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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
2
Local notes report Geraldton Ganglian and Box Contry entities in a race event description. Palmer, managing director, expresses delight over a seminar magnet spin as Brompes recounted in a May timeframe. Doors to a seven o clock session were noted.
An eclectic page lists various goods and services including stockings undergarments corsets washing materials and toilet requisites with a Tel 192 contact. It also mentions a wartime poster tale about Lord Kitchener and references multiple local notices on arrivals shipments and auctions as well as household goods and furniture offers from local merchants. The content includes a mix of advertisements, auction notes and community notices with names and places such as Geraldton Kimberley and Sydney.
An unveiling ceremony displays the Honour Board and portraits of brethren who died in the war. Members of Leta Vochabiles and Wihernians, with Salgnoanthvan and Ew, attend the event, offering condolences to grieving families. Wounded: Taylor and Boned noted among those honored. The Honour Board will be visible at the Guardian office window for a few days.
A man named Frank Viakov was stabbed at Mount Atag Ael on Tinieday 00s. He is charged with a stabbing still under investigation. Viakov had been remanded on a previous charge of wounding.
The Geraldton Aufle Club held a November competition with ten members attending after lunch. Weather disrupted the schedule and the event shifted to a Wilerncoa top 3 rifle match. Trigg and Rows clashed with Rows winning by three points, Jewell requests to present next Saturday, and Waters’ easy range performance led to second prize for Ban Syener.
Two Australian men recount their escape from a German camp and describe life under different food parcel systems. They claim food parcels arrived regularly under the old system, but under the new system parcels were scarce. They say civilians suffer, while military provide better care. They describe locations and relief attempts in German camps and mention health and transport conditions.
Me J J Holmes and H K Maley MLA with Quarter Master Sergeant Forstat toured Nabawah and Northampton districts to drum up backing for government proposals. They spoke with miners and mapners, collected promises, and formed a committee to carry the campaign forward. A Sunday meeting drew a large audience and thanks were given to speakers.
A worn letter describes a man choosing death over returning to Germany amid coercion. The note accompanies a crime scene in Verona where a poisoning killed the man and left his wife recovering. a police officer testified and the suspect was taken into custody.
The discussion centers on a referendum question for October 26 and wartime policy. Speakers defend voluntary service, recount enlistment and casualty figures, and warn against voter manipulation or misrepresentation of government proposals. References to age, Pearce, and New South Wales figures appear amid broader claims on military strength and recruitment outcomes.
A heated exchange questions loyalty allegations against Australian soldiers and critiques government policies on conscription, recruitment, and repatriation. Speakers attacked statements by Mr Hughes while defending voluntary service and condemning wartime propaganda and profiteering.
A fragmented report notes a meeting of the Soldiers' Association at Perth where the government pink proposals were carried by 145 votes to 4. The account claims no minority at Kalgoorlie and mentions Farrington Gupta Obie General? as figures.
A fragmented report notes a hearing on charges related to a Brisbane referendum. Key figures include Captain Wood and Mr Ryne with debates over prosecution. The text is garbled but suggests authorities and witnesses such as Charles Cross and Xe Groow discussing government actions.
Fragmentary OCR describes wheat varieties and crossbreeding hints with odd spellings. Mentions names like Vryvinph Swragolla Prwvee and cross with Volga. Also references barley and federation themes. Overall appears as garbled agricultural notes with political overtones.
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