Chaff and Grain Weekly Report 1911
Widespread market notes from May 11 1911 cover wheat chaff oats and potatoes. London and Adelaide markets ease with buyers cautious while local auctions show firm prices for high quality grain and f.a.g. samples. Health concerns close Mt Erin State School with fumigation questions raised for district schools and calls for government department action.
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London
Ilvises
Adelaide
Melbourne
F.a.g
F.a. Ty
Rain Follows Dry Spell Boosts Local Harvest Prospects
From East Chapman correspondent May 20 191, a welcome rain fell Friday saving crops from withering after an extended dry spell. Early sown wheat stood above ground and the 40 point fall came in time to revive prospects. Government ramp extensions at Northern Gully and Kojarena sidings are hoped to help farmers move produce to market as area wheat acreage doubles.
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Kojarena
Kanowna seat election rumors and ministerial candidates
A Norseman correspondent discusses opposition to Mr. T Walker in the Kanowna Labor ballot and potential ministerial candidates. W Gibson may contest Walker, with Mathers and Carr named as possible supporters or candidates, though public sentiment favors Walker’s defeat. odds are placed at about a million to one in his favor.
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Coolgandie
T. Walker
W. Gibson
Miners’ Union
Kanowna
Gibson
Walker
J. W.W. Mathers
Westralia Waihi
T. J. Carr
Carr
Wilson
Labor
Nabawah’s Pussy Beating and Emigration Talk Echo Town Gossip
The piece riffs on Nabawah’s supposed misdeeds and local political critiques, mentions butter theft at Mt. Erin siding, and lampoons "The Man From Nahawaeh" while noting plans for Tay preserver and local figures. It refers to Lloyd George and Churchill in jest, cites Emigration from England, and reports farming duties with 100 to 500 acres seeded by May 1.
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Tom
Tarmuse
Mt. Erin
Job
Tam
Nabaweb
Adam
Eve
Jim
Tharesay
Jupp
England
Westralia
United Kingdom
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Austen Tianese
Old Country
Woa
Nahawaeh
Chapman
Ady
Banko Patterson
Amended Spud Regulations Limit Potato Imports to WA
Amended regulations published in the Government Gazette restrict potato imports to Western Australia from New South Wales Victoria or South Australia. Potatoes must be in new brailed bags bearing grower names and accompanied by a government certificate certifying fields are at least 35 miles from any area with potato blight, except for certain direct-from-field shipments to Fremantle Geraldton Southern Cross Yaloo Carnarvon. Conditions include bag labeling pot size under six inches and ship timing from Melbourne on Saturdays.
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Fiiiay
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Department of Agriculture
Fremantle
Geraldton
Craser Yalyoo
Eastwad
Carnarvon
Melbourne
Potatoes Export Rules Confirm Blight Free Certification
An Inspector under the Act certifies that regulations are observed and each shipment includes a Department of Agriculture certificate. The certificate attests the potatoes were grown on a farm free from Irish Blight and exported from the state of origin.
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Department of Agriculture
Geraldton District Council Nomination Ballot Details
At the first council meeting final details for the selection ballot were set. J Wilcox was appointed returning officer. Ballot dates run from June 1 to June 13 at Druids Hall with specific voting times each day. Members of unions and federation members with political branch tenure may vote, and voters may sign more than one nomination paper.
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J. Wilcox
E.D.F and F. Union
Druids
Federation
Melbourne Dash for Florin Ends in Collision
Two men, Patrick Tigan and John McCirath, chased a florin on a footpath in Melbourne. A collision occurred, Ryan sustained injuries but remained otherwise in normal condition.
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Melbourne
Patrick Tigan
John McCirath
Ryan
Adelaide manager charged with stealing blank draft
South Australia Adelaide Georges Drummond the Adelaide manager of Dewick Moreingaml Co. is charged with having on October 22nd last stolen a blank draft for £759. At the request of defendant's counsel the case has been adjourned to May ith.
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Adelaide
Sumiay
Georges Drummond
Dewick, Moreingaml Co
Government offers 200 pound reward in Workupine murder case
Perth reports the government has posted a 200 pound reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction in the Workupine murder case. The offer aims to prompt witnesses or informants to come forward with crucial details for the investigation.
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Perth
Food and Railway Tricycle Stolen and Found Near Mogumber
Midland Junction police received word from a woodcutter of a camp break in and foodstuffs theft. His tricycle was stolen and later found a mile and a quarter south of Mogumber, abandoned in bushes by the track. Footprints led east into the bushes toward the stalls. police suspect a man named Smithson.
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Midland Junction
Mogumber
Smithson
Double murder and suicide in New South Wales
Sydney report says chemist Segar Basterd 35 killed his wife Evelyn 30 and son Warwick six with prussic acid then took his own life. A letter to North Sydney police at 136 Alexander Street Crow’s Nest requested removal of the bodies. Poverty reportedly marked the family. no other motive or cause identified.
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Sydney
North Sydney
Alexander-street
Crow's Nest
Segar Basterd
Memder
Evelyn Basterd
Warwick
Liimg
Basterd
Burdens of Backache and Kidney Relief
A Perth reader cites long kidney trouble with constant backache and successful relief from Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. Mrs. Thomas Blake of North Perth reports yearlong symptoms improved after trying the pills and remains well ten years later. The ad urges readers to obtain Doan's from chemists or stores for 2 shillings per bottle, mailed on request from Foster-McClellan Co.
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Dean
Perth
Thomas Blake
Ethel Street
North Perth
Doan
Foster-McClellan Co
Murray Street
State referenda results show legislative powers approved
Final returns indicate legislative powers passed with Yes 27,004 and No 26,211. monopoly measure shows Yes 33,048 and No 26,211 with issues noted in the tally. The report records completed counts and outcomes for these questions.
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Perth
Fatal Mining Disaster at Eclipse Mine
In Kalgoorlie on Friday two workers Harry Angwin shift boss and Benjamin Williams miner were killed when a wall collapsed during attempts to remove loose ground with dynamite. Both men died from injuries after being struck and crushed and later died at hospital.
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Kalgoorlif
Harry Angwin
Benjamin Williama
Eclipse
Angwin
Williams
Soif
Rain Delays Lawlers Railway Probing Visit
Three members of the Railway Advisory Board arrived from Leonora on a special motor to inspect the proposed Lawlers railway. Nice rain is falling here as investigations begin.
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Lawlers
Boand
Leonora
Unionists Vote on Ballot Over Work With Non Unionists
KALGOORLIE Monday at a general meeting of the Federated Mineral Union it was resolved to take a ballot on whether members should continue working with non unionists. The motion indicates internal splits and a formal vote to decide future collaboration with non union workers.
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Kalgoorlie
Federated Mineral Union
Retractable remarks spark church revival dispute
Senator Murphy Foster at a Washington dinner claimed a retraction had value and recalled a scandal. Calhoun Clay angrily left the church, using influence to demand an apology. At a revival, a corrected line admitted the speaker meant to retract accusing Calhoun Clay.
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Murphy Foster
Washington
Dean Washington
Calhoun Clay
Brethren and Sisters
Cue Quarter Sessions acquits then convicts Ellis Jones
At the Cue Quarter Sessions on Wednesday Ellis Jones faced charges of gross indecency and later grossly indecent conduct. The jury found him not guilty on one count but convicted on the second, with a mercy recommendation due to his age. He was remanded for a second indictment.
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Ellis Jones
P. ‘Troy
Kretchmar
J.P
Barrymore
Palfreyrman
Jones
Troy
R.M
Mr. Kretchmar
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