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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
Brief, garbled telegraphic notes list arrivals and departures by ship names and ports. Entries mention dates and times such as June 30 7.18 p.m. and May 1 11 a.m. with multiple locations like Geraldton, Brvlham, Allamy, and Derby. The fragmentary items indicate cargoes or movements, but many names are unclear or misspelled.
The High Court ruling on the new promotion is framed as an infringement of the Constitution with wide-reaching implications. Critics boast of temporary victory while pledging loyalty to Australia and denying a federal spirit. The piece argues against anti-Federal sentiments and warns against undermining the Federation through policy pinpricks.
The article argues that Australia should tighten federal bonds, not revert to state protections. It notes public loyalty to federation despite parochialists, reviews protection history, and discusses the 1906 tariff act, excise duties, and a Melbourne workers’ wages case. It concludes federal powers regulate tariffs but not wage rates, suggesting limited gains from protectionist victory.
The article discusses arguments in favor of a federation and centralized powers to regulate industry, warning against state rights secession. It contrasts with American history where unity prevailed, urging support for constitutional federation and national arbitration. Telegraphic interruption notice from Geraldton Post Office is noted, along with a charity concert and various local notices about clubs, halls, and football plans.
A clipped Melbourne Herald item notes the death of Mr. Silgerton Edgerton, 57, senior partner in Edgerton & Moory printers. He was Hawthorn councillor and mayor 1901-02, led Employers' Association and Master Printers' in Victoria, and held Freemasonry roles. He leaves a widow and three daughters. The notice also mentions local residents discussing forming a branch of the NDL and postal and telephone building developments pending sanction.
A partial obituary notes Mrs A Cuppick of Lake Bathurst aged about 104. Mentions J JK Weir contesting Wil barre for the preeminent government and W J George ex Railway Commissioner aiming to contest Albany. A hospital count records 45 patients at Perth Public Hospital with diphtheria. Also shows shop ad copy on silverware, glassware, and a home goods display from A Oily and Cn with ornate household items.
Our Perth Letter describes the new Art Gallery as a grand two story building between the Muscum and the Urological Museum with a lantern roof. It highlights Raphael and Titian copies, the Ansidei Madonna, and extensive Italian and Dutch works, plus enamel, ivory, and glass pieces, while contrasting lavish state spending with calls for Chapman railway and road works and criticizing Perth’s priorities.
Betting migrants show Pare and Taiterdemalion at 7 to 1, Wenerie and Phite Worth at 1 to 1, Sea Gem and Wait among contenders. Beechhere Hurdle candidate Wollara noted. Mention of steeplechase odds and a Christmas Day schedule, with invitation to visit Giemm's to see one.
Advert asks for immediate laundry work by a charwoman. Contact Mia at H.C. Davies, Marine Parade.
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