This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
4
A Northampton reader urges support for a northern section programme prior to the coming election. The letter calls for attentive consideration of the North and railway projects, urging capable candidates to properly address the great needs of the region.
The Observer argues that high wages alone do not cure unemployment and urges a broader approach. It stresses productive home work, healthful space, and social reform to enable many idle workers to contribute, while criticizing reliance on wage inflation and inefficient industries.
Perth readers report a Glasgow paper's claim of a new Carthesy rotary turbine engine with twelve inch model achieving 49 horsepower, using ten blades, hailed by Clyde shipbuilders as a potential marine engine breakthrough. Admiralty trials planned on torpedo boats. meanwhile unrest and labour strife spill from Fremantle protests to arrests.
Market week ending Saturday February 22 shows Thursday fruit and vegetable supplies light but Saturday brings very large quantities. Prices paid include cucumbers 1s to 2s per dozen, watermelons 1s 0d to 1s 6d, tomatoes 3s 6d to 1d, cabbages 1d to 1d per head, pumpkins 7s 6d to 3s per dozen, pears 1s to 9d, grapes 6d to 1s, nectarines 3d to 5s per quarter crate, apples 9d to 4s per case, potatoes etc. The gardener’s approach yields high returns as he enriches soil with manure, suggesting broad method for farmers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.