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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
2
The edifice rises ten storeys at a high point on Pitt and Moore Streets in Sydney. Construction cost £16,? and land price £90,009. The opening ceremony occurred on August 22 conducted by the Governor General.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions a civic or civic vision and an advertisement, with unclear names or dates. The readable segment hints at a local public notice or notice-like brief, but specifics remain obscured.
Hearing of charges against Frederick William Warwicker for misappropriating funds from the John Shipton Lodge Trustees concluded with Warwicker committed for trial. Evidence showed a loan of 200 pounds and discrepancies between bank pass book records and receipts, with witnesses detailing interviews and attempted settlements before Fremantle.
Auditors testified on a 1910s financial scandal noting false 1914 returns and forged signatures. They described bank balance discrepancies, altered receipt books, and a shortage of about £1673 with numerous ledger adjustments traced to clerical errors and deliberate manipulation. The case spanned filings from 1904 onward and involved several officials, with evidence detailing how balances did not match bank ledgers.
The royal commissioners report that they cannot believe Scheiat's evidence and accuse a party of corrupt perjury in relation to the Gilcht charges. The inquiry examines ongoing issues within the Australian railway affair and related trials.
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