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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary report tracks vessel departures and arrivals with names like Ceridian and Fremantle. Readers glimpse cargo routes toward North America and the Pacific, noting weekend sailings and uncertain schedules for steamship services.
The report discusses the premiers conferences held in Voxmania and their failure to resolve financial and defense tensions between the Commonwealth and individual states. It notes rising hostility to Commonwealth policies, growing costs for defense, and shifts in global power affecting Australia’s domestic and imperial roles.
A muddled discourse on Commonwealth power and fair financial settlement between Federal and State governments. Debate centers on customs, treasury plans, and Premier conferences shaping taxation and payments amid concern over equity and national unity. The outcome hinges on a spirit of compromise amid political contention.
February filings at the Cweakdion Lands Office show multiple land applications totaling 197 409 acres with special leases and improvements. Mullowa Junction is informally known as Naragulu after the Naragulu town name was officially adopted by the Radway Department despite prior Pandas Department plans.
The estate of Masher of Trerathyon is placed in the charge of the Curator of State Lands. The personal estate is valued around £20. An extraordinary meeting was held and a plan to fund rising and fencing was discussed. Public notices and forthcoming events are listed, including church services and local licensing updates.
A Western Australia regional court examined charges of willful destruction of property tied to a Georgina school and local plant owners. Accused faced warnings and fines while other cases covered medical incidents, theatre shows, and weather records at Geraldton in a bustling update.
A garbled dialogue features a cadet irritated by a tight uniform collar bending to his Adam’s apple and causing cider tasting discomfort. His wife laments a crime potentially resting on her head as the exchange notes a future trouble.
A Town Hall audience witnessed the Gem aldtgn Amateur Dramatic Society perform Blow for Blow with a prologue and songs. Though attendance was modest, the cast received warm applause for their varied roles led by stage manager Mr Len Bourny. several performers were new to the stage and earned praise for their effort. The company promised a reprise tonight with a dance to follow, and the society announced a fund-raising plan to cover production costs.
Market notes from March 11 record quotations for wheat and related grains. Prices range from good medium quality at about £4 a term to prime eaten around £4, with Algerian goods traded at 28 44d. Wheat unsold and farm business on interstate accounts noted, but overall activity limited.
A garbled quotation shows a beggar asking for work amid a concert. A child, a bachelor, and others in the front row react as the crowd murmurs and a speaker jokes about a pocket knife.
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