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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
2
A compact report notes 5th Bemeaner Joe facing 4d Francee with Taytocs and Duthie in a tense bout on 9/6, details sketchy but event described as pivotal for both sides.
A fragment from a 1918 newspaper page lists items such as Ninons Laces L Corsets Washing Materials and Toilets as part of a shop display. It also includes community notices on Presbyterian worship Intercession services at Town Hall and Wesley Church and local weather and maritime mail updates.
A 1916 discussion critiques Royal Commissions as political theater while noting the ongoing agricultural inquiry. It outlines calls for a permanent nonpolitical Board of Inquiry, state-directed rural development, and broader support for agricultural industries, warning against hasty policy changes.
Mears Dalgety and Co. Limited report the second wool appraisal will start February 4 in Geraldton, with up to 4600 bales to be appraised. The Informational Agi forecasts the world wheat yield for 19 IT era to be about 6,?34000 cwty, noting uncertainties in production estimates and regional factors.
Brief notices report visits and health updates from Geraldton area residents. IL L Elliott is paying a brief visit to Geraldton. W A Cornish of Tallesang and Rosala Croate Howelal are mentioned amid scattered other personal items and hospital updates.
Betting notes list odds such as 20 to 1 and 7 to 1 for various turf events in West Australia. Mentions Rent Roll 713 and Second Class Plate with brief, fragmentary wagering details and unclear identifiers.
Geraldton Yacht Club race results list boats such as Ohio rook 69m and Groper yam 7 ra Ads 67 4x0, with The Cygous disqualified for mising away in the second round. Ongoing repairs delay the Geraldton boat air haw after repeated official inquiries. Faulty lanings bent cradle plates during haulage. government action may seek cost recovery from a firm, while boats await repairs or relocation to Fremantle at higher expense. Member for Geraldton Mr Wilcock may review the matter.
From Western Australia comes a reflective note on 1918, praising stable business and civic resilience amid global trouble. The piece highlights government orchard mismanagement at Brunswick Farm, rising public betting, fiscal surplus hints, and ongoing friction with Commonwealth authorities over sugar policies and mine explosives imports. It laments federal action on Kangaroo and urges prudent spending while foreseeing potential fare and freight increases.
John James Scully aged about sixty five was found dead beside the path outside Narrabah on December 28. An initial inquiry showed he appeared to be injured and lifeless with signs of exposure. Postmortem by Dr Hungerfold concluded death from heart failure aggravated by cold weather and prolonged exposure.
A fragmented Perth item cites rainfall totals for 188 and 1917 era, noting 46.73 and 45.64 inches in various areas and suggesting the weather’s impact on ordinary life. It mentions a new railway between East Perth and Bankstown, nearly finished, with locomotives to run from West Perth sheds to the new depot as tourists view the city.
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