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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1914
Page
2
Queensland Insurance Company Ltd acts as agent for the Australian company in arranging insurance coverage for plate glass public risks and live missile tones. It promotes lowest current rates with the Wonders Australian Depeche and Perth offices.
E C Bartlett Contractor advertises galvanised iron tanks and pipes, rivens and other building requisites. Located at 8 Briven, for the Owling Pnturance Acclivint, Pip and Marine, Shaowroan, on Banviugh Street, Ulmaldton.
Reading fragment notes a full moon on August 31 and mentions quarter phases around August 38, with references to August 1911 and astronomical data. The text is garbled, but centers on lunar phases, dates, and related observations.
For sale near Houtenut Siding and Tobie, 2 miles from Tem e, with 40 acres of fee simple land. Excellent condition, three padlocks, walls and verandahs, new house just built, one rope from Trout way. Squill deposit. balance 15 per week. Geraldton Land Investment & Building Co. Opposite Union Book. Geraldton.
Amateur mood persists as Frank Green and Co. Auctioneers advertise estate auctions across Geraldton. Shipping notices list vessels Gougon Towligy Richerdeon and Anderoo with sailing and port details from Garaldica to Premantia and Dechya.
The report details multiple shipping movements to and from Fremantle Geraldton Java Singapore and New South Wales ports with outbound and inbound waves and dates August 7 September 10 and 8. It references various vessels and routes, noting Fremantle Albany and Adelaide Melbourne Sydney passages and a consolidation of sailings over late summer into early autumn. It also mentions a Northampton charity ball, concert programs, railway pensions discussion, and community notices in a dense period-press page.
A fractured report describes a Geraldton Juniors football game with unclear scoring and multiple team mentions. It notes possible victories by teams labeled Ye Neh goats and MOONOONOYRA HASCERS, with amateur references to Ranger players and a chalked lineup. The article’s garbled text obscures exact outcomes and teams.
Saturday August 28 local general notes report lambs season shipments from Walkaway and Hirst ward, with Geraldton harbour plans and a rain summary. Various officials and speakers listed with forthcoming meetings and hotel venues in Wongarra, Mallway, and Dongarsa.
Fragmented readable text notes a hospital event at Kuselan Private Hospital with mentions of individuals such as J. bi Arosa and Mee frog. Included are garbled references to a patient or visitor, a nurse Aid He and a Stemurgan area, with unclear outcomes and a brief morning update on an apparent medical situation.
The Guardian lists parties connected to the tow stossrs matter including E Snell A Davies G Kovam G Laing JG Clarke Lok Marnereece Bowes Muilens and T faker and Co Yousame in readable fragments of the report.
Market report discusses August and state conditions with mentions of rain, prices, and livestock trends. Referenced sources include pastoral observers and European markets. The text notes pricing movements in wool and sheep and hints at upcoming seasonal dynamics.
Readable items describe North Flewantle fat stock market dynamics, wartime impact on trade and farming opportunities. It notes volunteers for expeditionary forces, shortages and retrenchment, hospital staffing tensions, social attitudes at courts, and ongoing Australian economic concerns with farming, industry, and elections anticipated in October. The piece mixes local market data with broader wartime social commentary.
Kalgoorlie hosts a bustling day with hurdles and sprint events. The Jumpers Plate Race sees Raypaon and Ratmain vying closely as Kingston’s Hampton Handicap and the Gnamballo Purse Final Handicap unfold over one and a quarter miles. Practical Opera Keng and Woot Park compete for top honors in the final legs, with odds and results clustered around a tight finish.
A telegram from London reports the German advance in Belgium continuing slowly as the British expeditionary force faces Belgium's capital. The message mentions severe night fighting, heavy battle and reported atrocities, with uncertainty over the British route to Brussels and ongoing German actions against civilians.
Unclear report from a damaged British tramp vessel after a collision with a German cruiser Leipabe Delt near San Eran. The German ship reportedly left the area with unknown outcomes for Games and other vessels.
Belgian forces retreated under pressure as German troops pressed forward near the front. Communication with command remained difficult, with reports indicating Belgian positions were pushed back and casualties possibly light to moderate.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local note about maintenance work in a Bayose town room bureau project with references to heavies and a gamma figure, suggesting a coded report or misread names. The text is unclear and lacks verifiable details for a full event summary.
Belgian forces engage near Lavden Amget after German troops attack with light armor. Retaliatory actions last about two hours as Belgian units attempt to repel advances and secure the area amid heavy artillery and smoke.
A fragmented obituary notes the death of Giuseppe Metchioree Sar to Pope Pius X in Veneta province on June 2, 181. It mentions his elderly age near 90 and references a long life shadowed by illness and a few lines about a local trader setting and farm life in Uriel. The text preserves nongraphic references to death and local trades without sensational detail.
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