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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
1
The Mines Department reports ore from several mines including Fre mantle Trading Co works and Narra Tarra Lead Mine. Totals show 1 119 tons of ore yielding 98 tons of metal valued at £2 843 and 2 688 tons of ore yielding 66 something tons of metal valued at £6 395. Wheal Ben area delivers 63 tons of ore.
An advertisement extols Najol as a gentle griping free remedy that preserves normal movements. It claims no distress from use and notes the internal lubricant avoids upsetting the system, making digestion unaffected. The text mentions pharmaceutical handling and New Jersey origin, urging storekeepers and chemists to stock it.
A wartime memoir follows a young man leaving civilian life to join the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He ferries letters, serves as tender to a submarine depot ship, and operates a racing hydroplane turned warcraft. The craft hunted submarines, dodging shells, delivering messages, and earning praise for perilous missions along the English coast and in Flanders.
An account from the Camerons describes a brutal trench conflict where Highlanders faced heavy German pressure. Soldiers climbed over barbed wire, suffered heavy losses, and held their line despite casualties and continual counterattacks. The narrative honors the Camerons for steadfast defense and heroism under fire.
A Canadian airman recalls returning from Ridge fighting near Vimy where Fritz’s defenses hid machine guns and emplacements. Rifle grenadiers landed bombs over entrenched positions as the battalion surged forward, ending intense resistance and pushing Fritz back past the guns.
A veteran recalls a brutal retreat under bombardment as roaches overwhelmed him and comrades. He describes crawling to a dug-out entrance, the fear, and the sight of four undamaged machine guns and crews killed by shrapnel. At the aid station a German medic tended wounded, while Canadian officers faced sullen Roche officers.
An Australian recounts trench fighting at Lagnicourt with German dugouts and captured uniforms. He recalls fire, wire barriers, and the Germans signaling surrender with white paper on sticks as Bowies and a Royal Engineers corporal describe captured positions and a portrait of the Kaiser.
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