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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
3
Sydney April 28 Telegrams report the Cricket Association agrees to allocate £337 already collected to the Noble Fund, fulfilling a substantial portion of the appeal. The move follows donor pressure and aims to bolster charity support through the fund.
Sydney April 2 The English cricketers tour saw a payment of 614 haw to the Hoard Control as the association's share of the deficiency. The payout secures the guarantee to the Maryh boms Cricket Club related to the tour.
At a meeting of the Butchers Employees Union Bralen Hill reported that regular workers had been refused work by masters. A motion called for a new strike among those currently employed over the issue, and an amendment directed a levy on singles five shillings weekly and married men twenty four pence weekly to aid the unemployed.
Sydney notes timber workers in this state have sent £28 to the miners on strike for months, sustaining the labor action. Seventy Premiers Conference opens in Melbourne with private sittings. Expansion of federal powers highlighted as Labor leader Fisher calls for full Commonwealth authority on industrial law.
Wellington April 23. The New Zealand Government plans to send Reuters a weekly cablegram of about 100 words. It aims to provide an unbiased report of important political events, returns, crop prospects, and materiel affecting time extension, to keep New Zealand known abroad and aid development of its resources.
Melbourne reports the number of victims from the recent railway collision has risen to 44. Oscar Sheglund died from injuries, and the wife of the deceased, a newlywed of only months, remains seriously injured. The coroner Dr Coles orders Rendigo train tests to proceed tomorrow despite driver illness and spouse objection to the absence from the trial.
The WA crew arrived in Melbourne in April in good health except for Strich-Yaad who suffered a finger injury in Adelaide. He will be replaced on the crew for a few days by Horsburgh.
A disputed boxing match in Melbourne on April 28 drew enormous crowds. The contest ended in the seventeenth round when the opponent allegedly struck a decisive blow, leaving the winner perceived as the stronger fighter despite chaos and injury.
Perth April 3 shipping notice from Fremantle corrects a wire report about Collie coal cargo. The steamer actually called at Albany and loaded coal at Albany port, not Fremantle, with 1500 tons of knrosen fuel cargo misattributed.
Perth April 28 The Minister for Mines praises progress on the Ravensthorpe railway but says stagnation at Ravensthorpe stems from the line not yet completed. The official remarks highlight slow development and unfinished construction as key factors delaying the project.
A terse government note from Porth dated April 38 promises the Widgiemoorths will be over within weeks following the death of Copiger. The live construction project is expected to conclude soon as authorities move to assume control.
A large number of taxpayers anticipated the assessment notices and filed the tax returns. Already 2000 has been received. The Commissioner hopes to sign the assessment notices in the second or third week in May.
A typhoon hit a bey i pearling fleet preparing to sail from Perth, wrecking several loggers and driving others ashore. Many swam ten hours to survive and some drowned. Captain Biddle's brother is cited among anxious hosts as ships Rajah and Phyllis depart Broome.
Cootzardie April 38 two constables arrested Peter a 50 five on the charge of murdering his gin near Norseman.
Northampton report notes Mrs Thomas of Babio died Friday night after a short illness. The official cause was inflammation from exposure. A church project plan and a sanitary inspection are mentioned, with local discussions about rebuilding and public works, plus references to a reservoir project in Victoria and broader constitutional topics.
Loreal arrives with a flotilla of horses including Combat Jack Titania Redium Cassina Lochreal Doorock Weedarra Hector of Troy Prospector. Doorlock and Hector of Troy expected top weights. track dangers noted after a boggy course at Day Dawn. Injuries scare crowd as Watt dies later from an accident.
In a brisk millinery boom, a Paris designer distributed 2680 pounds as a bonus to workers while maintaining a principal salary of 2500 pounds per year. The article notes varying wage hours, with average costs per hat around 210 pounds and mentions larger steam tankers and oil cargoes aboard ships like the Iroquois and Navabo. It also cites railway deaths in the United States, Japan’s economic strains, wartime taxation, and social unrest including riots and troop intervention at the Besshi copper mine.
Weights announced for Dowoarra stove manting race to be run May 1 1908 including Publican’s Purse 8 furlongs Waveley DB 287 Phillips Plate 060 mile with entries Maleking Thaibe Ranaymeds Geom Finer and more. Also notes on Bojer migration idea to South America Irish inventor Wm Kelly and Henry Bessemer share of rewards. greyhound betting and shipyard capabilities in Cleveland Ohio with guests as children.
A chaotic racing day described with blame on a collapsed track after cain disrupted events Friday and Saturday. Results include Trial Stakes with Alladin rider-up punishment, Flying Banincap at six furlongs, Selling Hack Back, and Day Dawn Handicap won by Hotshot with Maimraal and Report among top runners. Also notes on political tension with Botha and labor fatigue stories outside racing.
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