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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1918
Page
2
After erecting new and commodious stores the Aberdeen White Star invites both squatters and farmers to consign wool for appraisal. Wool is handled to best advantage by experts with no storage charges while awaiting appraisement.
An OCR fragment from a Geraldton page describes events and ads including furniture auctions, rainfalls for seventy two hours, a party and dance at the Railway Institute, a fund drive and a kart show. It mentions local clubs, competitions, and community notices with scattered names and places in a late 19th or early 20th century Australian locale.
The Unity 98 club forms a lead for a clay pigeon shoot at Gorre Pond with events at the Arc on Saturday at 2 PM over 300 and 600 yard ranges. Prizes are War Savings Stamps valued at 20s and 10s, counting toward the Lester and Trigg Cups for the year.
From Our Own Correspondent reports a funeral service for the late Mrs Sire Bary in Geraldton. The procession moved from Deraidtan to Holy Trinity Church and then to the Church of England cemetery amid solemn prayers and many mourners. A memorial service closed the observance with a sermon by the rector.
The town shows widespread illness with doctors noting influenza like symptoms. Reports from visitors and outback stations describe many cases across Madger Noongat and nearby areas. News mentions affected families, scattered outbreaks, and public concern amid scarce rain and strained supplies.
The piece outlines the American labour movement’s war and peace programme. It stresses no strikes during war, equal pay for equal work, eight hour days where law permits, and protections for sanitary conditions, housing, and equitable price controls. It endorses democracy in industry and a League of Nations framework for lasting peace.
The fragment notes that JHE Gudia may be obtained from the follow through on an unspecified process. The text provides minimal context, with no clear dates places organizations or additional names to identify further facts.
A crowded meeting in the Council Chambers welcomed Presbyterian Moderator Rev Alex Crow. The Perth archbishop Dr Chine could not attend. The mayor and council expressed warm hospitality as the church official outlined plans for community welfare and regional development in Western Australia.
Fragmented notes describe a local scene with names and places such as Nu vthan and Joeatanette tele ward. The text mentions Miss Meredith, Sasendag, and a public event tied to a factory area with references to Mish and naval figures.
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