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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
2
A promotional notice from Frank Green & Co touts stylish and fashionable drapery for all classes. It lists winter fabrics, shirts, ladies garments, undergarments, corsets, hosiery, hats, bags, and home textiles with numerous prices and descriptions, inviting customers to inspect the stock.
Auralia faces twin industrial troubles as workers protest amid energy shortages and production slowdowns. Officials urge calm while unions seek wage safeguards and safer working conditions. The mood remains tense as businesses assess supply chain impacts and potential government action.
Elite Supply Company advertises ladies drapers with tel 192 and a wide selection of clothing. Tailor made outfits in gaberdines tweeds and wool including coats shirts and underwear with prices listed for lisle and cotton garments and toilet requisites.
The piece argues for an Arbitration Court to settle employer employee disputes in Australia. It warns that strikes harm industrial harmony and cordial relations, urging education on the economic fallacy of strikes and appealing to the public, especially women, to temper strike fever.
In Coles Boulder area a new opposition leader is noted with MLA for Boulder taking a leading role. The report mentions changes among the Green players and upcoming events with visitors and scheduled activities.
A town fair featured fine exhibits from Mrs Gregory of Northam admired by crowds. Stalls offered Bajp ey and various attractions planned for this evening and tomorrow night. Health inspector Nathan reported infections, waste management issues, and drainage work, while coal shipments awaited payment terms. Theatre attractions included My Old Dutch and Behind the Scenes with Charlie Chaplin, and Margarin substitution was discussed at a household level.
Fragmentary OCR shows political figures and parties in Sydney area races. Mentions Mr Howroyd and Mr King O Malcolm death, various candidates like A Blakeley J West A Chapman W Webster M Barns Lamont, R Michale, R P Abbots, G D Ryrie, M Gosling, B Smith, J M Chanter. Shows unopposed entries and multiple party initials OL P L W.
A fragmented OCR record lists names and identifiers such as Sara, Sergeant, House of Representatives Brisbane, Finingson, Dr HL Jensen, GH Mackay, and various numbers. The text confirms no clear event, date, or outcome beyond entity mentions and scattered codes.
Fragmented wartime notes report Private Fred Collins of France died as winter set in, with a cold scene described and a message to his mother. A station master suffered a painful fall during an official trip amid records of police officers’ conference and a report of a field death in 1918.
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