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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 31, 1919
Page
3
Telegrams from South Wales report heavy rains across Sydney and five other parts of the state. The metropolis recorded nearly two and a half inches in the last 24 hours, bringing May totals to about 22 inches as of this morning.
The Guiding Trades Federation demanded a 44 hour work week. A conference with the Master Builders Association was held this week but no final agreement was reached.
About 200 workers at a Kensington factory of the British Australian Tobacco Federation walk out for better terms. Officials estimate 1200 idle workers across the federation, as strikers seek sympathy and support from other unions. The strike began May 20 in Sydney, with cries for fair wages and improved conditions.
Sydney reports May 30 that tobacco workers at the Kensington factory of the New Australian Tobacco Co. face a tense stalemate as the strike drags on. Strong factions in the workforce push for continued action while management seeks an accord to end the stoppage.
There is no change in the situation at Broken Hill as miners, engine drivers, firemen and carpenters maintain their stance. Talks continue with no clear progress reported, despite ongoing agitation and reports of potential action.
A settlement was reached in Victoria over coal trade tensions as Watt and the Victorian road mine operators agreed on rates of coal output. The accord aims to stabilize production and avert further strikes in the sector.
Melbourne reports indicate the Federal Parliament will reconvene on June 22 as unemployment in the city rises. Trade union officials fear wharf labor disputes may spread to other sectors and threaten ongoing seamen’s labor issues.
May 29 a wheat stacks disturbance by unionists has terrified loyalists from seeking work. The Agriculture Minister ordered a shutdown of all work and paid suspended men. He plans a fresh start prioritizing returned soldiers and requires a written undertaking not to interfere with others. If veterans do not volunteer, farmers may supply the labor.
London and Paris dispatches report Germany rejecting signings and warning of invasion if the treaty is not signed within 72 hours. Berlin counters with disarmament demands tied to mercantile fleet, resisting cession of Upper Silesia and occupied territories.
Fragmentary cable notes street fighting in Stethin and Memel reports. Crowds gathered as events unfolded with unclear details about factions and casualties amid a tense wartime situation.
Vienna reports the provisional government in Hungary seeks friendly relations with the Entente and to abolish Communist institutions, signaling a move to replace the old regime.
A 1919 Geraldton letter to the editor laments the electric light debacle and gas works purchase costing £13,000. The author, GEO Baston, recalls council fights to block electric light installation and reduce a major £18,000 principal sum, warning ratepayers of long-term burdens as dissenters depart.
The half yearly meeting of ratepayers was held in the Council Chambers with Mayor F Green presiding and about a dozen ratepayers present. Auditors praised the books as well kept. the electric works posted a profit of £147 12s 1d while the works showed a loss of £223 85 9d. Attendees questioned costs, and the Council debated reports, taxes, and future schemes including a water embankment and a wheat-stack issue near the town center.
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