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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment references John A. Gardner and a town role, mentioning Me and Mae and various fragments. The legible items imply an official town appointment or designation, with unclear surrounding context. No concrete dates, places, or actions are decipherable from the readable text.
Dalgety and Co shipping agents report movements of Wivir steamers including Sunjan from Fremantle to Geraltun, Singaipone triton from Fremantle to Geraltun, Singapore, and Riverina from Mulvey to Melbourne. Additional vessels Charan, Solan, and Miedaile list departures and destinations with Geraltun and Nor Nest ports, amid agricultural and trade consignments.
A temporary stoppage at Great Wingall mine Day Dawn risks broad impact on Murchison Geraldton and Cho mine. About 2000 pounds weekly lost circulation and debts risked. key dispute linked to Italian Austrian and other foreign timber workers and wage demands. Kurrawaig and Barrawa lines face widespread non participation with no signs of immediate resolution.
The article describes tension from timber stock purchases and worker grievances among foreign laborers at Kurrawang. It warns a broader crisis if disputes spread to other timber concessions, notes public doubt and hostile views of foreigners, and urges government action to deliver assets like phosphates and timber to primary producers to avert wider economic harm.
A detailed report covers political maneuvering regarding a bill in Parliament and the stance of Attorney General Kosnan. It notes revived copper mining activity at Whi Creek Croydon Morrin Murrig and Philliye River with costs and proposals.
A jumble of local names and events details a Subiaco matter involving a man named Bateman and a warrant on Tonk P npelly. It mentions voices with French accents and a Sonia Borowity visit, plus political commentary from the Herald and a Monsignor Bourke jubilee in Perth, with notes on Yasu and Yor reactions. The text blends disparate items without clear cohesion.
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