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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1907
Page
2
An advertised Geelong shop on Moorabool Street promotes gold and silver watches clocks optical goods and jewelry with a range of electroplated items. It touts engagement rings keepers and spectacles and guarantees twelve months of quality for wearers with strong claims about product breadth and durability.
The Federal High Court ruling sheds light on Commonwealth vs State taxation powers. It clarifies how income tax on federal officials interacts with state revenue, noting no grounds to exempt federal offices from taxation. The decision centers on constitutional questions of jurisdiction and the standing of two tribunals.
The Privy Council and Australian High Court clash over whether federal servants should pay state income tax. The debate centers on who controls final appeal and the constitutionality of taxing Commonwealth officers, with judges split on whether the High Court or Privy Council has ultimate authority. The issue could force constitutional alteration or special legislation.
The Tramway Conference will convene next Friday evening to review plans from the Electric Lighting and Traction Company. Mr. F. W. Clements of Australia will attend to detail the company’s intentions.
Mel bourne talks discuss amendments to licensing acts. Defence awards go to Leighton and Reid. Newtown common reserves 200 acres for small holdings near Queen's Park with plans for 45 families. Geelong steamer visit eyed for next Austral port call. League Football sees East Geelong beat Chilwell Juniors on Geelong Oval. Herzogin Cecilie sails from Geelong for Falmouth with wheat cargo. Various local accidents and arrivals include grain freight and timber movements. Licensing inspections highlight Sunday trading and gambling violations. A youth criminal case and larceny at Albion Hotel feature in police notes. County Court and police court lists outline upcoming trials.
The report references a civil dispute over a £10 deposit related to property damages and a claim for overpayment. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a case involving compensation sought by the plaintiff and a local defendant.
The voting mayoress Mire Austin visited the Gee Long Try Boys Brigade, toured the institute with the manager, and viewed work samples across classes. She expressed deep sympathy, said the group did much good for the boys, and pledged support. Mr M K Smyth was elected president of the CVM8 for the ensuing year.
The Rev J M Gillet Anglican minister from St Matthias Church Faddington Sydney died after being struck by a Hawthorn owned motor car driven by Patrick Barclay in Mitford street St Kilda Melbourne. He died within a quarter hour after being taken to a nearby home. An inquest will be held at the morgue.
miners meet to decide actions and issue circulars to all managers, aiming to address wage disputes and governance. The union and Mine Thewers Society discuss long running tensions and forthcoming company replies.
A 44 year old resident of Trainriants Home Royal Park, James Davidson, fell between a moving train and the platform at Royal Park station on Saturday night. He was rescued and rushed to hospital in critical condition with internal injuries.
Friendly and Debating Societies discuss membership, jubilee extra programs, and a preliminary trial brief. Geelong West Methodist Elocution Night drew strong attendance with readings by Cooke Hurst Muncey and others, followed by critical recitals. Catholic Society Geelong branch elected officers including Smyth as president and Browne as treasurer, with named committees and delegates to federation.
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered names and phrases about suffering and various odd terms, resembling a damaged historical notice without a coherent event or clear subjects to identify. The readable parts do not form a complete, verifiable news item or coherent notice.
A cold blooded murder in the city center shocks residents as police pursue a robbery motive. Victim Mr. Bauer owned stones valued around £3000. six stab like blows shattered his skull, possibly from a tomahawk. Witness accounts place the crime between four thirty and five, with stairs and offices as scenes. Detectives seek the killer while Inspector Gleeson coordinates the investigation and post mortem confirms the brutal loss.
Detectives in the Bauer murder case see little hopeful progress as uncertainty surrounds when the victim was last seen. A flower-boy heard a noise from Bauer’s room but no one was seen entering or leaving. The stolen jewels are valued at about £2000. An inquest will open tomorrow morning with a week or longer adjournment to continue the manhunt.
Tesman Hogan, riding Jumper, died early this morning from a skull fracture after the horse rose to the last fence and somersaulted at Moonee Valley on Saturday. He was taken to casualty but succumbed at 4 am. A second note describes the devil bird of Ceylon and its feared omen screams in local lore.
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