Australia mobilizes sports curbs amid manpower demand
The Prime Minister outlined recruiting shortages with only seven thousand monthly reinforcements needed. He urged medically fit men to answer the call to defend the Empire as Australia eyes full battalion strength. The speech hints at restrictions on housing and sports, noting war-time curbs yet travel and leisure have largely continued as before.
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Don Khaki
Empire
Australia
Suf Keigat
Commonwealth
Marriel
Hughes
Fragmentary note hints at sports and events planned
A partial excerpt notes possible tackling of horse racing trotting boxing and senior football related to Australia and related events. It mentions control by unspecified parties and companies may not have answered fully.
Geraldton Implements Public Health Meat Inspection Deal
Geraldton Municipal Council and Public Health Department finalize a meat inspection arrangement. The official will be full time, paid £ per year with half funded by the Council, plus £26 forage allowance from the Department. The current inspector Nath an is to be replaced. a successor will be advertised. Also notices of church services, baptisms, and police transfers in the Northern Police District.
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Fisraldion Mest
Geraldton
Public Health Department
Nathan
Police
Victorian Rail Revenue Falls Amid Boisterous Weather
The Vickman Railway shows revenue fluctuations with a high near 400,000 pounds then drops to 22 94 and fell further to 29,760 then 29,649 as boisterous weather brings heavy showers. Local events include a Batbra-Thuy boat expected at Geraldton by 3 pm tomorrow, a Presbyterian sermon by Rev F Cameron on Isaiah and Hebrew life views, and a Gunner presentation meeting at Free Mason's Hotel Monday evening.
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Isaiah
More
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Gunner
Ebdertabel
State politics in Western Australia names re election bids
The first meeting of the Coalition Cabinet discussed allotment of ministries. Meswa Scaddan and Gardiner will seek re election before their constituents in the constitutional manner.
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Perth
Aternoom
Lefroy
Meswa Scaddan
Gardiner
The Loss of the Mongolia Sinks After Mine Strike near Bombay
Official dispatch says the PLMS Mongolia hit a mine near Bombay on Saturday and sank. Passengers and crew reached Bombay. mail loss reported. Notable passengers include Justice Rooth and multiple named officers and clergy who landed at Bombay. Built in 1903 for the P and O line, the Mongolia was a popular vessel.
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Bombay
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Paasenfort
Booth
N Rodgers
A Brewer
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Masterton
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Additon
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J. Collins
Sleemac
B.D. McAnderson
Holder
P. And'o. Co
Aing
Geraldton Recruiting Drive Aims to Form Volunteer Serbian Unit
Geraldton reports a plan to form an Australia based unit of Yugoslav volunteers to reinforce the Serbian army. Most volunteers aged 18 to 45 must be medically fit. Pay includes 1 franc daily for Serbian rate, with various daily rates for ranks and allowances paid to dependants until service ends or volunteer returns to Australia.
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Australia
FIT AND UNFIT Rowing Rejections Amid List of Names
A fragmented report lists individuals including John Regan and George Jame as rejected in a rowing context alongside names such as Adam Cleaver Duffield Albert John Bishop Albert Seawettere Arthur Jeonins with unclear details about the event or reasons. The piece appears to be a partial OCR capture from a local newspaper.
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George Jame
Aes
Adam Cleaver Duffield
Baddera
Albert John Bishop
Albert Seawettere
Arthur Jeonins
Geraldton News Roundup of Local Notices and War Casualties
A Geraldton column reports on local happenings including a social event hosted by Mr Kelly at Christ Church, Archbishop Riley’s and Inspector Holmes’s movements, and Sergeant Major Parsons transfer. The 316th casualty list lists Northern district soldiers wounded in France, among them Private Hutchinson and Lance Corporal Marshall. Corporal Maxwell of the Midlands Advertiser writes from Lusin Hospital Aachen noting arm stiffness and reading Pickwick Papers as recovery proceeds.
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Boa
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Anteen
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Nor'-West
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France
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Reuben Carter
Three Springs
Porcy Gerald Hutchinson
Geraldton
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Dangarra
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Charles Augustus Sinc Banbury
Prime Minister urges higher Australian military recruitments
In a Sydney June 29 statement Mr Hughes calls for boosting active service reinforcements. He notes 140000 single and 280000 married men aged 18 to 44, with 4750 monthly recruits last six months and 4500 in May, urging stricter sport restrictions to aid recruitment and promising swift repatriation legislation. He authorizes defence ministry to convene state sport control conferences for input.
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Sydney
Mr Hughes
Commonwealth
Premier's Cabinet Move Signals Shifting Political Talks
Premier Wilson says he has forwarded his resignation to the Governor and urged Lefroy's appointment as a potential new ministry forms. Nationalists meet today to choose ministers while Labour party backing hints at an elective ministry and possible dual-party capture of power.
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