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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
3
Dr and Mrs Flynn returned to Bunbury amid a large Catholic community gathering. Speeches by Father Hayes and A J Kelly praised the couple and the organizing committee. The event featured musical performances and a hearty communal supper marking a warm homecoming.
A scrambled 1920s style roundup reports fires in Melbourne and Sydney, political moves in Canberra, court actions and criminal cases, public notices, and social incidents. It notes strikes, export crops, traffic rail braces, and a genealogical mix of names, places, and events across Australia.
The Mesers Piao and Co report lists oranges at 4s to 10s, lemons at 108 Od per larga lot, and fruits like pineapples at 16 pardos. It notes shipments of Cleopatra apples to 17s 6d, baskets and trays priced, and various goods including tobacco, wool, and hides with mixed market values.
A fragmented ad offers Hilu Hyans and Hose's Vegetible Pills and other products with prices, plus an export dressmaver scheme and a new Corish's Drapery Store display. It mentions bridal goods, wedding items, and jewelry, signaling a shop opening and catalog of commodities despite garbled text.
The Banbury Municipal Council held a long session listing members and staff as they discussed fire, electric lighting, road repairs, barbed wire and jetty upkeep, and the annual works program. A motion sought power to build a municipal electric lighting plant with ratepayer referendum and council committees were appointed for health, housing, and public works.
Readable fragments discuss Pisiarea Marrisup cablegrams versus Waroonn Marradong in a proposal for a new line. Debates cover cost, route options, bridging the Murray, and connecting Gippsland with Marradong and Macknup. Proponents cite cheaper land, access to markets, and existing stations. opponents warn of long construction and funding needs.
Exiled ruler Landon Decewber Dintauli, heir to the Kulos, is accused of treason and sending emissaries across Zuluaud Natal Swartland and Cougaland. Zuluaud mobilises in small numbers as Natal tribes grow restless and hint at cooperation with the Zulag if rebellion spreads.
December report describes a brutal sequence in which a man kills a farmer during a trip to fetch a doctor and robs him, while a supposed woman in disguise murders the farmer’s wife and later the farmer himself as revenge unfolds.
A reader urges caution about government policy in New Zealand Maori land disputes. The letter condemns land seizures, criticizes native lands courts, and pleads for protection of indigenous peoples against dispossession and acts of violence by settlers and authorities.
The schedule lists Pro CathedralDonnybrook and Donnybevok services with holy communion morning prayer and evening prayer in various chapels. Names include Laub Ing reader Rathisines and Canon Dueling. Additional services at Woodparry Newlants Englietfeld Kav W Patrick P50 pm and Congregational Ferguson Rev J Chapman.
Pieboe maritzburg reports Zulu fighting strength near 30 000 with rifles and ammunition. Natal authorities mobilize 1500 troops and recruit militia to reach about 10 000 defense force. Premier De Jumiesom sets border force. Teanavaal and Jimperial authorities stand by to help if needed.
The New Zealand footballers face demoralisation as financial success grows and many players lean toward engagement with the Northern Rugby Union. The report notes discipline and condition concerns amid shifting loyalties among the New Zealand NZ players.
Readers recount a failed suffrage prank as activists released a dozen mice on stage during Mies Punkharab speech in Nottingham. A bystander was not terrified and confronted the disruption despite the chaotic scene.
The Canadian Pacific liner Mount Temple wrecked on Ironbound Island near the Lo Have River entrance in Nova Scotia during a blinding snowstorm. Six hundred passengers were landed in baskets, with a lighthouse on the island guarding the scene.
The French military airship Ta Patri escaped from Verdun on Monday and was seen sailing high above Glasgow Scotland prompting officials to search for the vessel.
A serious railway collision in Glamorganshire Wales injures two people when a Taff Vale train crashes into three coaches of a passenger train at Garth netton. The incident is reported from London in December.
The Wallace divorce case in Melbourne resumed last night with Leonard McCallum giving evidence about the respondent and De Strong being seen together. He described an occasion near St Kilda Road where he witnessed conduct he regarded as misconduct as the hearing continued this morning.
Adelide Wednesday report states Waveders Honey Nighotla the late chief clerk of the Grown Lew Department was sentenced to two years imprisonment on a charge of winber always £918. Victoria defeated South Australia in interstate cricket by nine wickets and 129 runs.
South Hanbury Club team Beaten Boyanup side after tight contest with key batsmen and bowlers contributing. Notable performers include Warner and Christie for Boyanup and Norrie plus Evans for South Bunbury in a brisk practice match setting.
Local notices report Detertained De Blackburne by residents at Perth health board. plans Albany practice. Ars Eliz Tackwy dies in Cotterloe after resident years at Mandural. Me Elligh Word, pioneer in south eastern districts, dies at Katanning. Mr Walter T Jones promoted in Aby Narrogin branch. praised Bunbury social standing. A. A. Gibbs leads Bunbury post office during absence. Mr and Mrs S Birch depart for England aboard the Perch, seven months away. then travel Britain and the Continent and America. Mr Herbert Bitch plans Geelong stay to study surveying. Miss Kimber of Collin dies suddenly. Rev R B Shapwan farewelled. parish sends gold chronometer. Chapwan proceeds to Adelaide to take College Park Church charge. Mr Owans, resident magistrate, to Bunbury next week. Raymond Gee covers duties in Collie.
An ordinary meeting recorded motions and discussions among J Bentley W P Scott and W Wititoht. Bentley gored the chair during the meeting. Apologies noted from Maitland Forrest Kilpstrics and others. Minutes read and confirmed. Correspondence from T E Emmett and W Crick. Lands department and Goodwood district roads reviewed. Rates and arrears notices sent to owner. Accounts totalling £61 154 passed. Meeting adjourned.
Tom Jeffrey narrates a rugged field journey from Nulingina to Bunbury with sketches of local towns, miners, and failed prospects. He describes sparse settlements near Moolyella Movelya and gobbets of mining activity, rail promises, and government aims while noting harsh living conditions and uncertain futures for prospectors.
The fortnightly meeting at the council chambers discussed health issues led by the mayor and doctors. Notices named Mr F W Scare’s appointment and complaints about the Health Bill's treatment. reports covered diphtheria typhoid and chickenpox in Bunbury district, school notices, and precautionary measures.
A district meeting chaired by W. B. Pisharing discussed using a sports event to raise funds for the hospital fund. A committee was formed with B. Mina Crom J. Bogeell W. Anteurvith J. H. Shokleton Jobotson B. J. L. Ml. Stowe Rev. Needham. Prizes were offered including a single handicap and mixed events on the show ground with proceeds to hospital funds.
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