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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
2
A vintage advertisement proclaims windmill technology with self-regulating four poster towers and single rank mills. It boasts durability, rust resistance, and no solder at rivets, promising safety in operation and cheaper prices with the largest stock of spares.
Dalgety and Co report steamer movements with Sultan sailing from Geraldton for Fremantine on November 14 and for Metallion North West Java and Singapore on November 2. Paroo departs Geraldton for Protiunile then to Geraldton again with exits toward Java and Singapore. Riverina sails from Sydney East and Steibourne Sh for Premantine in November, details include loading and shipping routes.
A condensed report notes ongoing difficulties at Geraldton Express amid corporate pressure and staffing issues. Local authorities respond with steps to stabilize operations and safeguard service continuity for residents and businesses.
The article sketches the impending Menzies race between Henry Gregory and Richard Buzacott, noting volatile fortunes, disputed returns, and the potential impact of court decisions on Buzacott’s bid. It discusses legal twists, past setbacks, and the unlikely chance of a party-backed splinter candidate reshaping the contest.
The article analyzes Buzacott's chances aided by Gregory supporters amid mine dismissals seen as intimidation. It notes Gregory retaining an office as a political risk, warns electors of hollow promises, and predicts a decisive, history-making contest with potential government reactions.
Local and general items report eleven government immigrants arriving this week aboard the GMB Brecon from Boucnamptas, nominated by friends in the state. The Premier confirms France Britain Exhibition awards, with 14 gold medals and six grand prizes for local products. South Australia seeks tenders by November 17 for two hundred thousand railway sleepers of specified timber. A painter Quick disappears after leaving Ben nets role son to visit the Misers Arms Hotel. searchers find him wandering near Rockwell, having been lost for two nights and two days. Evelyn Goode’s book Days that Speak published. she is the wife of Crawford Vaushan M P and sister of Clarence Goode M P. Geraldton A N A branch praised for its stance on Asiatic questions and white resident concerns about colored races.
A late 19th century Geraldton segment reports ongoing plans for ANA elections with a long list of officers, shows at Kalamunda opened by the Lieutenant-Governor, and public interest in teachers, unions, and a race club in Lower Murchison. It notes water pipe corrosion concerns, a Friday lecture on race topics, and the formation of the Lower Murchison Amateur Tul Club with inaugural meetings scheduled for December.
An assortment of local items from Geraldton includes visitors from Port, Court proceedings in the Geraldton Police Court with bail decisions in the Wray case, and a Monday night meeting of the ALNA. Reports cover road to the Aigraldy lodge, a prisoner on bail, property disputes, and remarks on civic issues and agricultural notices.
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