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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
3
Telegrams indicate fear of a strike, with limited readable text mentioning Sydary and a threatened action. The fragment provides no clear date, location, or parties involved beyond the implied risk of a labor stoppage.
West Australian reports heavy rains in southern districts affecting the railway dam at Wein. Insufficient details available on current status as of Tony Seon. Work is predicated on clearer conditions, with no exact restart date announced.
A report notes a magnetization party uncovering iron deposits north of Henry with cliffs and denuded areas. Private samples yield about 70 percent iron while private and crown samples in the Gold Fields area await further assay. The Premier urges prompt action to protect forests and advance a remunerative project with the East Indies tones.
Senator Keating, Federal Minister for Home Affairs, will spend twelve days touring the state. He plans meetings with local officials, discussions on national security, and appearances at public events during the visit.
From Our Own Correspondent July 17 reports a Northampton gathering to form a Northern Development League branch. Mr Haston spoke on district benefits, with support from Mr Mann and M L A Brown. A branch was formed with a chair and secretary appointed, aiming to press for northern development and fair government funding.
The Turf notes jockey J Ivory has two mounts on Wednesday afternoon at Kensington as registration rules for unregistered horses are debated. Victorian jockey Pratt discusses racing in Austria, while Carslake returns strong in Melbourne, with a report on travel delays and a recent double win.
On a showery Perth afternoon a good crowd attended the Helm Vale course for a 60-sove event. Results listed include Rosetad and Lashbeal with odds noted, plus betting on Dragon and Colleen Dhu. Burren reports Mulcahy bought Alcine, heading to Perth, as a sleeplechase course is being set up by the WAITC.
MLS wD bovis t TOURNAMENT draws for next week list matches at 4 30 pm Monday through Saturday with pairs including Miss Innis Faulkner Miss Baston Miss Reymond and others. Last week’s results show several 9 4 and 9 6 scores as Birch Darling, Thomson Mills, and Russell teams won matches.
Inspector Thompson reports on the Yunah tract near the Chaplains River, detailing land classes, water access, and potential future surveys. He notes 29,000 acres of flat class land suitable for cereals, rich red loam soils, timbered York gum areas, sand plain country and poor grazing zones, with recommendations to survey and select suitable portions before settlement.
A letter to the editor explains why the Philhyrmusic Society is absent from the Middleton benefit concert programme. Rev Floyd Shannon says Mills and the Liedertafel agreed to two numbers but prohibited other vocalists. The writer expresses personal sympathy with the object.
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