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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
3
London dispatch reports Belfast rioting persists on Sunday with gunmen in control areas. Civilians are struck by bullets while on the move as armored cars patrol and snipers take cover behind sandbag barricades after the armored column passes.
Unclear fragments describe ongoing violence with military authorities taking control amid rising deaths. Reported chaos suggests a deteriorating security situation and shifting power dynamics in Tekh.
In Lemion August 29 the Daily Express reports a 300 man strike by bricklayers over a housing project. Contractors offered above minimum wage but the union insisted on price work. when rejected, all trade unionists walked out, halting the job.
A Moscow actress writes of systemic famine and freezing conditions in Russia. She reports rationing, price shocks, and widespread starvation as the winter approaches, with families selling belongings and facing disease amid the food shortage.
Workington August 20 announcement from the Alien Property Custodian states Germany will pay for American losses from the Lusitania and will settle all other American claims. Germany property held in the United States will be dealt with accordingly.
Disconnected dispatches describe miner protests in Sydney and unemployment demonstrations at Parliament House. Reports cover Australian mineral prospecting, North-West oil evidence, and political contests in Mornington with Nationalists, Farmers Union, and Labor dynamics shaping local outcomes.
An observer in an aviation incident becomes unstable after a pilot attack. The man, named as Se, is violently agitated on landing, calling for mercy and shouting for God. Artificial respiration is used, and the observer is later able to return home.
During his election campaign Mr Allin of the Victorian Country Party charged that no provision existed at Victorian ports for 50 000 ton freighters under construction. The Minister for Public Works said future port needs are uncertain and cited a report on port capacity suggesting possible accommodation at reasonable cost if required.
A long list of livestock and equipment for auction near Three Springs includes 4000 ewes and 4000 lambs aged 3 years, cattle numbers around 100 wet ballots and 100 mixed cattle, 5300 sheep of carrier breed, 10 horses of farm working weight, 100 young pigs, and machinery such as McCormack harvester and chaff cutter. Auctions set for September 20 and 13 with shipments arriving Mullens and Perth. buyers to inspect stock and gear at the homestead two miles from Three Springs Baileny.
A telegram from Mr. C Maley MLA reports the Irwin coal top three feet of a 12-foot seam shows moisture, volatile matter, fixed carbon and ash values. The note hints potential good quality coal but calls for further investigation by the Legislative Assembly committee.
Event fundraising by E Bailey and C Vincent for the church, with public works contract note and a dance at Nabawak featuring Populer Girt Competition and entertainment by the organizing friends.
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