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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show a 1914 full moon reference and shipping fare details. Mentions Darwin, intermediate ports, and a steamship service with single and return fares around £4 16s, plus passage rates between Western ports and Fremantle.
A 1914 report notes likely Labour gains in Western Australia with majorities in several districts. Liberal candidates, including Mr Ruteler, face close opposition from Labour and a strong showing for Mr Veane in the Legislative Assembly race. Local electors show uneven support as counts continue.
Salvation Army marchers to be bonded at Ratvatton Army Hall by Adjutant Griffiths at 7 am and 7 30 pm. Geraldton Traders Association discusses water cart timing and dust nuisance. Esplanade jetty site. options include Flagstaff Hill. South African guns placement debated. council to decide. Harbour schemes show carnival aims and wharf accommodation plans for rail link. municipal discussions on street and motor car stands continue.
Partial readable text shows a financial or corporate reference with garbled names. No clear events or dates emerge. The fragment mentions a company or firm and likely a regional or product context without identifiable individuals or actions.
Promantle is listed with calls to North West Ports, Hove, and Singapore. Fremmus equipment noted for Fremmus. Captain Dagietst of UHAMON and Captain Kichanbou are referenced along with September and October sailing segments. Carnarvon appears as a port in the fragment.
Movements of steamers and plows reported by Dalgety line. Parov leaves Fremantle for Gur alang and Singapores on or about Sept. Charon leaves Fremantle for Geraldton and west ports. Yealaudia sails for Albany Fremantle. Meth vessel stock levels mentioned with aim to reduce stocks.
The passage outlines a Labour Ministry transition with Finker formally taking over and a new cabinet expected to govern a working majority. It notes Labour's aims toward reform while avoiding major conflicts, and mentions ongoing debates over policy and imperial welfare in Australia.
Unclear OCR compiles a patchwork of community items. Mentions church services and sermons, intercession meetings, Sunday School, choir and music, war time dates, school crop reports, funeral notices, election talk, and local governance remarks. Names of figures and institutions scattered, with dates and places implied but not consistently legible.
The Perth public hospital report confirms Arthur Brown is dead after a fatal shooting in Maylands on the night of September 11. Police pursue inquiries amid theories of a mistaken target and possible motive, with the case proving difficult to solve.
Seraldtea Ceickat Associati report the Gere ton Cricket Association annual meeting last night at the Victoria Bates. A. McDonald preached. Dinew Sit Ing sold the rn Tt to the Association. The event aims to foster the game among the second boys and to hold the opening watch on Sunday between the Marea and Gerakiton tutes.
The Mercantile Club meeting elected the Gee Serene Vile Cricket Club officers for the coming year. President G Kelty Secretary SL Bennet Assistant Secretary Tones, Captain J McDonald, and View Captain Rukes named with committee heads and returning players.
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