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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
6
Fragmentary report notes talk of a farewell banquet involving Mr Botha and Salomon in England. Mention of plans to organize a Transvaal agent venture and accusations of cheating surface amid Empire trust discussions with Great Britain.
March 25 report from Lendon details Thaw case proceedings with Dennins opposing the application and presenting eight affidavits including Thaw's mother denying insanity. Jurume for the pro filed affidavit stating Thaw is insane. testimony and recent developments noted.
London report March 25 notes Reece in a match with Welea made an unfinished break of 4 50 including 2 268 cradle cannons. The break lasted 98 minutes. In a subsequent match at Pinder Loveway scored 2 257 with the same stroke.
Commercial note reports wool sale at Ul with steady bidding across varieties. Prices maintained from low to high ranges with copper and tin figures listed. Bar silver and related metal values cited, indicating demand and market activity.
In Bakara a drowning accident occurred Sunday morning when two young men Victor Edwards and Robert Stereton vanished after venturing out in a small flat-bottom boat. A search failed to find them. only the boat seat and a paddle were recovered. Edwards's family mourns as other locals assist, while Alfred Edwards and relatives await further word by next mail.
A note in the Williams Kidd report on page 7 corrects the distance for the foot race from 120 yards to 150 yards. The correction clarifies the event measurement and ensures accurate results for participants and records.
Mr. Bent, Premier of Victoria, arrived in Porth yesterday on his way to England. He was tendered a civic reception at the town hall by local officials and residents, highlighting friendly ties between regions.
A Melbourne application to guaranty the Collingwood Tote was adjourned for ten days while negotiations aim to fully close the premises. Fifty club staff were paid off on Saturday, with owners offering concessions to police as Wren plans to retire from public gambling to focus on pony racing.
Kalgoorlie on March 25 saw the races continue with results reported for the day. The brief item lists event outcomes and standings from the Kalgoorlie clubs though details are partial and names and scores are not fully captured in the surviving text.
Transvaal Parliament opened by Lord Beels and disputes over language and authority. Imperial Government disallows Asiatic Ordinance. Land Bank plans discussed. Boers dispute Dutch language use. English favored. London Chamber backs imperial tariff. Russian police murders ongoing. Hamburg stevedores strike. 234 ships idle. Thaw declared by seven New York psychiatrists. Downer-Empress donates £10,000 to Red Cross. Sixty plus suffragists fined. one jailed. Assouan Dam expansion to cost £1.5 million. Channel Tunnel opposed by the Imperial Government. Noguing abolishes the British Army Bill.
A. Piesse M.L.A. resigns citing opposition to land tax and railway legislation in agricultural districts. The National Political League LiberaI League merge, planning branches across the State to guide public opinion. Premier praises the league as a path to broad endorsement, urging a liberal moderate policy for Parliament.
Fragmentary note mentions a timber issue with unclear specifics and names, offering no concrete actions or locations. The text references individuals and a possible project while lacking dates, places, or a defined outcome.
The Premier expressed hope that railway service trouble will be terminated tomorrow. The cabinet discussed the matter yesterday and sent a message to the railway commissioner, but no details have been made public yet.
In Dongarra on March 22 a local court sat without the RM, with Delmage and W B Mitchell absent, hearing Linthorne v Arundel over a promissory note for £34 odd. Mills for plaintiff. defendant admitted liability for £1 1s 0d interest. judgment awarded for the mount claimed plus costs. TRWIN ROADS BOARD elected J, Moore, others. Meadowcraft as auditor.
Excavations in the Pyramid field of Egypt reveal that the game of war known to ancient Egyptians dates back to about 3,300 B.C. The find underscores early military play and strategic culture in ancient Nile civilization.
Local trade item notes offer priced frames and cam prompts for framing pictures. Constantine shop advertises affordable framing services and related goods.
Midland Railway Company of Western Australia Ltd sells by public auction at Linthorne's Hotel Mingenew on Friday April 5 at 2 pm. Properties span one to ten miles from the station with upset prices from 12s 6d to 30s. Ten percent cash deposit and balance in 15 yearly payments. Plans available from Mines Railway Co or James Gardiner Auctioneer Helsbury Chambers Perth.
We have been obliged by pressure of other matters to hold over for three days the full rewrite after a day’s successful valedictory function. Rev. 1. B. Smith and Mes, Suvith.
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