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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
2
War era notes around Geraldton cover Allied recruitment, troop morale, and ministerial events. Reports mention renewed conscription drive, recruiting office meetings, and local prayers for strength. Also listed are school vacations, market prices, and civic notices alongside mining news and church services.
Mr K Maley MJAyan meets residents in Mullewa tracing local concerns including a road strip for stock movement from sale yards to trucking yards a proposed Government reserve for a racecourse and calls for an overhead bridge to the railway station plus a telegraph line to Geraldton.
The article notes a notable revival in British recruitment as World War I rages, with Australia highlighted as a positive feature for the Empire. It describes a German offensive aimed at Paris, met with stubborn Allied resistance, and signals the immense strain on Allied forces during the crisis.
Mail deadlines set for soldiers in Europe and the United Kingdom. Geraldton Mechanics Institute reports a librarian resignation, with position to be filled by secretary call. Salvation Army services listed for tomorrow with open air and Sunday School times. Gold yield for April reported at 83,421 ounces and £1,274 value. local fields follow. Children’s hacking cough advert notes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
A Perth case lists at the police court concerns a Osborne Park resident charged with selling beef as a steer carcass after delivering an alleged dressed carcase to the City Market. An inspector declared the body horse flesh, prompting the defendant Sut ton to prove it was a steer. The article notes harsh times and public concern over meat substitutes, plus community efforts like the Returned Soldiers’ Association, Red Cross appeal funding, and local charity drives amid wartime shortages.
Fragmentary telegrams from Perth dated May 3 report Mr Baxter stating the Federal government will not honor payments for the 90 id Wheat Pool and 3d for the McMert and 1917 18 pools. Payments depend on a banking council decision and may be adjusted at short intervals. Total near £920,000.
A Geraldton shipping services association meeting led by the mayor addressed urgent carriage by rail to move stock and ensure shipping facilities. They requested certification on return dates for Korealed and asked planning officials to consider port rates to relieve ongoing supply difficulties.
Mr Dave Duncan of Greenough has returned home after three weeks under care and shows improvement. Miss Logue recently returned from a southwest visit with Mr and Mrs Logue and Miss Mplic Lowe. The Autoustralia motor trip from Mr Logue’s home covered about 500 miles with enjoyable caves in Russellton district and river scenery.
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