Cables Advance On Pekin Amid Asian Tensions
Shanghai dispatches report Nanking forces ordered toward Pekin as ten Yangtze warships and ten Shanghai steamers move troops north before rivers freeze. Land forces likely. Britain wary of later Tibetan moves. In New York a fire destroys a massive marble building housing the Equitable Society. millions in damage.
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Pekin
Jan
Shanghai
Nanking
Attyanen
Tusla
Outer Mongolia
China
Great Britain
Tibet
New York
Eqnitable Assurance Society
Itt
Gidlin
Resignation of French Foreign Minister Over Moroccan Pact Differences
Paris January 9 reports the Minister for Foreign Affairs M de Selvey resigning from the Cabinet due to disagreements with Premier M Cailaux over the Moroccan agreement. Debussa, Minister for Marine, succeeds M de Selves in the post.
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Paris
M. de Selvey
Tbe
M. Cailaux
M. Debussa
Marine
M. de Selves
Horrible Deaths At Angouleme Gun Works Explosion
Report from Angouleme gun works describes deaths from a molten bronze mould explosion. Several workers were engulfed by hot metal. one man named Maree remains unidentified among the bodies. A shipment of 12 dozen shirts arrived at James's shop, and a surprise await at a nearby location noted with a price of 53.
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Yaris
Angouleme
Maree
James's
Perth rails strike widens as engineers press wage demands
Reports from Perth and Kalgoorlie describe railway workers and engineers in dispute over pay with sit ins and conferences. Workers seek higher face wages and biandas while unions push for further increases as industrial arrangements expire. No immediate settlement or cabinet action expected.
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Perth
Arrest of William Ward Over 1908 English Murder
William Ward was arrested in Perth on a provisional warrant for the November 1908 murder of Ernest Nixon Smith in Cheswick, Middlesex, England. The death is linked to a quarrel in a street car after an umbrella was said to poke Smith in the eye.
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Perth
William Ward
Ernest Nixon Smith
Cheswick
County of Middlesex
England
Smith
Hong Kong Embezzlement Suspect Remanded in Broome Case
Berney Ayres, recently arrested in Broome, charged on a warrant from Hong Kong with embezzling 600 dollars for the South China Morning Post, has been remanded.
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Perth
Berney Ayres
Broome
Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
Men Object to Sunday Work Wheat Trains Delayed
Melbourne report says fifty men refused Sunday duty on Bendigo wheat trains delaying around 100000 bags of grain. The protest halted carriage and disrupted schedule. Local authorities pledged to address working conditions and rest days.
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Melbourne
Bendigo
Accidental Shooting Deadly in Hobart Suburb
In Hobart near Gummertas Ivy Finey aged 6 was accidentally shot dead while playing with her brother 16. Police investigated the accident reportedly occurred today in Tasmania.
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Hobart
Ivy Finey
Gummertas
Toxkay
Abolition of Legislative Councils Debate at Labor Conference
At Hobart on January 10 the Labor Conference discussed the Goldfields Miners Association proposal from Bunbury 1910 to put a referendum on abolishing all State Upper Houses. Mr Pivher argued public opinion in the States is not strong enough to justify abolishing the Houses. Several delegates echoed the view and noted no Federal action would help State electors at present.
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Hobart
Goldferds Miners’ Association of
West Australia
Bunbury
Pivher
Pnough
Vere
Yalgoo Notes Towns of Dust Storms and Mail Service
In Yalgoo on January 9 the writer recalls a shift from a once bustling mining hub to a quieter town with five pubs and dusty streets. A severe dust storm swept through, damaging roofs and telegraph lines before easing with rain. The piece notes two motor car mail services and hints at future air mail possibilities.
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Yalgoo
Siip
Northampton
Yalguo
Murchison
Fehis
Ife
Magnet
Cue
Day Dawn
Lamdstoun
Nannine
Meekatharra x9
Gabriel, Charon and Co
Mt. Magnet
N.S.W
Bourke
Walgoo
Sone
Yalgon
Yuri and
Payne
Yuri
Shipping rate rise sparks debate and public concern
The Daily Commercial News notes a 5 percent increase in passenger and cargo rates by interstate and deep sea lines, arguing it follows broader cost rises and no fair alternative. The piece discusses public sentiment, profits, and the need to balance higher wages with service, insisting the move is justified despite initial unease. It also reports miner L Cullen’s rescue bravery at Bulfinch Pro mine after a premature blast, saving colleague Trott amid a hazardous collapse.
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Sydney
Evrn
Suetralia
Rendal
L. Cullen
Bulfinch
Cullen
H. Trott
E. Hayne
Trott
Clen
Hayne
Fremantle Farm Hands Recruitment Urged for 470 Men
The Department urges farmers to apply early for the 470 available farm hands arriving aboard Kaipare near Fremantle around the 10th. Employers should send employment details and wages directly to the Department or their local Agent. A. O. Neville, Secretary, signs the notice. The rest of the text includes unrelated stray lines and garbled notes.
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Fremantle
Neville
Upper Chapman Roads Board Adverts and Notices
Upper Chapman Roads Board chaired by George Baker in January 1912 with miscellaneous notices. Classifieds include Wanted For Sale To Lot cost and erratic spacing. additional insertions priced at 1/6 wash and 6d each. Address at 15 N Post Geraldton.
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George Baker
Upper Chapman Roads
Geraldton
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