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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
A sequence of notices lists public meetings at Council Chambers and venues like Masonic Hall and Town Hall, plus social events including picnics, concerts, shows, and a temperance gathering. Details include dates in late August to October, locations, and brief event types, with dates and venues repeatedly noted.
Shipping notices list Minderoo under Captain A Mills from Fremantle with passengers including J E Mercer S C Vickers J T Moffit for Singapore and others. Also Pattoo Captain Richardson from Singapore via Norwest ports with a mixed passenger load, Coolyardie Captain Clark from Eastern States Fremantle Melbourne passenger J H Morris, and Minderow bound for the Norwest with 96 aboard including McDonald Cahill and Saw J A.
At the wharf yesterday busy activity for the Minderoo and Pa line. The Coolgardie carried 26 tons of rental cargo and 50 bales of wool. The Minderoo shipped 202 hogs of alphabetide vue, 39 tons sandalwood, 5 camels for Derby and 180 tons for the Eastern States line.
Shipping agents Kerars Dalgety report steamer movements including Paros from Geraldton to Fremantle on August 25 and Minderoo trips to Fremantle and Nor'West ports in August. Local items cover Lawlers campaign plans, Yuna crop update, a notable deep fleece, deaths and removals, tourism shows, potatoes policy, Dairy Creek fatality, and planned railway developments around Mount Magnet and Upper Chapman.
Local brief from the Geraldton Guardian highlights community affairs and legal notices on Thursday August 26 1900. The column emphasizes civic events and public interest stories impacting residents and organizations in the Geraldton area.
Local dairying and butter making improvements are detailed with new milking shed concrete flooring to meet Central Board of Health standards. A Alex butter making machine will be installed. Mr Stanvfield has taken over Mrs Macguiness dairy farm. Corrick Family entertainers report strong business in Perth and on the Goldfields and plan to renew acquaintance with Geraldton friends. Dalgety and Co Ltd advertises Hinnton Estate subdivision auction in Perth on September 1st with three allotments, each with homestead and water, good land, and railway proximity near Geraldton. Rainfall noted as over an average of 18 inches.
At Kalgoorlin on a fine day a large crowd witnessed brisk racing. Vareens, Quicksilver and Laughing Water led several events with tight finishes and strong betting action. The Horseshoe Plate and Boulder event featured near finishes and time around 3 minutes 38 seconds for the longer course.
At Boulder on August 25 the gelding Ellis finished second in the Horseshoe Plate but was disqualified for two years for malpractice. Trainer T K Lander and jockey J Trenoweth also faced two year suspensions and plan to appeal.
Heavy rain caused the Middlesex game to be called off with Melbourne still at 5 wickets for 307 at London August. In Perth the Provident of the Central Board of Health sues the Mayor and Councillors for 320 pounds for costs under the Health Act related to infectious disease care at the Public Hospital.
London reports Mr Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, praising the Wright brothers aeroplane after viewing aerial nights at Rheims. He called the American device the surest and most dependable and said the experiments mark a triumph that could alter world history.
Great Britain dispatch reports a Government Development Grant Bill incorporating a national horsebrewing scheme. A board from the Agricultural Department has developed the plan with premiums and an annual outlay around £30.
The Argentine steamer Colombia sank after colliding with the North German Lloyd ship Schleswitz near Montevideo harbor. About 80 excursionists, mainly women and children, drowned while 70 people were saved. Panic and rough seas hindered rescue efforts as survivors clung to wreckage.
A comparative return shows Britain's total naval outlay at 23,000,000 pounds, Germany at 19,500,000, and America at 28,750,000. Germany’s new construction vote stands at 10,751,000 pounds, exceeding Britain by 500,000, while America’s new construction appropriation is 10,215.08 pounds.
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