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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
2
A shooting accident near Maylands involved a rider Coles whose horse was hit by a stray missile, deflected by iron and tearing his pouch. No injuries occurred and newspapers label the event a mystery though it highlights dangers of long range rifles in public areas and calls for stricter Sun Act enforcement.
Rural and Genera) l Soldiers' Mail-Mails for soldiers in Egypt will close at Geraldton at 5 am Thursday October 1st for fes seh via Albany. Submarine Mine-Fields report 40 times larger than 1940s, with daily sea swept around 100 square miles and only three casualties in a heavily trafficked area. A missing man case from Cottesloe ends with Goldwyer found in bush, wrapped in a blanket. Butter factory struck by lightning destroys the Nanariz butter factory. Athletic programme details for First Hours' Day include multiple boys and girls events with winners listed. Auction sale of furniture announced for Mey S. 11, Holaman. Metropolitan Stock Market notes cattle prices and upcoming sales. Plain and Fancy Dress Ball at Town Hall to aid Returned Soldiers’ Institute, with prizes and entertainment. Vimy Rifles events, civic parades, and social notes fill out the local scene. An auction and social season wrap with community-minded appeals and notices.
Mrs Price of Geraldton Fremantle received word her son Private W Modice was killed in action on October 15. He was twenty one and a half, a grieving mother receives sympathy from many. Also reported: Mr Emmet Michael Gill of Pindar died in Perth on Monday. Funeral held at Catholic cemetery Barrakatts yesterday afternoon.
Lance Corporal Carroll, first Goldfields V C, arrived Kalgoorlie to a huge reception. The crowd cheered as officials including the Mayor and State Commandant greeted him at the station. He was paraded to the Town Hall where a public welcome was held and the crowd sang the National Anthem. Carroll earned the Victoria Cross for charging a trench bayoneting four Germans and rescuing a comrade, then single handedly attacking a machine gun nest, killing three gunners and capturing the weapon. Born in Brisbane in 1898, he later lived at Dummybrook and Yarloop before settling at Kurrawang, where his family still resides.
Controversy brews in Germany over use of tin as cattle fodder substitute. Farmers see fodder value while officials decree tin may be used only as a substitute for cotton. The decree restricts its agricultural use amid debates on supply and fabric production.
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