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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1907
Page
4
Advertisement from United Service outlines services offered by the Ocean Steamship Company Limited and the West Steam Navigation Company. Details scarce in the fragment, highlighting joint listings or coordinated shipping offerings from the two firms.
Fremantle to North West Ports Java and Singapore. From Geraldton for North West Ports and Singapore. Charon Capt J Bell 8.8. Minilya Capt E Richardson leaves Wednesday 23 January for Fremantle 5.8. Minilya Capt E Richardson Wednesday January for freight and passage Dalgety & Co. Geraldton Fremantle Carnarvon Cossack Port Hedland. Next steamer sailing from Eastern States 8.8. Monaro.
Shipping notices list sailing and arrival dates for vessels at Geraldton. Entries include the Une captained by Landgren from Fremantle with cargo and the Minilya and Charon routes between Fremantle Geraldton and North West ports with planned departures in January. Additional vessels sail to Fremantle and Singapore with plans for Java and North West port calls.
The piece marks January 1, 1907 as a fresh start in the year of grace. It contrasts 1906’s record with 1907’s promise, noting Time’s march and the enduring human effort toward universal progress during the coming twelve months.
A reflective New Year piece notes global progress and calls for collective effort in shaping the future. Local items cover H. Carsons supporters meeting, railway wharf light tampering, hospital statistics, Boxing Day finds, a mine rescue cheque, and community events with fund totals and forthcoming works in Geraldton.
A Scotsman critic sparks a debate over the Sandy MacDonald whisky at a Geraldton hotel. Patrons and staff weigh in as organizers seek balanced tasting notes and fair coverage.
Commercial figures for eleven months in 1906 compared with 1905 show total imports and exports rising. General cargo and gold values are provided, with exports and totals broken down into General Articles and Gold. Wet customs and excise revenue for eleven months 1906 exceed the prior year by a measured amount.
The Royal Mint at Perth reports December outputs by mine and district, listing ounces of gold refined at Sne, Day Dawn, Mount Egerton, Naonine, Law, Black Range, and Yalgoo. Total December weight 23,198.76 oz, monthly total 133,013.68 oz, annual 1906 output 1,404,106.52 oz. Sovereigns and half-sovereigns issued in December £306,178, yearly £5,344,720.
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