Perth News Notes on Labor Strife and Civic Motion
Our Perth Letter reports growing union organization among shop workers and bakers with a looming clash between employers and employees. It covers holiday schedules, wheat shipments, Tanami discoveries, Asiatic labor debates, court actions against papers, civil service petitions, and politics including Sir John Forrest and the Swan electorate. The piece notes a surprising mayoral result and a coal strike impact on Perth trade and carnival visitors.
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Perth
Federal Arbitration Court
Stats
Weather notes from Western Australia December 1908
The Weather Bureau reports unsettled conditions in the Kimberley with daily rain and coastal extension to Fort Coogee and inland to Warbler and Nullagine. Whim Creek records the only notable fall south of Brooma. Temperatures were cooler in the south and west with hot sultry conditions on the goldfields. mean max readings include Geraldton 74.7, Waroonga 83.9, Port Hedland 74.1, Bunbury 719, Northam 66, Kalgoorlie 90.7, Cue 97.9.
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Kimberley
Forteroue
Warbleiar
Nullagine
Creel
Brooma
Tropics
Geraldton
Walobing
Porth
Bunbury
Northam St
Kafanning
Albany
Coolgardie
Laggeton
Cue
Education Act Prosecution Noted in Correspondence
A letter from A R Jackson criticizes reports of diphtheria at a local school. He alleges Inspector Jama spread the disease, mentions home isolation for families, and cites cold-related illness from lack of a shelter shed. He refuses further discussion without signature.
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Lamm
Jama
Taleo
Adamless Eden plan aims to found women only colony in Australia
A group led by Mrs. Emily Crawford seeks to establish a Western Australia settlement where women own land and stock while men are excluded from offices. The project cites parliamentary vote in Australia as motive, promises health resort features, mineral springs, fishing, and a school modeled after German baths, with single women and widows prioritized.
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Daily News
Western Australia
Great Reef
Commonwealth
Andreehold
Hmily Crawford
Townholders' League
Minx Crooks
Women's Agricultural College
Victoria Woodhull Martin
Beedon’s Norton
Worcestershire
Hetty Sawyer
Crawford
Australia
Thersia Aloom
Colombo
England
First-Class Cuisine and Lodging Promised at Geraldton Hotel
On arrival at Station, visitors are told to ask for Han Jon's Cale at Piewse's Katanuing Wi jquenrs-Fole Agent Hotel, Geraldton. The notice mentions good liquors stabling and every convenience but text is garbled.
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Han Jon
Cale
Piewse
Fole Agent
Geraldton
Dial
Atntiminh
Vie
Ramblers V Forts In Cricket Club Match On Wednesday
Shop Assistants' Cricket Club records a dense scorecard from a Ramblers versus Forts match on Wednesday. Key bowlers Woolhouse and Groces led with multiple wickets, while batsmen such as Harper Burton Jones Creeper and Thompson contributed runs amid an overall total of 2136.
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Jones
Groesster
Wouthouse
Smith
Groealer Kiddell
Woolhouse
Harper
Burton
Nat Ant
Cook
Warwicker
Thompson
Simes
Willuuck
Groceslee
Willcotk
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Mollwealth
Alealk Ad Butted
Vst
Pauli
Girl
Tager Hardy
Chas, Stabiniecs Et Champagne
Kandy Koola, ViewRres! le., Ltd
Steam Navigation Co
Messageries Maritimes
Ilnydn
London
Queensland Insurance Co
Townsend's
Apollinaris Table Water Mall
Pickles Mion
Fusell
Forsyth
Pope É
Forwa
Marine Terrace
Oma
Colonial Mutuel Life Assurance Commercial Union Assurance
North German Lloyd
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Coa Hlt
Wigmore & Co., Ltd
T. Robinson & O
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Neptune Aments Foppoppers
Florida
Brown, Rg and General Agents
Wainwrights Old Btoke
J.C. Hutton
Lud
Eemantle
Western District
Operative Praluce Co. Ltd
Taeyin, Lacrentch and Cay
Piakos
Creo Hd Brooker
Page
Cuming, Smith & Co
A. H. Mountain & CO
Fosters
Pommery & Greno
Champagne
D. & J. McCallum
Perfection
Coate's & CO
Plymouth
Gillespie
Kortham
Lipton’s
TSA, A
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Fire and Marine
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Crossley
Wally Aderanteed
Cauhor
Ter Saunders and Stuart
A. BR. Morrison
Commonwealth Hotel
W. H. James
Globe
Toohey's
Foster's
Pam
Ocean View
Fallowfield & CO
J. M. Ferguson, Ltd
Victoria Galvanised
Irea Co
Chamber of Commerce
W.A. Producers’ Union
Fremantle
Lloyds
Overdas
Eaid
Legislative Council
Trades’ Hall Association of
Nor’-West Coast
Manny
Labor Party
Civil Service Act
Swan
Sir John
Albemy
Sir John Forrest
Forrest
Collie
Vincent
Peeth
Weather Report
Weather Bureau
Westhernday
A. R. Jackson
Women's Colony For
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Trigg Bros
Jowa
Uber
Rosam & Cys
Durlacher Street
Ferstat & CO
Union Bank
F. & R. Ward
Flwes Street
Bishop's Palace
Moderata
L. Eskell
Dente
Sliatrict
N. Ferstat
Silhert & Sharp, Geralston
J. J. Ryan
Grimish
Chas
E. Chapman
Weller
Casenat
Abiane
Guarantand
KIA Buildings
Marine TE Terrace
Blackstone
A. R. Morrison
Geralstow
R.guscott
W.A. Bank
Geraldian
F. W. Warwicker
Grocer and
H. Nathan
Geraldtom
Church of Ringland
Geraldton District
Hare Oo van Beeia
NIMC
Istings Aden
REDE
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Bowen
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Turf Commission
Club
Gevabiten
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Riddell
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Constantins
Gardner
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