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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
4
Weights for major WA races at the Christmas meeting include Empyrean and Deaf People among the contenders. Notes mention deafness relief and newly covered horses as contenders, with details obfuscated by OCR errors.
Grace Emmett narrates a tense sequence in which Amy Wattleson and George Ellington flee New York for Philadelphia aboard a ferry and train, pursued by police after Ellington is named a murder suspect. Detectives close in as the couple reaches the city’s outskirts, with the father’s heartbreak and vows echoing amid the chase.
A Scottish man in London writes a marriage proposal to a woman in Aberdeenshire. He anxiously waits for her reply, calls all day, and finally receives her affirmative voice from afar. A friend notes the delays and wonders about the wisdom of marrying someone who keeps him waiting for an answer.
A Federal proclamation outlines referndum plans and conscription terms. It states five key guarantees: power usage limited to war period, monthly reinforcement cap of 7000 volunteers, fixed division numbers, exemption for married men, and only the required number called if more are needed. It emphasizes Australia and the Empire rallying with Britain.
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