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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
2
Tenders sealed and marked Tender for Bookstall Leases will be received until noon Thursday April 1913 for exclusive right of trading at stations for two years from April 1 1913. Rent paid quarterly in advance. Tender forms obtainable from District Superintendents. No tender guaranteed.
Shipping agents Burns, Philp and Co Ltd report steamer movements from Fremantle and Sydney with listed departures for April including Adilaids, Warilda, Wandijie, and others to Fremantle, Albany, Geraldton, and Geraldton. A Country Party platform discussion highlights bulk handling of wheat and railway policy reforms with consideration of abolishing protective duties on primary producer requisites.
The article discusses protectionist and national development aims, praising secondary industries and farmer benefits while critiquing inconsistent policy items. It notes the Country Party's platform on preferential voting, loan fund policy, and wage debates, contrasting Arbitration Act aims with the need for fair wages and rural workers' representation. The piece urges careful consideration of wage setting and advocates arbitration for rural producers within a reform context.
The Victoria District Co operative Flour Milling Company reports a thriving half year with 40 020 bags of wheat handled, 12 00 tons of flour produced, 35 tons bran, and a profit of £1 097. Output ran 24 hours since last November, with orders from Java and Singapore totaling 50 tons. Demand may expand as mill output increases.
A compact report from the Flour Milling Company and town notes cover refreshment rooms standards, mill leadership changes, half year profits, debenture talks, and proposed expansions. It notes community events, lectures, charity drives, road and rail developments, nursing schemes, weather impacts on farming, and local policing updates with names, places, and dates from the era.
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