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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
3
Vague OCR text notes tensions over a railway workers dispute with threats of a strike. Mentions express drivers transferred, two assistants reinstated, and an appointment at a hotel gate during a meeting. Further readable names include London and Ag, with limited clear details on actions or outcomes.
At Plymouth Max Schultz, a German, faces committal trial on a charge of maronage. Bail is being considered as the case proceeds. A Heitor named Pal testified for the defense, while Tarrant and a German newspaper correspondent cited payments and potential penalties. The report notes ties to Portsmouth, Southampton, Woolwich and Chatham.
London dispatch in Westminster Gazette warns of dangers from abrupt electrical switchovers and impatience in Franco German tensions. Berlin vows to act if French proposals regain Mororce prove unacceptable, pledging independent measures and fleet reinforcement in Moroccan waters.
A terse report from London on May 30 notes Kaiser Wilhelm’s repeat address in Hamburg drawing attention. The speech, seen as inconvenient, coincides with rising Socialist support and an estimated 470 increase in naval spending, hinting at shifts in the political climate and party dynamics.
The Gazette comments on the Kaiser's Hamburg address, arguing that one navy cannot guard commerce or colonies alone and that balance requires further efforts from other powers and from us.
New York reports a Charleston North Carolina storm on Monday toppled six tor so boats and wrecked many small vessels. Telegraph and telephone lines were destroyed. Eleven persons perished. Property damage estimated at 200000 pounds.
In a police court before Mr. R Gee, Tom Roberts sought a further week’s leave of absence as licensee of the Commonwealth Hotel. Benjamin Bythe was remanded eight days on a charge of haying. At Yalgee on August 15 a sum of £19 was paid for property at Micharl Gite im. James Lorne and Aied Mfonit faced charges for being illegally on the Shamrock premises on Sunday August 27. Constables Hamilton and Walsh gave evidence. Plandt and Riley were witnesses. The magistrate found Pluodt or Rely untruthful. Larne received fines of £20 and £24 costs, plus seven days imprisonment in one case. Thomas Patrick Hinan pleaded guilty to drunkenness on Mayet 30 and was fined. a separate charge of idle and disorderly conduct saw a suspended sentence conditional on good behavior. Accused Wyall, Baring, and others were linked to thefts and unlawful presence on premises, leading to sentences including six months hard labor for being unlawfully on premises and further terms.
At a Perth meeting, chairman and directors refused to sell the company's property to the government. The official said after wartime needs, shareholders would not accept less than 100 million for their rights.
Justice Roalety in chambers yesterday approved a venue change in the hearing of the claim by Minister for Mines against the Kal courtie Miner proprietors. The hearing is set for Albany on September 21.
A special issue of the Government Gazette will publish news of Parliament dissolution. Melbourne reports names Stevenson and Lindrum amid official notes and dates. The notice notes parliamentary dissolution actions, with references to officials and a stated total of 13,591 in an Australian context.
The Federal Gazette announces government acquisition of a corner land block in central Perth. The property fronts Wellington Street and Murray Street opposite the Peterborough Way station, with a depth of four feet, affecting a prominent business site. Prices not yet fixed but expected between 1 and 130,000 pounds.
Victoria case: Dr Samuel Peacock aged years in East Melbourne arrested for murder of Mary Davies 27. Davies vanished after August 4 with dates of August 16 and 22 cited as key events. Jewellery linked to Davies found in Peacock s room. Police seeking whereabouts of a berry remains unfound amid ongoing inquiry.
Report mentions free laborers fleeing, pursuit without injury in New South Wales. References a trial involving Mwiteriver Steamship Co Ltd, with the jurors returning a verdict of not guilty. Details are garbled but indicate legal action dismissed.
A Liberal League meeting convened in the Town Hall last night with strong attendance and renewed strength. Officers for the new term were elected, including President AT Wilvon and several vice presidents and secretaries. The committee debated secretary appointments, support for a permanent secretary, and plans to publicize preferential voting.
A scrambled list of public notices announces electors meetings at various railway stations and halls on September dates, plus a heritage sale of Geraldton district land. It details venues, times, and a rare block of 600 acres wheat land opportunities with terms and solicitor contact.
Report from Sydney Aur describes a riot at Hoskin’s blast furnace area in Lithgow. Stone throwing damaged the engine room, with about 30 policemen involved in escorting non union workers amid a large hostile crowd. Furnaces restarted, repairs underway, and a restoration of order noted by authorities.
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