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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
2
Promoters announce a dance event at the Walkaway tail in Shop Night on September 27 with supper and refreshments. Gents studies list 14 Knit Mrs. Thos Palling thanking attendees and offering tokens and messages from Brandy Private Propk Riley and company for the initial event.
The Adelaide Steamship Company reports vessel movements including Dimboola sailing Fremantle for eastern states on Saturday at noon. Allihga Morialta Paringa Rupara run weekly Melbourne to Cairns via Sydney Brisbane Mackay Dover Townsville. Burns Philp and Co shipping agents note further movements with Karmal Fremantle departure and other arrivals. Repeater sails Fremantle for Macon Strait, Permantle for Hasty, and other near term sailings are listed.
Local and Genere: AL Bubtic Rench voter Madie Lefroy offers a prize of 30s for the lost farm gate shown at the Moora Show and urges entrants to suspend gates on holdings to prevent nudging. The note also mentions a medal for Lefroy to be inscribed by travelers. The piece then shifts to a Separation Allowance update for Australian Imperial Forces dependants in Australia and New Zealand. From October 1, 1916, daily rates increase to 10s 4d, with specific amounts for wives and each child under 16. Wheat Dividend news follows, noting a proposed per bushel rise for wheat pool beneficiaries in various states, with distributions to occur in late October. The report ends with a brief line about two prospectors in Kalgoorlie making a find at abandoned workings.
Police recovered a large consignment from two chaffhags found in a loft in Universal Providers Loft. Items included a teapot a jug a clock a knife fork and a full varving set. The haul appears to be the proceeds of robbery and is now at Kalgoorlie detective office for inspection or identification.
Reader notes unreadable OCR fragment mentioning Wolfe’s Schnarps with distorted text. No clear names, places, dates, or events readable. Unable to determine a coherent news item or summary from the fragment provided.
An old timey ad describes Zam Buk as a remedy for skin sores and injuries aboard a ship. It touts fast healing and soothing properties with claims of complete cures and lists numerous ailments it supposedly treats. Also includes a children’s chorus line about school and a note on Wolfe's Schnapps.
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