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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
3
Darwin reports Captain Ross Smith plans to leave at six tomorrow for Anthony's Lagoon after landing with 70 gallons of petrol. He aims to reach Cloncurry with coach transfer, then Sydney and Melbourne en route, followed by Adelaide.
December 12 report from Allahabad notes M Poulet retiring engines after a breakdown described in the ancient dispatches. Another competitor Captain Matthews reaches Belgrade on a Serbia journey toward Australia. Captain Wrigley arrives at Darwin completing a flight across Australia.
Telegrams report a closed door meeting in Perth December 13 between the premier and union leaders over the Goldfields troubles. Silence on outcomes followed as parties kept details private. The saddlery trade arbitrator issued an increased minimum wage and a 45 hour week with piecework allowed, despite union demands for 44 hours and abolition of piecework.
Port Augusta December 12 A hitch has occurred in connection with the resumption of traffic on the Great Western line. Engine drivers allege some union members are being victimised in the dispute reflecting on the industrial climate.
Melbourne reports coastal marine engineers end work across states after rejecting a £2 monthly cash rate from ship owners. Widespread dislocation feared as the dispute grows amid industrial tensions. Hobart notes on December 12 Mr Laird Smith Nationalist candidate for Denison is attacked at the Cartoon Hotel balcony with a stone and kicked. Mob vandalizes windows and pursues him home as the rowdy tactics spark anxiety.
Paris reports Germany's answer to the Allies concedes the Scapa Flow site. The Rome message says D Annunzio promises good behavior and to refrain from further expeditions if the Armistice frontier is respected.
Le Matin Milan correspondent says D Annunzio is abandoning Fiume as Le Petit Parisien reports French depots raided and several French arms were killed. The evolving situation surrounds Italian efforts and allied reactions as reports conflict over control and casualties.
A New York Times dispatch from Washington reports the National Coal Association estimates the coal strike has caused 112 million dollars in losses to operators and miners across the industry.
Voters across Australia are casting ballots for the House of Representatives and half the Senate as campaigns wind down. In Geraldton the Nationalists held their final meeting Tuesday night while Labor held an open air meeting on Marine Terrace last night. Polls close at 8 pm local time with results for the Senate expected to be incomplete tonight and not posted at the Guardian office.
Dr Williams urged the council to seek cost data from other municipalities on electricity production and consider reworking the battery to cut costs. He cited Bushbury figures and a NSW firm for parts, predicting up to a one quarter saving. Currie foresaw about a third reduction. Majority agreed the loan of £1000 might be reconsidered, with a Lighting Committee to decide.
London reports four volumes of German documents on the prewar period. Vorwarts cites marginal notes suggesting the Kaiser’s madness. The papers call the volumes four stones on the tomb of the German monarchy. A Berlin message notes Entente blockade worsens tuberculosis deaths, with 86900 excess deaths 1914–18.
Copenhagen dispatch reports from Reval that the Esthonians have rejected the Bolshevik peace overtures. The refusal signals continued resistance amid Baltic negotiations and broader postwar diplomacy.
Dr Bennett told the council the Geraldton Swimming Club met with officials and approved plans to build a shed on the jetty. The club would submit rules for council approval and pay a nominal rent, with term details to avoid trouble. Householders argued for council scrutiny and six months notice, while a 5s per annum rent was proposed by Dr Wikllanes and supported as fair.
Fair supplies at market today with offerings on mutton pork and fowl. Prices listed include eggs 1s 2d a dozen duck 8s a pair fowls 6s a pair potatoes 2s per barrel onions 3d a pound rhubarb 6d a pound oranges 1s to 2s 3d a dozen lemons 9d to 1s 3d a dozen apples 6d per basket tomatoes 3d a pound.
Mr F W, laid up with sciatica, has resumed going to his office. Mr Miller of Toodyay arrives to succeed Geo Basham as manager of the W A Bank at Geraldton, Basham to Perth by next Tuesday. Mr David Hepburn, recently indisposed, is improving. Mr and Mrs H Carson plan a Bambra voyage to Carnarvon to visit Mrs Carson’s brother Phil Ryan, whose health has been delicate. Carson intends a Central Province tour in January to report on his stewardship ahead of the next election. Messrs Dalgety Ltd Geraldton recently returned from a trip to the Eastern States and are now boring for lime stone. It was hoped General Birdwood and Sir William Robertson would visit.
Crowded audiences at Town Hall enjoyed district high school concerts over Thursday and Friday nights. Senior students performed The Doll Shop and The old women who lived in a shoe with charm, while Class II’s Pumpkin Dance and Class V’s The Legend of the Beautiful Cloth drew praise. Bridesmaids’ Chorus from Trial by Jury impressed, with notable costuming. Performances by Phil Hayter and Co. Brother Bill and Singophone with Malcolm Fathers and Billy Charles Green provoked laughter. accompanists included Dorothy Day, Mabel Nelson, Iris Davis, Linda Marsh, and Kathleen Sherlock.
Armadale Hurdle Race results list several horses with distances and times, including Bombardier and Varnondale. Betting odds noted for the winner, and a Second Class Plate race features Very Faithful and Coastland with odds. venues and exact distances indicate a brief local racing summary.
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