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Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jan 19, 1911

Page

4

Perth Court Delivers Sharp Refutations in Court Speech

In Perth, a police court hearing featured strong remarks by Mr Rue and Durston, with Durston withdrawing after scrutiny. Parliament in Melbourne faced controversy as Mr Holman apologized to Mr Grant. Kalgoorlie discussions centered on temporary railway rate cuts for firewood and coal transport, while arbitration talks aimed to settle wage and rate disputes in the wood industry.

Perth Rue Row Dursum Urey Durston Legislative Assembly Holmann Grant Holvin Kalgoorlie Guldfelds Wombutters Kalguothis Nuirseman Mins Auseatin Labor Federation Messrs Gibson Glance Thwan Gibson Representative Frater Marvel Loeb Road Cris Bert Kupl Dovlette de Fortis de Partir Kughini DM Jn

Industrial case in Adelaide prompts workers hours debate

In Adelaide on Tuesday witnesses examined hours and wage rates in a classic industrial case. The tribunal aimed to prove employers’ universal need of labor while noting the trade could fit within eighteen hours weekly. A civic reception highlighted by Messrs Frayer and Denny touched on the Trans Australian scheme and SA’s readiness to push the project forward.

Adelaide Messrs Frayer Denny Furmer Bin

Work Strike Over Wheat Elevator Strike Settled

In Sydney yesterday twenty two boys at Darling Island walked off their shifts at the wheat elevators, refusing to return until the daily wage rose from four to five shillings. After an interview with the Chief Commissioner of Railways, the men accepted the earlier offer and returned to work.

Sydney Darling Island Rathways

Federal Capital City plans near completion this week

Victoria Melbourne Tuesday report notes the Minister for Home Affairs expects all conditions for the Federal Capital City to be fully elaborated this week. He states information has been sent to competitors.

Melbourne de Vigu

Ground plan design estimate for city expenditure

A partial sentence notes that a ground plan of the city can be designed without a site visit and estimates total expenditure at about £70,000. The fragment hints at planning costs and remote surveying implications but lacks full context.

Cave Man and Descendants Inspire Australian Valor

An essay traces human cooperation from the cave dweller to modern nations, claiming ancestral traits shaped British, Australian, and global history. It argues mutual aid, restlessness, and exploration powered expansion, with cave man as progenitor of teamwork and potential wartime efficiency.

Ariminda Couigard Wade Australia Hanter Britain Hia

Geraldton wage debate prompts criticism of council

A Geraldton correspondent laments council wage decisions after an election that brought three Labor members. He argues for higher wages only harming small wage earners, condemns contract work and criticizes council leaders as weak and mismanaging roads and spending. He signs as CONTRACT, Geraldton, Tan. 18, 1911.

Geraldton Ubein Goldfields Tan

Council Employees and Town Governance Debate in Geraldton

A Geraldton letter to the editor criticizes municipal over governance excess and asks why a new office assistant is hired while road work lags. The writer praises the Town Clerk’s conduct, questions clerical expansion, and urges police action to curb sandhill and wattle destruction amid bylaw breaches.

Geraldton Australia Bubit Smart Pocihons Tom

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