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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
2
The Fremantle to North West Ports route and Singapore service are listed with ships named MINILYA and CHARON. Captains E. Richardeos I. Ball B.S. Charon and others are noted along with sailing dates in June and July and passengers including Mrs Thomas and Miss Roberts. Public sailings from Sydney to Bre mantie and Eastern Ports are listed.
Movements of steamers Minilya Charon Java and Riveries are listed. Minilya sails Fremantle to Geraldton and North West ports on Friday June 19 and again to Geraldton North West ports Java and Singapore on Sunday June 28. Charon leaves Fremantle for Island on Sunday June 21 then Geraldton for North West ports. Riveries departs Albany on July 17 for Fremantle.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Wee Country Faith and Justion with a date Tuesday June 16 1008. The readable text lacks clear event details or names beyond the trio.
A letter urges unity on the Chapman Valley railway project arguing disunion risks shelving the line. It supports a majority vote by settlers to decide the route, favors opening up the Yunah country, and proposes a compromise aligning East and Lowe Chapman interests to extend the line toward Yunah and beyond.
Discussion on building a Nabawah Mt Erin Chapman Valley rail link to Geraldton, stressing economic benefits for Northampton settlers and regional trade. Notes on agricultural expansion, league meetings, town health concerns, a public concert plan, obituaries, and local civic matters including school tanks and railway carriages fumigation.
At Mt Erin, Mr. Forrester summed the railway’s worth in simple terms. He calculated that a sere yields 16 bushels, four bags, freight to the Northampton line costs 19. per bag, and 4s per acre for carriage. The result shows railway access saves farmers about 4s per acre annually, equal to the annual outlay for land improvements.
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