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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
Telegrams report a heated exchange in the Senate over an anti trust clause. Charles Sakata and Pearce of Western Australia contend the bill misreads competition rules. Debate focuses on services by subject and the need to extend or limit the clause to avoid exemptions.
The South Australia state government resolves to create an organization to handle labor disputes and assist workers and dependents during disputes. It aims to establish a fund to support this objective and to address capitalisation, land valuation, and the optionalisation of industries.
In Perth on July 29 a miner William Wells sued Cue Miners and the AWA among others over alleged conspiracy to dismiss him from the Light of Asia gold mine. The jury paused as Chief Justice McMillan resumed, with verdicts pending for Heitmann and other defendants. The Premier’s absence may delay parliamentary sessions.
The Fenogeaphiri Union has been endeavoring to obtain an industrial agreement governing the rate of pay for compositors. July 23 marked a pause in the negotiations as双方 continued discussions about wages and conditions.
The piece notes employers negotiating for a settlement on wages and conditions, aiming to present to the Arbitration Court. It also reports a Mt. Morgan mine fire injuring four men, with J Welsh and S Goodman badly burned. A no confidence motion was defeated in a separate Cooktown event involving a miner’s death from dynamite fumes.
Henry Selby a former Windswe Post Office employee was charged with conversion of public funds and sentenced to 12 months. Judge Pudge Rogers criticized the department for poor pay, noting Selby’s twenty years of service earning £1200 yearly. A £4 payment was found on Selby. His Honor implied the Commonwealth should have allowed the money for his wife and children.
The Australian eleven faced heavy rain causing a drawn match in London against Italy two shares. Australia declared at 317 for 9 after resuming on a sodden pitch, while England reached 3 for 108 in their second innings when time ended. Key scores include Macartney 33 not out and Rhodes contributing for England.
In Perth the public examination of Hector Norman Klarke opened before Registrar Moxley. Klarke, a Geraldton resident, described his four year stay in Western Australia and how he bought Wulra Station for about £3100 with deposits and promissory notes. The Official Receiver questioned his funding, credit from Green and Co, and various purchases and leases prior to the station’s loss to creditors. The inquiry adjourned for a week.
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