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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
3
Boxing match in Sydney last night saw Squires knocked out in round thirteen as Burns dominated with wallop. The bout featured multiple wave attacks and heavy exchanges, with Burns sustaining a cut over the mouth and Squires fighting back before the end.
A Saturday meeting addressed Busselton electors by Telees OY Boredon and Laat Bick Mc Thomas. Mr Thomas urged Labor platform policy while criticising Saenzeliaire. Mr Moore and others spoke. Mr Thomas urged Bunbury relocation. Hanson urged Bunbury support. Labor voices moved by two members from Berridale to back confidence.
Joseph Hathaus reports that at 11 o'clock last night Shaw was found dead at Weat Murray. Authorities, including Mann and Woks, proceed to investigate the incident as Fremantis figures and others are mentioned in the wire text.
The Observer urges building thirty improved battleships and thirty Indomitable cruisers under the Government plan, costing nearly two million apiece. The move aims to outpace Germany in naval strength.
Under the Small Holdings Act 1908, 19 000 applications were lodged in the first half of 1908 covering 3 000 000 acres. Of the 17 schemes from county councils, 13 have been approved.
Burgess makes yet another Channel swim bid on Saturday and fails within a mile and a half of Gravelines after 224 hours in the water.
In Lenton on August 23 Atling captured the English championship title for the fourth time. Lasker faced Tarrasch at Duny veldnef in Germany and won two games while losing one, bringing his total to eight wins and asserting his hold on the world championship.
The Sultan’s regime is claimed to have dismissed 64 officials at a te-camp, shut a stud farm, and begun daily restorations of favoritism cases with money directed to ex favorites and ministers under arrest.
A heated communication from Harvey to readers accuses Labour figure Nairn and the Labor party of falsehoods and opportunism in a political contest. The letter defends the writer’s stance, condemns deceit, and urges readers to scrutinize candidates while underscoring loyalty to party principles.
Worslay writes to Tak Bbitow defending J B Holman and condemning J C Phillips for his stance on the union dispute. The letter argues the strike and wage struggles improved worker unity and productivity, urging Phillips to provide counterarguments and clarifications to workers.
A fragmented passage discusses Mr Nairo and Mr Nolen in electoral rhetoric. It recalls Mr Nairn on a public platform with Me Bath and Mr Holian, amid attacks on the Moore Government over timber taxes. The tone hints at debate refusal and controversy.
A disputed 1904 football season ends with controversy over Souths premiership status. The public and officials question who truly earned the title amid suspicions and political maneuvering. A friendly clash between South and Kassmaye is proposed to resolve supremacy doubts.
An incident at Yarloop concerns a supposed doctor who boarded with a Roman Catholic family. The man, posing as a physician and Wesleyan minister, dictated patient care and ordered transfer to his own facility. The event ends with a painful, public remark about a young woman and her children.
MeV Haygand, retiring member for Wellington, opened polls amid a fair turnout. Debate focused on federation, pension of MPs, state funds, and road and railway spending as supporters urged returning his government.
A fragmented South Banbury page rails at town issues, from council debates to a looming industrial shift. It laments local distrust, praises a new Civic Association, and discusses workshops, furniture makers, and the impact of politics on daily life in Fremantle.
Historic agricultural tests near Eve in Exigi nd show permanent electric installations replacing temporary setups. Trials by Newman and partners used high tension wires above crops, yielding up to 60 percent gains in carrots and strong increases in wheat and lettuce, with reports of glow and audible discharges and careful control plots for comparison.
A fragmented report notes a commission delaying a railway edge project citing dangerous proximity to platforms. The panel rejects a goods yard proposal while considering a road between Bunzalton and Donnybook lines, with further inquiry promised.
Fragmentary text notes irregularities in timber quantities and wastage over five months. Mentions a person named Hirlman and a Thursday timing, with references to bonds and parceling of rights, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
An eyewitness recounts a brutal duel off Offreaksea Island between a large whale and a group of killers. The fight lasts about 20 minutes with torpedoing blows and torn blubber, ending as the whale succumbs and scavenging birds gather. The calf disappears amid the bloodshed as the killers chase the carcass toward the surf.
Tenders for North Dandalap Sibeat and Guarters Adiliices will be invited by the Ministry for Works at noon on September 1.
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