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Newspaper
Meekatharra Miner
Location
Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
2
W C Sm iths Royal Hotel Nannine advertises best accommodations and quality wines beers and spirits. It notes good stabling and lists Sunday services with Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and a 10 30 a.m. program at Ez School and 7 30 p.m. service led by Rev A S Cracknell at the Methodist Church.
Birth notice from May 31 at Nurso mpson's Private Hospital Boulder reports wife of Constable A Wilson gave birth to a son. Both are doing well.
The Federal Treasurer warns that heavy taxation will be a long term burden, with incomes and earnings reduced toward hardship. He says postwar conditions require rearranging global finance after war, and warns of widespread financial strain before peace. The piece reflects a cautious, grave outlook without panic.
A speech cautions critics and extremists while urging unity to sustain wartime bonds and postwar wealth. It argues war debt is manageable, stresses production and thrift, and envisions Australia becoming a global wealth hub after the conflict. It cites a £1.64 billion private wealth figure and £300 million annual wealth creation for a 5 million population.
An early American paper defines the fire-blood of modern business as advertising. It describes advertising as money making, a message to intelligent readers, benefiting sender and receiver, and as electric power stimulating trade across cities and firms.
Private John Gerald Stephen Willian enlisted from Meekatharra and was killed in action. A local publican was fined for serving liquor to a youth under 18. The May financial deficit stood at £120,978 with total gross deficit near £2.869 million. Local projects include electric light pole erection and a government well lease tender. Diphtheria outbreak reported at Mt Magnet. Mt Magnet and Yal. Magnet held sports for children. Empire Day events noted. Deserter Krupp director Mathion living in Switzerland. Widespread notices include bankruptcies, hospital operations, local deaths, and honours. Casualty totals and cinema act regulations summarized. Robert Private Roberts wounded in France.
Local Meekatharra items cover tennis enthusiasm, Elmerie Light Scheme profits, street removals for housing, religious services, Hunt Club hospitality, soldier reunions, and a mix of local notices. Reports mention a proposed governor visit, electric light installations, court playground aid, mining sales, and obituary notes.
Wining Notes reports the Marmora Company taking over the Light of Asia losses, W Lorden's 6 ton cleanup, and the State battery ending operations for now. J Ever plans a new shaft on the Gwalia base while miners were paid off. Bill Beggs secures a mine miniage at Wiluna. Tosciana at Tuckabianna clears 174 tons for 172 pounds 15 dwts, with sands assay pending. Hill End Lease find yields 100 oz gold, Hawker and Long owners. The Hill End nugget tale recalls a 1872 NSW specimen weighing over 600 lbs valued around £30,000. Mining Act regs amended: twenty-four replacing eighteen, twelve replacing nine. prospecting area cap set 24 acres, one man may hold 12.
Senator Pearce announces that regulations will bar sale or gift of alcohol to returned soldiers in hospital or on leave with a heavy penalty. Soldiers must wear a blue arm band indicating status.
Perth reports a deputation asked the Education Minister Mr. Colebatch to ban raffling in State schools. He said he was surprised and would stop raffling at once.
The musketry course continued at the focal range on Sunday with A grade shooter A Wreford scoring 7.5 points out of 8.
Fragmented OCR text from Adelaide market page lists items with names like Edna May and Stones. numbers appear as 77 and other stray figures, but content is largely unreadable and does not form a clear report.
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