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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1911
Page
4
On Thursday evening a misread ledger describes a theft at Lindon Novelty Shop in Mipi street. A cashier left a shop till open and later discovered Misshay’s jewelry worth £274 and cash missing, with no arrest reported.
A meeting between werkos representatives and the Minns chamber closed with an amiable settlement. The talks produced the Kaladi notate of Wanes and a right to enuteacts. The agreement lasts six months and sets a toll of five miles at Bull Fined, after which the men resume work.
Reports from Peru describe House of Assembly actions last night. The July Ack Amendimant Bill passed in all stages and Howls Mill was transmitted by Council. District Fire Delgades Act Amendment passed third time and sent to the Connell. The Lexmatire Council loan bill cleared first reading without urgency. A schedule for next siting was fixed and an increase in hold applied to both houses.
At the conclusion of this sitting of the Assembly the Speaker announced that he intended to retire from politics. The Labor Party and the Coro Briswans protested to the Federal Government against sending a contingent of Labor members to the Coronation, stating this as an important matter relating to Labor interests.
At today's sitting of the conference M r Aylman presented two motions urging immediate consideration of remodelling the federal constitution to abolish the supreme and high courts. The conference passed a proposal to allow civil servants in contested elections to prosecute their candidates at their own expense, with defeated candidates to resume their positions.
The February monthly meeting of the Northampton Roads Board discussed road surveys and fencing along blocks 4H15 and 722/102 north and 3090, and 2879 south. It ordered new surveys, status updates from the district surveyor, traffic declarations, and repairs, with actions from the Front Landa Department and Works Department.
A garbled record lists various public figures and actions including sanitary depot site discussion, drainage and road work, and permissions for erections. It notes government assistance for surveys, ministerial assurances on Northamptonshire alterations, and a revised budget close at 11:50.
A fragmented list from Newmarket races shows many horse names and bettors in a 1918 era handicap sweepstake. The text references the Newmarket Handicap and various runners such as Shirley Bole, Makehester, Nancy Stair, Brave Heart, Indiscreet, and Lord Kelven among others, with odds and entries listed in dense, shorthand style.
The Geraldon Express, published Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, announces a twelve month savings program upon receipt by 12/6. Wolfe's Seriiages claims to keep the system free from kidney affections, presenting a health-focused promotion with periodical submission details.
A long list of local businesses appears with names like Ayers J C, Brennan Bros, Dalgety Co Ltd, Doan’s Pills, Cuticura Soap, Gordon and Gotch, Holmes Richrd, Peter Sail, W A Cash Store, Melbourne Steamship Co, Mountain Hand Co, Musket W, Pope and Barlow, Reuters Telegram Agency, Zam Buk Ointment, and many others. The note apologizes for possible omissions and invites corrections.
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