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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
2
Barns Pulp and Co reports steamers movements with Kurnalpi due for Geraldton and Carnarvon around Tuesday the 10th leaving Geraldton Thursday. Dimboola sails Fremantle for the Eastern States about Wednesday the 35th inst.
Acknowledgments from multiple families for kindness and support following the death of a father and husband. Recognizes Mr H J Forrester, Mr and Mrs O'Brien, Mr and Mrs H Smith, Mrs R B Kissack, and others for sympathy, floral tributes, and assistance during their loss. Special thanks to Mr R J Forrester and Mr O'Brien for unlimited aid and comfort.
The Post Office Department now insists on a minimum postage of 2d on all letters received at railway sidings by guards for inclusion with loose mail matter. The extra penny is called a late letter fee, provoking irony where post offices are scarce. Isekat, an important centre, faced closure of its Post Office years ago for economy. Residents no longer complained, accepting loss of conveniences while hoping to dispatch correspondence at the lower postage rate via guards at the siding.
Reported in the Commonwealth Government Gazette the new postal charges threaten settlers who must pay higher rates to connect with Geraldton firms while Perth and London correspondents pay only a penny. Critics call the move unjust and vow to seek cancellation, arguing it burdens rural communities and penalizes self reliance. A Dalgety sale of Dirk Hartog sheep is listed for Northampton Show Grounds on Wednesday the 25th with a special Geraldton train, and a Bay Box Demonstration at Morjeps shows ongoing show-related activities. The piece also notes unregistered brand enforcement and other local notices including a Pink Follies charity vaudeville in the Geraldton Soldiers' Institute.
A local constable’s advice to sleep it off was ignored by a drunk man who, after claiming lockup would help, was sent to gaol for seven days after the magistrate noted him orderly and untroubling. Also reported is omission corrections for funeral tributes and a death notice for John Beswick, an old Geraldton resident.
Molmamnan Bros Be 4 Freeman offer a ten day clearance featuring Mercery Shirts T-Shirts and fittings at reduced prices. Customers can expect bargains on decorative and essential items as stock is reduced for the sale period.
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Fragmentary OCR mentions several proper names and entities but lacks coherent events. It presents a jumble of individuals and groups such as Gen Laeg, Be Snell, Geo and Resemond Co alongside other terms. No clear action, date, or place emerges from the readable content.
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