Geraldton District Council Tight Hours Day Meeting
A district council meeting resolved to celebrate Tight Hours Day on October 28 with a sports event on the Recreation Ground and to host a fundraising bashe for the Trades Hall building fund. An extraordinary municipal election tomorrow will fill a vacancy in the Central Ward for ratepayers between Inutacher Street and Cregory Street.
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Geraldton
AEF
Phow Wwsktin
Hinll Building Fund
Inutacher Street
Cregory
Minutes of Northampton miners arbitration award details
Copies of the minutes from the Basdiera miners arbitration at Northampton on March 24 and 30 have been received by Mr J I B Molman on behalf of Mr MF Troy MILA agent for the Triton and the respondents Fre mantle Trading Company owners of the Raddera mines. The minutes show a wage increase for all classes of labor and an extra sixpence per hour for men on wet ground, plus Sunday pay of one and a half times for non-gocosary work. The court grants the award to operate within a 20 mile radius of Northampton with some provisions lasting beyond.
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Court of ‘Arbitration
Basdiera
Northampton
Boen
J. 1B. Molman
MF. ‘Troy
Mila
Triton
Fremantle Trading Company
Raddera
Ocean Disaster Cablegrams Reveal Missing Sydney Family
Montreal June 1 reports Auwonget and Dastengeta believed to have heard the Empress of Ireland were Mr Mrs and Miss Quartly of Sydney Australia. No trace of them found since the disaster and Canadian Pacific Company cannot confirm they were aboard.
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Montreal
Ireland
Misa Quartly
Sydney
Australia
Canadian Pacific Company
Suffragette Vandalism and Mob Violence Reported
Reports from Losdon and nearby areas describe suffragettes damaging Waygrave Church near Etealey, burning earlier, with recovered cards stating A Reply to the Government and A Reply to the Aurora. A riverside man near Windsor was set alight but saved. riots at Ballast accompanied Birdward Carson’s arrival as suffragists clashed with leaders and crowds.
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Losdon
Waygrave
Etealey
Windsor
Birdward Carson
Irish Trades Union Congress Opens in Dublin
London June 1 reports the Irish Trades Union Congress opening in Dublin. Mr. Tarkin, secretary of the Transporters’ Union, was elected president. The president said once Home Rule is settled, the Irish Labour Party would be established, with the ginine to be made next week.
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London
Congress of the Irish ‘Trades’ Tokens
Debilin
Tarkin
Australian Contingent Arrives for Balkan Army Congress
London June 1 The Australian contingent of 93 members for the International Congress of the Balkan Army arrived today by the Medit. All are in good health and 18 hail from Western Australia.
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London
Balvarian
Western Australia
Federal Arbitration Hearing On Tramways Award
In Meldournd June 2 the hearing on the prohibition order enforcing the Brisbane Tramway Company Adelaide Tramway award continued. Mr. Mitchell for Brisbane argued misleadings and wage dispute points while Justice Thilly questioned Prendergast’s role. The case discusses union discrimination under Queensland Industrial Relations Act and lists wage per shift scales and rules for wet work, with various shift times and Sunday work provisions.
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Meldournd
Justce Higgins
Brisbane Tramway Company
Adelaide
Mitchell, KC
Brisbane
Justice Thilly
Mr Mitchell
Justice Timaes
Mr .Mitchell
Mitchell
Wakomata
Beisbane
Justice Issacs
Mitchet
Queerinland Indietelat
Architecture board to pick Canberra Parliament House designs
Melbourne June 2 telegrams report a world wide competition for the Federal Parliament House design at Canberra. An expert board will select prize designs with an Australian architect as chairman Mr George Pool of Western Australia. Pool to be paid ten pounds a day while in London with travel expenses.
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Melbourne
Federa
Arliament House
Canberra
London
Adjidisation Board
George Pool
W.A. Tnstitute of Architects
Pool
Small Pox at Bunbury DANGER PAss Inc
Bunbury June 2 There are no fresh developments in the small pox outbreak The whole of the patients are progressing towards recovery with the exception of the boy Starrson He is still in a very pretone d condition Today sees the end of the period which was considered most critical If by tonight no further cases are reported the danger of a prolonged epidemic will be regarded as practically over Business is well at a standard Traders await the lifting of quarantine restrictions and the abolition of the contaria camp
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Bunbury
Starr
Buatneas
Weil
Carpenters Strike Trouble Eases in Perth Area
Perth June 3 There was nothing fresh yesterday regarding the carpenters strike and associated trouble in the building trade. Union members laid off by the dispute held meetings at Trades Hall to take a roll. Many workers, unsure of a settlement, began leaving for the country or the Eastern States. A large group of bricklayers and others departed by the Karoola on Saturday, with more leaving the city yesterday for the countryside.
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Perth
Riea
Karoola
Youth narrowly escapes tram disaster in Sydney incident
A youth named Cecil Stahl near Woollahra had a remarkable escape after riding a lorry at Oxford Street West Paddington. He jumped in front of a tram and was run over but survived with minor injuries as the tram passed over him and left him between the wheels. The event occurred on June 3.
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Sydney
Cecil Stahl
Woollahra
Oxford
West
Paddington
Counterfeit Bank Hotel Russian Suspect Arrested
Sydney June 2 detectives arrested Adolph Gutache a Russian at his Redfern home on May 90 and found a counterfeit forging setup including an automatic pistol photographic engraving materials lenses chemicals printing plates and a Bank of Australasia note. He faced Mr King at Central Police Court charged with attempting to forge a £1 payment note to defraud. The police prosecutor said a complete counterfeiting plant was found and Gutache was regarded as a dangerous criminal.
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Sydney
Adolph Gutache
Clevelandtreet
Redfern
Gutache
M Bank of Australasian
Lan
King
Central Police Court
Bank of Australasia
Violent disturbance near Woolabre escalates to arrests
In Sydney on June 2 a resident on Bathurst Street awoke to a man firing shots from a revolver at him. Later a man from Tir Ludlaw, Waverley with a forearm wound claimed burglars attacked his home, and police arrested the wounded man on charges of stealing clothes from a yard.
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Sydney
Farly
Arthur Viking
Bathurst Street
Woolabre
Tier Promines
Ife
Wiletna Yard
Yor Chthiren’s Hacking Cough At Great Peppermit Cura
A garbled OCR note mentions Yor Chthiren and a coughing issue tied to a place called Great Peppermit Cura. It reads like a fragment from a printed item with unclear context and several misspellings.
Yachting Notes From Geraldton Club Race Drilling Meet
The Geraldton Yacht Club held a race with twelve entries ranging from 12 ft to 2a footer. Observers discussed handicaps and rules enforcement as crews prepared for next Saturday’s event, noting condition of water, entries, and safety provisions including life buoys.
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Styx
Geraldton Yacht Club
Geraldton
Athern
Fentleman
Clu
Chaton
South African Labor Trouble and Union Reorganisation
A message to Secretary WA from the South African Railway Employees Association describes severe disruption caused by legal actions, military seizures, and mass dismissals during a strike. It details efforts to reorganize, secure funding, and recruit leaders including James Connerty and Tom Mann to rebuild the union across Pretoria and Johannesburg, with plans for a public tour and eventual regular publication.
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Phil Hunt
Government Railway
Uamployees’ Association
Nield
Rotary of
South African Railey Union of Workers
Siri
Air General
Wt. Connerty
Aitfirs
South Africa
Jem
Dabur
Lnte
Male
AIC
Andy
Ingmre
Torla
Hunpsa
Pretoria
Jamey
Valliony Bergice
Cetorta
Nake
Weages
Asx
Tom Mann
Tranevael
Fion
Rev. Mann
Tie
Johannesburg
Ture
Unis Successer
Eocretarial Ai Fie
Alottion
Lahar
Westralia
Westralian Boy Tourists Plan World Trip
The Young Australian League plans a tour of forty West Australian boys to promote the state and Commonwealth. Forty candidates were chosen from over twenty applicants after six months of training. The tour, costing about £4000, includes performances, a vaudeville program, and participation in the World’s Exposition in San Francisco to mark the Panama Canal. Parents contribute £70. the balance is to be earned. The voyage begins June 20 with sessions in the state, timing through August.
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Young Australian League
West Australia
Commonwealth
Waventy
Bor
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Alfred Deakin
She League
Rior
Ttm
Avant
The Madsmith of Our Village and the Coughing Hound
A rustic tale speaks of the Madsmith a mighty toil worn man in a village where a spreading cellar tree stands. His strength causes envy and a perilous downfall. The smith is felled by illness yet his legacy lingers through the village homes and a pepper mint cure offered by Wheat Druce the dealer.
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Steenett
Pa's Automobile Dreams To Travel At Speed
A chaotic 19th century typed fragment describes Pa building a toy car from parts salvaged from another vehicle. The narrative covers trials, borrowing wheels, and plans to convert the model into a horse ambulance. It mentions Melbourne, the Duke of Falinburch, and a mayoral event, with Pa insisting on “never say die” as the car nears completion.
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Wiley
Ashi
Terracr
Wien
Xpresa
Kinh
Laly
Anstrali
Antar
Sony
Kaya
Duke of Falinburch
Vie
Northampton May 2 Fashion Night At Wayland Idnes Church
Northamton report describes a community event at Wayland Idnes Church hall featuring a concert by the orchestra led by Ay Alle with notable performers Doon, Miss Shay, Mary Evans, and Miss Fisher. The second night showcased fine costumes, prizes for prettiest dress and other categories, with a lively crowd and humorous sketches.
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Northampton
Ormany
Church of Wayland
Kate's Mall
HS Organisation
Gramme
Avhills
Doon
Messrs
Smith
Stowl
Prin
Omy
Evans
Williams
Greta Ralph
WA. Groper
Ethelsfettora
Kathleen Moy
Wintyy Raye
Amd
Peach Wosson
France
England
Dewromid Smith
Cupid
Jim Mitchett
Wrather
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