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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
2
The Big Store hosts a Christmas fair inviting shoppers to see new displays and seasonal specials. Festive windows and in-store demonstrations highlight gift ideas, with staff ready to assist and guide purchases for the holiday season.
A Gibson & Co announces Christmas presents on Saturday December 14 next at Marine Terrace Geraldton. They guarantee a stock worth £5000 to select from including River, Wedgwood, Doulton, Crown China and Electro-plate. The sale promises best value and the newest goods with favorable terms for customers.
A promotional notice advertises a Toy sale featuring a variety of kids toys and Xman novelties at reduced prices. Purchasers spending under 108 will receive a coupon toward goods worth Br 6. The offer runs from the 16th inst with costs noted.
A damaged OCR item reports on the Ocean Steamship Company linked voyage details from Fremantle to North West Ports, Java and Singapore. It lists ships MINILYA under Capt. E Richardson on Saturday January 1, PARUO with Capt. A Mills on January 21, and PAROO captained by A Mills on January 13, all from Geraldton to Fremantle and Fremantle to Singapore routes.
Dalarty and Co shipping agents publish steamer movements. St Parco departs Geraldton bound for Fremantle and Fremantle for Geraldton travels on June 13. Parco sails Fremantle to Geraldton and to Nor'West ports Java and Singapore on Sunday January 7. Riverine leaves Sydney on 16, Melbourne on 23, Adelaide on 24 for Fremantle with transshipping to Geraldton.
Sunday services listed for Anglican Church with two evening devotions at 7.20 and 10 pm. Presbyterian Church features lectures From Darkness to Light at 7.30, Men’s Place in Creation at 7:30, and sermon Go Forward a New Year's address by Rev W Floyd Shanson. Methodist Church holds 11 am sermon and children’s address, 7:30 pm annual Covenant address and Covenant service led by Rev A J Barclay.
A 1908 Geraldton notice discusses cooperative farming as a remedy for drought and hardship. It argues cooperation aids the poor and seeks a higher moral stage for shared success, noting past failures but outlining other cooperative forms.
The piece discusses cooperative shops and mills in Britain and mentions Australian towns like Geraldton. It covers origins from the 1848 Rockdale weavers strike, growth of member stores, and the aim to reduce profit by sharing capital and owning homes. It contrasts socialistic aims with individual competition and notes ongoing local civic matters and meetings.
Manila for the Eastern States RMS Macedonia will close the Geraldton Post Office at 10 jam on Sunday with late letters accepted until 5.20 a.m. The local note references the Draper of Australasia and mentions Granolithic paving in front of shopfronts in Melbourne and Geraldton. A building boom is reported with nine shops under construction and others planned.
Telegrams from Melbourne report Victoria halts for one year all cattle horses sheep swine dogs and camels from Western Australia due to surrein. Premier cites £1,000,000 surplus from customs revenue and prosperity and promises lower rail freights and required government stock investments by insurers. Two girls Ivy Williams 18 and Ann Gladys Baischesk 16 drown off Dromana in a boat capsizing amid heavy rains. Torrential rains hit Queensland and Diamantina rivers rise. Sydney notes a plague line bee case in progress and port strikes hinder trade.
Friday night saw late shopping under a new law as crowds paraded the stretta and homes remained quiet. The population fell by 586 with over £25,000 withdrawn from the Savings Bank for Christmas holidays. The Premier pledged temporary work rug-barking for the unemployed while labor colonies are prepared for settlement.
Chaff yesterday brought the Sun's record price of five pounds seven shillings sixpence. Market readers note the unusual value noted in Perth trading reports.
Frederik Cave has been charged with cutting fire to a bough shed behind the Beehive Hotel at Cuddingwarra and the stables and outhouse attached to the Victory Units Hotel. The Murchison Firewood Company has completed a meas from Nall to Cwo and will commence wood delivery forthwith.
Geraldton Police Court proceedings show Henry Eblert charged with failure to state owed sums to Milly Compton. Case details unclear due to damaged text. Merv A T Mille appeared for the plaintiff and Mr du Buoley for the defense, with remarks about dismissal and related dates.
A barmaid claimed wages and damages from her employer after disputes over role, duties, and Christmas Day work. She alleged wrongful dismissal and loss of earnings, while the defense argued she was not to blame and had been offered reentry at the same wage. The court dismissed the case, each side paying costs, ending the contract.
The Geraldton Water Board met Friday evening at the Council Chamber. Members present included J. M. Smith Logan Mountain Carson and secretary C. Pascoe. A committee of Crs Armstrong Bassnett and Cryn was named to confer with engines on details, monthly primary meetings to follow, with plans forwarded to the Public Weeks Department.
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