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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1907
Page
7
A correspondent voices discontent with the under 17 violin solo judging at the Floral Art and Industrial Exhibition. He urges preselected judges with music knowledge and two evaluators, criticizing a last-minute audience judge and questioning fairness for competitors and the public.
In a parliamentary debate Lord Balfour cites 300 acres as ideal for one man in West Australia, arguing small plots are uneconomic for families yet too small for hired labor. The piece contemplates immigrant schemes like New Zealand’s Ten Thousand Club and America’s Million Club, urging land cultivation as a reliable livelihood amid shifting workforces and aging farmers.
In East Chapman on September 23 settlers voice disappointment at removing the railway surveyors from the initial Upper Chapman route chosen for the line between Northampton and Cue. They urge deviation back to the old cutting to reduce government costs and aid farmers, while praising crops, dew, and a potential Narra Tarra model farm as improvements unfold.
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