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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
4
Local notice notes a landing of Brock with guaranteed terms in Geraldton, details unclear in fragmentary text. Terminology implies a deal or shipment secured, but full specifics are unreadable in the OCR snippet released.
Notice states an election to fill a vacant seat in the Chapman Roads Board in Nabawah on March 20 1907 due to the resignation of Mr W Burges the notice is delayed in transit and nomination day lacks proper notice signed L C Sures secretary upper Chapman Roads Board Nabawah March 16 1907
Rossiter and Co, seedmen and florists at 441 Haynes Street Perth, offer pasture and forage grasses, flower and vegetable seeds, farm seeds, fruit trees, and grapevines. Now booking orders for 1907 and floral work of all kinds.
An item referencing Ocean Steamship Company Limited and United Service appears in the writable text. The fragment suggests corporate branding or a service note about the company.
Minilya capt A Milla sails for Fremantle on Saturday March 2 with 8.8 tons. Sultan capt Townley sails for freight and passage on Thursday April 1. Apply Dalgety Co for port calls at Geraldton Fremantle Carnarvon Cossuak and Port Hedland.
Fragmented shipping notes show passenger movements and agent lists involving Fremantle, Singapore, and various agents including Burns, Philp and Co. and Dalgety and Co. The garbled text mentions ships or passengers such as Connor child Memes Froman De Cain and Capt. Nicholas with several agents and dates.
Fremantle bound sailings listed with passenger names including Mins A O'Connor, Menara Loagh, R H Allen, J Tonkin, Mosars M Sweeney Comyn C Wallace J Sparkes G E Bates and families Mrs Plott and Mrs Bennett with two children. Vessels Burrumbeet and Una sail Friday for Abrolhos.
Steamship movements list departures from Geraldton Fremantle Melbourne Adelaide and Fremantle for Geraldton, North-West ports, Singapore and Singapore routes with dates in March and April. Ships include Minilva Sultan Yongala Paroo and Javahail Ringapore sailing from various ports to Fremantle Geraldton and North-West ports.
Anglican services listed for Sunday before Easter include Holy Communion at 4 am, Matins at 11 am, Sunday school and service at Moongoonooka at 3 pm, and an anthem titled Thine O Lord. Rev A J Barclay to preach at Blur Point 7 30 pm with G H Griffiths. John’s Presbyterian notes Farewell service at 11 am and 1 30 pm with Holy Communion.
A 1907 discussion of Indian governance critiques British rule, praising reforms yet warning of discord. It argues Indians crave self rule but are not ready for full political power, and proposes a Regency led by a regal descendant to unite factions and guide social reforms while easing political tensions.
The Aga argues that preserving traditional life would draw the best minds from political strife to public service. He envisions political changes arising from mutual understanding, with Regency India potentially governed for eighty or ninety years without real political change.
Heavy weather west of Geraldton disrupted telegraph and press wires delaying interat news. A Regimental Band concert is set for Esplanade Pier on Sunday with proceeds to band funds. Damaged rabbit-proof fence from Yalgoo to Nanmine and Gum Creek reported with serious breaks. The Cutty Sark and Eclipse schooners and several diggers wrecked on the Nor West coast with no lives lost.
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