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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
2
An old advertisement lists Frank Green & Co as the cheapest house north of Perth for groceries drapery ironmongery boots and shoes with a long catalog of商品 including teas tobacco and millinery plus various department items and seasonal offerings.
Having erected warehousing and commodious stores to show wool to best advantage farmers are urged to consign clips for appraisal. consignments including trial lots are handled to best advantage by our experts. storage charges await appraisal.
A corrupted report outlines the WC.T.U convened in Port with Australian delegates from August to September. It mentions demonstrations, a Town Hall gathering in Peerth, May processions, and a large turnout of White Riteners amid various local industrial and shipping notes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions people and places in a tense, unclear report. Names like Hearnacre, Tawkes Haitel, and Mount View Hotel surface amid garbled phrases about a council, a secretary, and a Red Cross context. Readable facts are minimal. the item reads as a damaged brief.
In Gerayston the Rifle Club posts no shooting this Saturday due to the lamented illness of Mr Dave Smyth. Details mention club notes, local roads, and a town hall concert fund event with Red Cross activities and varied community items.
In Perth on August 29 a defective gas heater in Dr Seed’s residence nearly killed his 12 year old son and the doctor. Both collapsed in the bathroom as fumes filled the room. Mrs Seed heard commotion, opened the door, and after artificial respiration the son and doctor survived the peril.
The Municipal Council discussed the Mabillity Stores Assortation, potential underwriter steps, and required public works funding. Mr G Aaron proposed a plan for market gardens, with proceeds to a fund. consideration of showing restraint on rates lingered. Sir JW Agsgins outlined a relief scheme and centeral committee input on the wool scheme, noting capacity to handle raw materials and future needs.
A gathering of Municipal Council members Traders Association and Chamber of Commerce met in Geraldton to press Mr A Gregory on wool appraisements and wartime trade. They warned that removing appraisements would strike a serious blow to the town and pressed for local control and relief measures.
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