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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
2
Geraldton pages report on theatre changes and cinema reschedules due to railway walkways, wartime campaigns, and school term notices. Local weather, accidents, and hospital updates appear with social events, fundraisers, and a Red Cross refreshment note amid war precautions and public meetings.
A tablegram from Frank, Letroy’s youngest aunt, reports he is safe and well and notes his service with the Brit armored Motor Corps. The message mentions his father’s election as Premier and offers congratulations. Further notices include Private C. H. Bon reporting wounded and a POW in Germany, with leg wounds. transfer of B. Tregurtha to Bridgetown and his Geraldton connections. and family movements including a brother’s service and return.
A northwestern Australian flood cripples traffic with Perth to Albany and Midland lines suspended. Structural washouts stretch for miles, including large breaches near Kojarena Northern Gully and Wangan Hills. Local communities endure inundation as trains face delays and uncertain resumption of service.
The Rev J G Jenkin led a Sunday service at the Town Hall marking the war’s anniversary. He praised sacrifices made, urged resolve for victory, warned against peace without triumph, and called for moral courage, national unity, and ongoing effort by all citizens. He noted the vast costs and praised the brave men at the front.
An Australian war correspondent describes soldiers marching toward Fresco in winter, detailing rough conditions, scarce supplies, and the Army’s influence on morale. The piece notes British infantry in French campaigns, frost, supply lines, and the gravity of winter service.
In Burnin quire Station, Pollo Court fined two bed hands Jaytes and West for breach of the Masters and Servants Act. West testified Organiser Acheson said he must quit union work and claimed a telegram from Mr Watts, AWCan secretary, could halt the company’s operations. Defendants ordered to pay £359 each or face distress or imprisonment on default.
A misspelled and garbled passage describes a gesture of appreciation and symbolic gifts at a club meeting. It notes the English Meadquarmee at the mar tee Teme Club and the delivery of gilt as part of an acknowledgment. The tone suggests mixed sentiment and confusion among readers.
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