03 Feb 1908
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
1
The London Directory Co announces the Geraldton Express ship line schedule listing approximate sailings. The notice offers a 12 month rate from 1808 for subscriptions or addresses in the Westate region.
Listing describes agricultural land of 40 acres with sub divisions into nine pads totaling about 240 acres, featuring a permanent pool, turk water, kitchen, rooms, stables, and optional gaming plant. Indicates boat agricultural land and various signatures. contact NOTRTS North Chapman for details.
NLY the bast brands of Boers and Tiquors stocked. Good accommodation for Traveliers. The Hailis nll ore minutes walk from the Hailway Station. Nile Pamonger rains remain 15 minutes Brade.
In the Senate Senator De Largie questions the Geraldton Post Office conditions, alleging poor treatment of a man in Geraldton and criticizing wage levels for contract post offices. He cites pay disputes under the Public Service Act and calls for a Commission of Inquiry as discussed by Senator Stewart, with reference to Geraldton and Western Australia.
Fragment reads as a period notice promoting Chamberlain's Cube and Cholera remedies for bowel complaints. It mentions the Geraldion Express newspaper and distribution in the state, with unclear pricing and delivery terms.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a public notice outside an alice inviting people to offers work. It references a senator and public service actor, investigation from Perth to Geralton, and concern over appointments and accountability. The text is unclear and scattered among political references and a postmaster note.
In Western Australia a senator attacks the Postal and Telegraph Department over a case of a man paid £800 a year doing heavy postal work for long hours. He questions the lack of sweating prevention, noting wages and work hours as a public scandal and urging ministerial action. The exchange also touches on tariffs and industrial laws.
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