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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
4
Voters are urged to record their vote by post before a deadline. The notice lists numerous polling places and districts, including Northampton, Moora, Wongan Hills, Dalwallinu, and several estates across the region. It mentions clerks and officials, and notes Perth readers can buy copies of the EXPASS at local outlets.
Geraldton Roads Board held a monthly meeting on April 5 with chair Wily Howton and directors including de Bridgman and Fohin Gould. Reports covered rate valuations, annual ratepayers meeting set for May, accounts, road works at Edward and Northern Gully Siding, and coordination with the Railway Department on Mile Crossing and Eastern Road projects.
Fragmentary OCR text shows characters Steele and Tor him in a tense exchange. A maid describes events at the Mains head while references to UNL and Unotek appear. The passage ends with a call for help and a prompt to continue.
Sydney reports a clash at Newcastle among sailors from the wrecked steamer Satara. One man hospitalized with a fractured skull. Debris and iron scattered as water police arrived. Several convicts were arrested on assault charges following the fight.
In Fremantle Harbor a wharf keeper Marry Brown faces a grim event as a murder trial unfolds. The Old Men's Home appointment case names We A. Wist and others in a complex probate matter about a widow and a company liability. The jury returns a verdict of negligence against Gwulin Company with damages of £55 awarded to the widow.
Advices report Pollatis Lullipulian Opera Company manager Pollard sought by authorities while Australian ties fray. Two children, under custody dispute involving Mrs Bertha May Hawkes, are in Midland Junction Convent. legal action to refocus custody settlement. Hawkes seeks return of her children as the case proceeds.
Tasmanian eight are favorites for the interstate sight-oar boat rate to be rowed on the Yarra at Melbourne. A Carlton Police Court session revealed an uncommon story today.
Middle aged Nellie Stu art accused James Smith in a formal complaint. Ten prior summonses were issued but he failed to appear. She testified about a 12 year old theatre incident in Melbourne with the defendant present, claiming they never married and she received a compassionate allowance. The case was dismissed.
Mrs Thunoon, an architect from Cole, was being driven home when a two-wheeled gig collided with a thick crowd. Duncan, mistaken as a cyclist by the driver Mr. Duncan, was struck in the face with a blunt instrument, losing two teeth and injuring his lip while the gig fled the scene.
London wool sales opened April 26 with strong buyer attendance and broad competition. Merinos advanced from 1 to 5 percent, fine and medium crossbreds steady, and coarse crossbreds down from 2 to 5 percent. A follow up wire notes sales remain firm with rates fully maintained.
Cash prices for wool, sheepskins, kangaroo skins and related goods offered by Charles Hormanh at Eleanor Street Geraldton inquiries for all quantities and full particulars on application.
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