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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
4
A damaged excerpt describes a workshop incident involving Dick Beresford's wife, a manager, and several workers. A hidden saboteur signals a fatal risk as a door mechanism connects to office secrets. The scene centers on a plan to steal or ruin, with tensions between managers and an unseen intruder.
Mr Stead argues the Midland railway will strain to haul vast ore and wheat shipments. He cites the Keogen to Watheroo strip of wheat country 82 miles long, spanning about a quarter of a million acres, as evidence of growing transport needs.
The text discusses a speculative project with ore prospects and expected big returns. It mentions a 4 to 1 majority and a proposal described as mutual advantage for workers and members, with ore called spabs. The fragment is incomplete and unclear about specifics.
Debates on the Address in Reply feature Mr Sem Elliott and Hon W C Angwin discussing the Carriage of Cattle and workers homes. They debate coal rates, road works, private versus government responsibility for roads and housing, and tramway investments amid a tough season and rising costs.
A reader prints a correction to a misprinted Liberal quotation about membership and race in Australia. The letter notes a lisotype error changed phrases and asserts boycott practices against mixed race individuals, claiming other groups face no barrier. The exchange reveals tension over ethnic exclusion within labor and union circles.
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