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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
1
Moyearee Jestursay, am Wongan Hills INWARD Mails. Walkaway Line Tue isy and brilay ned Perth Lins Oue Ling Mookatharre Northampton.
The article details vast wartime profits by shipping and coal firms, noting 4000 munition related firms earning excess profits. It cites shipowners making fortunes with high charters, old vessels resold at premium, and coal suppliers boosting prices. Glasgow and London figures illustrate dramatic gains, with specific profit amounts and tax implications under wartime policy.
The piece catalogs remarkable women explorers, detailing Miss Mary Kingsrey, Lady Baker, Mrs Jann Muir, Mrs Bishop, Lady Florence Dish, Miss Gordon Cumming, Mrs Bullock Workman and Theodora Henk. It notes their daring journeys from Africa to Asia and the Pacific, their roles in imperial knowledge, and their impact on colonial expansion and geopolitical events.
An OCR fragment hints at temperance themes and saloon culture with garbled phrases about rites, moderation, and a foundation or form. It mentions Kings, Somes, and Vadhaaa, but the readable facts are sparse and unresolved.
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