17 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1940
Page
1
Dalgety and Company Limited in Geraldton advertises a farming property at Dindiloa to be sold by public auction. The notice outlines sale details and the auctioneer responsibilities under the firm name.
A historic note details a PERL driven effort to provide a positive ignition cutoff after crashes. The system would seal the ignition when an accident omen occurs, preventing fuel ignition and reducing fire risk for occupants.
A Geraldton council meeting heard of the hospital’s serious finances and the threat of closure. Mrs. Haxten Kan urged public support to keep the maternity facility open, noting patients from the district rely on it and that additional government aid was insufficient.
The article traces early British tank development from armored cars in 1914 to catapulted steel specialists, noting Swinton’s early experiments, the first tanks reaching France in 1918, and their pivotal role in major 1918 battles. It then notes the Australian Tank Corps forming in 1980, linked to the Australian Military Forces.
January gold production across Murchison districts includes substantial outputs from Peak Hi Lawlers 150802 Wilmna 35 Mack Range 20288182 Cue 8217.57 Meekatharra T4585 Dawn 2hrs Mr 1a Yulgoo 061. The figures show the January yield distribution among towns and mines in the region.
London reports Germany plans an unrestricted submarine campaign to cut cargo flows. Scandinavian shipowners pursue clarity with Berlin via Sweden Denmark and Norway officials. Germany to seek assurances on cargoes to neutral ports, else neutrals may halt shipments to Germany. The Telegraph notes Admiral von Teplitz linked to orders from Hitler.
The seventh appraisement under the Wool Regulations in Western Australia covers 25,000 bales, bringing the season total to about 180,000 bales. Payments will be due March 1st, next 25,000 bale appraisement to commence February 21, with district prices listed for wool from this area.
In Washington on February 15, bitter denunciations arose in both houses as Congress warned that German torpedoing of American ships could push the United States toward an extreme point short of war. Secretary of State Corte Hall announced orders for American ships to refuse entrance to certain waters.
The British report the meat ship Sultan Star torpedoed 240 miles southwest of Land's End while homeward from Argentina. Fifty-two crew survived, ten lost. Royal Navy claims four U boats sunk, including those that sank Gretafel and Delish Triumph, as part of a week of Allied successes.
Dalgety and Company Limited reports 7000 bales with top pastoral wool at 1s 1d. by Atkins Bros. Ltd. and Moss Murgoo Noel White. Prices across districts show wide variances led by Gabyon and Murchison listings. Elder Smith & Co. and others note high points of 18d and 19d in select lots.
On February 15 at Plymouth the Exeter battlescarred warship returned with the light cruisers Ajne and Achille after fighting the German pocket battleship Graf Spee. Aboard, cheers rose as the commander in chief and Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, acknowledged the homecoming with hats off and sirens signaling.
Messrs Galdbrough Mort. & Co. Ltd present a catalogue listing 5007 bales with principal lots from Murchison Districts and Meeka thares, Meektharra, Sherwood Station, Nicholls, Surramands, Tara, and related buyers M.A EL Nicholls Meeka thares TRWW and others. The listing cites various lot descriptions and prices in colonial shorthand.
A reader from New South Wales reports severe face pallor and nerve trouble for six years. After trying various treatments she found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits stronger nerves, better sleep, and renewed energy to the pills and urges others to try them.
Sunday services are posted for St Johns Presbyterian Wesley Church and Salvation Army. Morning and evening worships are led by different ministers with topics including What it means to follow Christ and What Gain What Pran. Sunday School meets in the morning with a kindergarten session. Harvest Festival at the Salvation Army Hall includes special music and continues Monday night with band items.
Two Mil Hill schoolboys from North London swam a mile through rough seas to reach companions cut off by the tide near St Bees Head Cumberland. They returned with help after scouting along the coast and guiding the boys to an easy ascent at Fleswick Tench. All were exhausted, sprayed, and chilled but unharmed.
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