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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
3
The notice outlines debate over Fremantle candidates and party strategy amid Labor opposition and Gladstone era style tensions. It notes industry shifts, agricultural prospects, and calls for policy alignments affecting mining, land, and trade, with regional hopes for growth and policy reforms.
Reports from Kalgoorlie describe ongoing trouble among Brewood infantry and miners as talks with union representatives and local arbitration panels fail to resolve demands for entitlements. Officials deny specific claims while delegates prepare to meet and decide on next steps.
The letter from June 1 190% discusses Collie coal supply and consumption aboard a voyage from Bantry. It notes a trial shipment, measured consumption of 98 tons per 24 hours, and Welsh consumption of 21 tons, with statements on stoking needs and the importance of broken coal for thorough combustion. Chief Engineer H. F. Gurun signs.
At Bunbury Police Court Daniel Cassidy Archibald Irvine and two others on the Waitemara faced charges for unlawfully striking and assaulting mates aboard the ship. The captain ordered disciplinary action. the men pleaded guilty and faced penalties including two days pay or up to ten days confinement. One man reportedly left the vessel and returned on short notice. proceedings noted prior discipline and expected future pay arrangements.
A contentious Bunbury Railways clash led to an extraordinary appeals board review and a disputed permit decision. Officials debated player eligibility and match arrangements amid heavy rain and low gate receipts.
Fragmentary text records a meeting with planned motions and votes. It mentions a motion, a chair, and a result that only one vote was recounted, with confusion about decisions and a reference to a show or event at Lakpan.
An English journalist argues for emigration to Australia citing job shortages in Britain and the U S collapse, urging middle class families to relocate. He frames Australia as a land of opportunity to escape a waning British position and warns of imperial ties and defense needs while urging government support.
Cablegram from London reports details of a devastating fire at Port-wu-Princes, capital of the West Indian Republic of Tayé. Losses are estimated at two million pounds sterling.
Katherine Goodson of Lannon sails to Australia on the Mongulis with her husband Arthur Hinton. Hinton is an examiner for the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. The voyage is noted in a personal item dated July 9.
Favorable notices come in for Sina Jay Newman and Brewster Junes following their vocal and pianoforte recitals in London on July 9. Critics laud Newman for expressive tone and phrasing while praising Junes for technical command and musical sensitivity.
Sir Charles Darling of the King's Genes Division presided at the Nutt' assizes. He sentenced a prisoner to six months imprisonment and to receive eighteen pence worth of the cat for robbery with violence. He noted Cardiff visits show the deterrent effect of the out.
An ex postal employee Tahoré was sentenced to ten years for blackmail involving threats to murder the children of Bavarian official wader. He continued threats until his demands were granted by authorities.
A contested shipment of one and a half million yards of khaki to the Philippines garrison and English forces stirs political concern. President Roosevelt cancels the central investigation to protect the Republican prospects in the campaign.
The report notes a man named Manguire acquitted of murder of his sweetheart near Bournemouth and subsequently arrested on a desertion charge for leaving the army. The text includes repeated phrases about acquittal and desertion and mentions a cliff area near Bournemouth.
Lord Desborough urges public support in the Daily Mail to raise 12010 pounds for entertaining visiting athletes from foreign countries to participate in Franco British exhibition lyric contests. The Government will also host a banquet for the visitors.
A general was assassinated with the killer escaping. The victim had been active in punitive operations against Albanians and the murder is tied to his actions in that region near Monastir. The report notes the general’s long service and the unclear motive for the attack.
In Helens, Lancashire, a mass food contamination incident caused illness in about a hundred people after consuming sandwiches made from bad pots. Two deaths are reported as authorities investigate the case and warn the public.
An omission noted as Walbouiras Leal Night marks a farewell from Lord Northeste to a large audience. President nobebuted Shay attended with special vatte and private outtees in the ceremony.
A tense meeting discusses rabies testing rules and harboring ships at Bunbury. Captains Kennedy Courtney Tos and others clash over quarantine delays, waiting for fresh ballast and supplies, while authorities vow to improve berthing and water provisions to ease the port’s burden.
Melbourne last night heard a verdict in the inquest into a Braybrook disaster. Milhurn and other defendants were found not guilty of manslaughter. The proceedings also cleared several named individuals of negligence claims.
A nautical notice from Kunibary dated May 6 1858 signals strained port berthing at Bonbory’s jetty and basins as ships crowd the basin. It notes expected wheat exports and urges immediate expansion of water space and vessel berths to accommodate traffic while acknowledging limited information on specific plans.
The jury found the death of Phili Hargan with involvement of Philiy Bangan in Perth suspicious, concluding cause by poisoning. The verdict returned today states death by poison administered, with details uncertain due to garbled report.
The Weil monthly meeting at Tout hall Me WJ ovaleston presided by OE. Minutes describe committee actions to divide areas of clubs and public works, with motions on road funds and public pound at Boyanup. Kilpatrick recalls a runaway horse incident near the agricultural yard.
Fragmented ad copy touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for headaches backaches and fatigue linked to kidney ailments. It claims decades of use since 1905 and promotes relief through kidney and bladder support available by mail order.
A heated meeting at the Agricultural Hall discussed delays to drainage works, rising costs, and ratepayer strain. Members urged government takeover of the program, with mixed votes and a plan for a deputation to press authorities.
Commercial notice lists prices for apples pears oranges and cabbage with varying grades. Entry notes cabbage and vegetables in short supply, while fruit like Cleopatra apples and quinces show mixed pricing. Livestock items include turkeys ducks and eggs with modest shifts in cost.
The notice describes a cattle and dairy stock sale in Western Australia with bidding and prices for draught horses cattle dairy cows yearlings ewes and lambs. Specific lots include draught mares geldings waggons and hay and furniture items.
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