23 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1918
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists names and terms in a disjointed office directory. References include George Tertent Terh and Mwbeares with scattered phrases about trade, quotations, and ad rates. Text is incomplete. no coherent event or clear actions emerge.
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Acceptances list for a Monday meeting at Belmont Park West Australia includes Five furlong and one mile events with horses such as Fijntimgne hoobah Muralando Kwoyany Polais Wendy Ettie Kirk Lady Homans Pardona Witky Dua Tulach Ard Grush Duke Uaryn Lord Welbeck Vanjtys Mirab Belgian Consort Heart of Oak Duras Tutu, plus details of races named FINS CLASS PLATE and CHARITY HANDICAP. Other horses include Merle, Drury Lane, Yalgar, Swan Queen, Geavitis, Sandiuse, and Liberator Rotary. Starting times noted as 2.15.
Wy'd and romantye recount the Bel fish armoured car squadrons' return to London under Commander Locker-Lampson after long campaigns in Russia and Archangel. They raced from Selgious to Russia with supplies, faced polar waters and frost, endured weeks of weather, and rode through mountains and dust to Tifis Crimea, earning banquets and cheers in Russian towns.
Fragmented OCR describes Russian forces pushing the Galan front into retreat after intense fighting and bridge destruction. Significant casualties, large artillery bombardment, and a large portion of forces reportedly surrounded or captured over a five day period.
An affidavit by Fight Lieutenant Guy A Duncan Smith, RNAS, recounts how a German cruiser and a coal laden vessel were involved in wartime events. The wireless operator describes how attempts to isolate and intercept messages failed, a German operator was reassigned, and the Leipzig story connected to figures aboard the San Francisco coast. The tale ends with the ship being captured off the Far Tylands.
Article surveys vast Queensland fossil beds along the Folders River and Gulf country. It notes immense extinct fauna, potential coal and iron ore seams, and possible pasture lands, arguing the region holds more resource promise than other Australian areas.
A fragmentary note indicates Mr Mtcon was told the works would take 16 months from then to complete with efforts to shorten this, and a payment of 156 160 was planned. The record hints at ongoing undertakings and concerns from those later engaged about progress and causation.
Overwork and worry are linked to kidney strain and health decline. A testimonial from Fremantle and Mrs White describe relief after using Dean's Backache Kidney Pills. They claim complete curing of backache and kidney pain, with lasting benefit and improved general health after five years.
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