English manufacturers and export merchants with shipped goods and sailing routes. It highlights provincial trade notices and includes options to advertise. Orders paid by post send the current edition via freight prepaid.
European Agency advertises prompt execution at low cash prices for British and Continental goods. It lists books, footwear, hardware, cycles, machinery, jewelry, drapery, millinery, and more with special discounts on demand. Also promotes rapid progress ambulators and perambulators with various shapes for trains and trams.
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