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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1907
Page
3
A Fremantle vessel delivers a broad cargo of general freight and a large quantity of sandalwood to Singapore. The ship, loaded with about ten tons of sandalwood, will depart at unspecified hour tonight.
The Greenough Roads Board held a special meeting at the Crremough Road Board room on Tuesday to consider works. Attendees included Merste GF Lowell as chair, CT, Thinean, F., Anileram, A. Minch, Geo Walter, De Momernley, Mrfartnay, and the secretary. Tenders were discussed for multiple road works with next meeting set for March 5 at 2 pm.
An open revision court on Tuesday January 15th at Greenough added W Drummond and W Bunter to the ward list in Fast Ward and removed Culleton deceased. In North Ward Mrs Lily Keefe was added. In South Ward Mrs Ranma Connolly Mrs Emily Connally Mrs Sarah Wilton and Waller F Wiley were added, while James and Hosert Cymmomy were removed from ward lists.
Shipping list with multiple named passengers and routes from Fremantle to Melbourne Perth and Singapore. Passenger groups include A Sharp J Wasley D Tirilamum and crews, plus families of Townley and Roberts. Also mentions Wolfe's Schnapes and medical recommendations in a colonial trade context.
Police court case against P Stone and others charged under the Wealth Act for allowing a nuisance at the Ship Inn in Geraldton. Evidence shows orders to clean stables and yard, with repeated inspections and notices failing to abate the nuisance, plus arguments over form and specificity of the local board’s orders and enforcement actions.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a sawmill near Nurbe thenap Pelr tine area with a fire and air burst. A man named Troy is cited near the explosion with implied injury or death. Details are unreadable, but event appears to be a mill fire with a powerful blast and casualties.
An elderly observer recalls a young child plagued by sores. He describes applying a pine resin treatment and noting worsening symptoms. The fragment details attempts to ease the illness, mentions worms, and a crude remedy involving snail soap and ointment.
In Northampton on February 21 the Warden's Court examined Woodenck versus Rilwaris over mineral lease No. 74 known as Noe ka. The applicant sought forfeiture for non fulfillment of labor conditions. Evidence showed workers watering trains and lack of on site supervision. defense argued exemption to complete streamaments. Warden recommended forfeiture of the lease as applied.
A scrambled correspondence dated September 22 discusses automation and edn processes in Shumatel form, noting labor forces and the need to earn work. It mentions the Gerbird department and Pibway Siberia Australia Foreman Gay and various workers.
A garbled 19th century Australian wirepage fragment reports on ministers, parliamentary figures, and local governance. It mentions Mitehellar and Quidlen, station and hotel matters, and a Victorian prisoner with a revolver, plus court cases and transport concerns. The text jumps between politicians, police, and social issues with numerous unreadable scraps.
London Thursday notes a humorous Commons scene during a debate on preferential trade. Unionist MP J W Mills moves an amendment in the Address-in-Reply. Joe Durham, Rowley Muir, and Ludlow’s representative urge Mr A J Balfour to clarify his fiscal policy amid liberal jeers and laughter.
Lamon reports Churchill's denouncement of colonial preference drew enthusiastic support from Radicals in Parliament yesterday. Lords debated the Johannesburg cable to Transvaal during December, with ministers defending the government action as legitimate though possibly exploitable.
London reports reveal Mrs Thaw recounting startling statements by Jer ome the district attorney about a murder case. White allegedly described a grisly scene with a gauze covered blade and other acts before a wedding, with implications of poverty after her death. The testimony includes reports from Paris regarding a divorce suit and a request for a defige. Norddeutscher Lloyd Shipping Company notes a celebratory event. A Rotterdam voyage disaster and other unrelated notices fill the page.
The vessel broke amidships and wrecked near Voorne Islami at the mouth of the Mass River near Rotterdam. One hundred forty-one people perished or were lost, including Sir Arthur Treacher and members of the Areman Opera Company returning to the Continent. The Kingston earthquake relief fund offers 100 pounds and a public appeal for 500,000 to aid sufferers and support survivors.
Sydney reports a death at Coast Hospital of George Tank a patient at Maxey. A separate incident notes Allegra Warder man stabbing his partner causing instantaneous death. Trem Mullatey referenced in Gundagat District. A McCormick quarreled with a woman who claimed he endangered her and her children.
A wreck off Melbourne leaves occupants waist deep in water. Captain Parolin, his wife and two children drown as rescuers fight fatigue after hours of peril. Fireboats and dredge crews struggle to save survivors and secure the scene.
Fragmentary report describes a violent incident in Melbourne with suspects Carly and Bruce Carlo involved. Witnesses observe a stabbing in Hamilton Street and a fatal head injury to Phrilor. Carly pleads guilty. judge sets a murder like sentence.
This morning in Fremantle strong heat caused interference with loading operations at sea sites. Vessels faced delays as crews attempted to secure cargo and resume work. Casualties reported linked to conditions at the South African mines were noted in the dispatch.
Perth morning report notes the death of a Claremont resident's eldest son who worked in a West Africa mine. He was at the Inner level when a flood or influx of water caused his drowning. Death occurred during mining duties abroad.
Mrs Beetha MeIntere of Perth describes a decade of severe eczema and burning sores that affected her skin and health. After trying many doctors and treatments, she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Patience with clearing the disease, restoring her strength, appetite, and skin to a healthy state, and bringing back energy and confidence. The ad asserts the pills remove poison from the blood and cure numerous ailments affecting women.
Forty inmates at Fremantle Gaol stage a protest refusing to work during the morning parade. Details describe punishments ordered by Mr Justice Roth for robbery with violence, and the disturbance leading to interviews and medical inquiries as officials try to resume the day.
Fragmented OCR reads like a sports and legal brief with cricket scores and a court ruling. Names such as Geraldon Pulte and F Wale Hock appear with wickets and runs, followed by a courtroom note about sections of the 100 Act and 1086 Act and an embargo on trading. The passage shifts to a magistrate’s review of trade restrictions and amendments to the 1900 Act, concluding with legal implications.
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