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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1918
Page
4
A government appeal urges citizens to back the Seventh War Loan with 5 percent interest for five years. Statements praise home cooperation, note tax exemptions on bonds, and explain conversion and investment options while stressing national unity and ongoing sacrifice to ensure Allied victory.
Legislative Council hears H Carson speak on September 5 addressing returned soldiers and prospecting federation work. He urges government to approach idle copper iron ore graphite and other base metals properties long locked up to stimulate employment and reserve resources.
Mr Hickey argues for government support to establish smelting works at Geraldton to develop the district’s mining potential. He cites the Surprise mine and other lodes, notes high ore value, and calls for inquiry before backing a plant costing around £17,000, with previous subsidies to Fremantle smelters totaling about £26,900.
Mr Carson criticizes past harbor projects at Geraldton noting a £10,000 viaduct built under a Labor government is largely useless. He argues the jetty end should have been strengthened to aid shipping, dredging, and potential railway expansions for improved port operations.
A regional opinion argues that rising treatment costs at Narra Tarra and Badilera, not material or wage increases, press small miners and prospector owners in Northampton and Grutline districts. The piece notes potential mine closures at Kesnramby Smelting and Traving Co and urges government action before Geraldton expansion lowers local prospects. A Geraldton market update reports a lighter sale and a special Thursday cattle sale.
An odd 19th century remedy touted as Kay's Linserd Compound claims to ease coughs and colds for older adults though no proven efficacy is stated. The snippet notes the product name and its intended use with uncertain quality.
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