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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary ad announces new goods including oak dinettes and bedroom suites, cane furniture, bedding and prams. Mentions agents Baker and Moore, cash buying for households and bicycles, inviting orders and consultations, but text is garbled and incomplete.
The Geraldton district launches a June drive to raise 2000 towards the Triangle Appeal’s 222,000 target. Organisers hope Western Australia will contribute quotas to aid the Yalea effort, sustaining activities at home and abroad. Previous fund drives, like Trenely Homforts Pint and Red Cross, show strong local support and steady progress despite initial slow responses.
Geraldton and district appeals in six weeks to raise funds for war work. The YMCA described as a living, proactive force aiding soldiers with huts, coffee, and comfort services near the firing line. Critics blamed for limited understanding, but supporters stress measurable benefits and morale. The local committee hopes readers endorse a modest funding target without inflating costs.
A period piece item lists local English mail arrivals to Perth and Geraldton, Salvation Army services with speakers on Adventism and Revelation, mission notes, weather and market lambe prices, and community updates. It mentions a church venue, a gunshield souvenir window, aboriginal schoolboy, a kangaroo shooter fined, and open air recruiting with local staff and medical fitness notes.
Deraldton Public Buildings tender by Messrs Jenner and Halner approved for re roofing. Novelty Mosleaps shows from Mr E Sutll a sample of novelty pours with Geraldton views. A social dance by Trench Comforts Band held at Town Hall despite bad weather. Mrs A Ferrice, Seaford Street, new secretary of the Fund. contact via telephone 99. Market notes list stallholders and produce prices for vegetables and fruit.
The balance sheet lists income from Popular Girl and bazaar totaling £ 219 5s 0d and disbursements to Bazsar expenses £ 10 6 4 and multiple funds: Geraldton Patriotic Fund £ 30, Red Cross Fund £ 50, Trench Comforts Fund £ 50, Naval Comforts £ 15, Returned Soldiers Association £ 5, Croix Kone Fund £ 55, Foal payment £ 46, and other totals, summing to £ 251 15s 8d.
Special lines feature large sized best quality Bugs at 25 shillings, warm white cotton blankets at six, woollen blankets in all qualities and prices for single and double beds, flannel fabrics from one shilling a yard, tip-top towels from one shilling three pence, and winter suits from two to three guineas. Domestic and traveling goods advertised with a cash order system.
The North Branch renews leadership with William reelected vice-chairman and new committee members named. The annual report covers year to May 1918, noting a local Corp. review and a July conference due to interest gaps. Despite weather and the grain elevator debate, members stress unity, cooperation, and a push for sustained rural prosperity amid looming postwar challenges.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Woods and a failed move or action tied to care, with unclear objects described as oemed cuds mover. The readable text suggests a local or court-like note about an attempt that did not succeed, though details are fragmentary.
Perth notes strong public interest in a meeting next Tuesday with remarks by Mr Tudor and Mr Ryse as they address Labour concerns on war policy. The piece also surveys agricultural reports by commissioners, land use prospects, and local civic matters including new pest inspectors and court cases highlighting advertising and dental disputes alongside Mundaring Weir’s flood conditions.
Mr A Ball has fully recovered after a serious accident while sailing aboard Mealred mee. Distinctions awarded include a Distinguished Service Order for Major Buchnai and notes of service for Geraldton figures. Private O A Kent of the 38th Battalion killed in action in France on Ist. Private Edward Jt and Private Walter H Harper noted in updates.
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