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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
3
Fragmentary telegraph copy reports tension between unions and the AMA over barrier development policy. Dispute centers on nonunions, planned meetings, and potential strikes amid questions of combined efforts with the Wa. The piece notes imminent actions and a special meeting to address negotiations and possible walkouts.
A government minister and Lands Department vow to appeal after the Supreme Court limited 60 days notice for settlement licenses, voiding many settlers’ applications for 85 000 of 40 000 acres. The department plans to appeal to the High Court, signaling continued conflict over land distribution.
Sydney reports on the St Patrick’s Day events at Agricultural Grounds with about 1000 children’s works on display. Cardinal Moran opened the exhibition praising schools and colleges. NSW Eléven members received a grand send off in Sydney.
The correspondence discusses Federation spending rises and living wage talk, noting rates in the commonwealth and critiques from Parliament. It references Professor Anderson’s socialist view and comments on politicians including Mr Fisher, Sir John Shirra, and Justice Higgins’ award and its implications for industry and employment.
A Britain versus Germany naval debate highlights fears Britain could be outpaced by Germany in dreadnought construction. Discussion notes government misgivings, tentative mediation efforts, and opinions of leaders including Mr. Balfour and Mr. Asquith regarding relations with Germany.
London reports Servian Foreign Minister calls on Austria to present the commerce treaty to Parliament within provisional terms. Serbia refuses to ratify the agreement, yet proposes to extend the current arrangement for the year while seeking a new Bosnian settlement on a broader basis that could add about 40,000 men.
A general strike in France shuts down postal telegraphic and telephonic departments across many centers. Paris blocks about twenty thousand messages amid oppressive regulations and propaganda reports. English messages face severe delays as unrest reverberates through communications and transport.
Large attendance at The H A C B meeting at Orange yesterday with wide fields and good racing. Saddling paddock totals reached £7873. Results include Lifeboat and Marvel with mixed placings and various odds. A false start caused a Prospec ter to be scratched amid disrupted pace and late changes.
Race results with times and payouts show Wielder winning the Hibernian Handicap over a mile, Lady 1 Witee and 9%Erb placing, while others like Marvel Lawn and Lookbar competed. Ted and Néille are noted as outsiders. Lifeboat and AyrbrPark appear in furlong events with varied odds and finishes.
Forty members of the House of Commons ill with influenza in Liverpool. A Cork chamber motion for freeride was carried by 113 to 9. Doran Hayes by half a mile beat the rival in a distant race.
A fragmented report recounts a local cricket innings with a total of 160. Names such as Cooke and Wilson appear amid garbled notes. the piece mentions double-figure scores and efforts by several players, highlighting a lively afternoon of play. A separate ad-like fragment promotes a cough remedy discovery by Desholmion, with varying spellings and sponsor hints.
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