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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1910
Page
4
A correspondent criticizes the fire brigade event plan, arguing performers should be paid and travel costs covered. He questions offering free services, suggests a £20 to £30 fund for music, and proposes a small prize for the best turnout to boost interest and fairness among bands.
The Local Board of Health convened Monday to discuss a committee report on premises condemned for sanitation and nuisance in Gog. The chairman and committee members debated fines and whether to permit continued use while improvements were made, with calls for action on water supply, smoke inspection, and health regulations.
Classified fragment shows a furniture store push to visit John for new stock and items. Vague phrasing omits concrete details or dates.
Tuesday’s Wires reports Halley’s Comet seen low on the eastern horizon in Perth and Kalzowrliv early this morning. In Sydney a tram collision disabled a line, ending with fatalities as services halted and emergency crews responded.
Two male painters were on a terra cotta roof at Redfern when a fall occurred. They stood on ladders about twenty to twenty five feet from the edge. One painter fell outright, another was injured, and the third clung to the window sill seeking shelter as wind intensified.
Melbourne reports from April 12 state the Collector of Customs, aided by the Board of Trade, has collected all evidence concerning Waratah’s condition. Several officers who left the vessel after it became cranky recount testimonies. White seaman WF Sharpe recalls hearing comments about employment and the ship’s crew, noting the vessel rolled and recovered while painting a route. Captain Tinkell and others are mentioned in the testimony.
Wolliwsten April 13 The Collector of Craton confirms further evidence about Day formerly engineer on the steamer Tottenham. He states that about 10 days after the Waratah incident the Tottenham passed two metallic bodies and visible pins on the water. The Marine Department forwards this evidence to the Board of Trade.
The council met with Mayor and Drs Breede Crim ch Cribbe Frigg Baston Abbott Partridge in attendance. Clerk reports funds from bank, revisions to charges, and proposed repairs near the railway. The Works Committee to invite tenders for 100 yards of gravel and consider continuing Macine Turner works from shed to the railway bank.
Dr. Basten reports a building permit recently granted to Messrs Tohirs and fet with warnings to proceed within 40 days or lose the permit. Anketell, the engineer on the water scheme, says a suitable dam site has been rented as the council adjourned around 11 pm.
It proclaims a fencing wire as the recognised standard, claiming over 50 percent first cost savings versus ordinary wires and 20 percent lower transport costs. It asserts higher strength and less sag, with a brass disc on every coil and cautions to beware of imitations.
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