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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
2
Obituary fragment honors Katherine Taylor with a May date and notes family tributes. The text mentions a memorial tone, a son in law, and a family who remember her, but many words are garbled.
The town of Geraldton seeks government action to fund harbour improvements, railway programs, and jetty facilities. Local authorities urge a direct approach to ministers to expedite widening Thornhill Street and related projects amid growing trade.
The cargo ship 3000 tons with Captain James Rodger will sail to Fremantle in May as a special passenger and freight service to Nor-West Ports. The vessel features high class cuisine and a large refrigerator for the voyage. Fares listed: Geraldton to Fremantle £1 16s single, return for steerage £18. passages to North-West ports at reduced rates via Frank Green and Co. agents, Marine Terrace.
Dalgety and Co shipping agents issue notices listing several steamers with departure plans around mid May. Vessels such as Minderoo, Gorgon, Zealgana Waters, and others are slated to sail from Fremantle, Geraldton, and Port destinations to places including Singapore, Java, Miriams, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, with dates in May and early June.
Local boards nominate candidates for Greenough Ward and plan meetings on May 7. Dongarra Methodist Church adjusts services with CH Hammer as secretary. Wigmore agency expands farm equipment stock. Irwin School Board welcomes Rev. Hammer as member and secretary. Geraldton Football Association reports transfers, rule changes, and upcoming matches at Shamrock Hotel. First vessel Howard Smith arrives. cycling races debated with limited entries. delays extend nomination period. Community notices include railway estate petition, plant sales, Presbyterian Sunday School prizes, and local theater promotions. Additional notes cover mine output at Fenian mine, government discussions on Northern Territory labor, and local racing deaths.
Police raided Wan King's premises finding about a dozen men gambling at two tables. Several were arrested and bailed, with large sums and gambling materials seized. Wan King and Andrew Fong were fined after pleading guilty along with other defendants for being on the premises for gaming.
The Premier the Hon. J. Sealdan may return home soon. The Duchess of Connaught faces a more serious condition after a second major operation on Tuesday. Sir F. B. Critch, manager of the Geraldton Express Co., is ill with a neck carbuncle after two procedures, but shows progress.
The Tart Guardian Society discusses betting reform and the fight against dishonest bookmakers and tipsters. Lord Durham and Lord Newton engage on eliminating inducements while defending honest bookmakers and urging responsible betting practices. The exchange covers House of Lords debate and attitudes toward the Betting Inducements Bill.
A chaotic feed reports a Titanic disaster reprise, unrest in Hanoi, and clashes in Hyde Park as world events unfold. It notes trials, arrests, and casualties across Europe and Australia, including a Marconi contract probe and a wave of robberies in Sydney.
A Paris newspaper reports a quarrel between the State Department and ex-President Fallieres over poultry kept at the official residence. Mme Fallieres asserts her birds multiplied. the department seeks to keep poultry claims fixed at Rambouillet and Meusserv.
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