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Newspaper
Pingelly Leader
Location
Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
3
Fragmented OCR lists numerous items from Pingelly including sales, lectures, elections, health board notes, library orders, and a brass band plan. It references Sir John Forrest opposition, ALA and ANA mentions, and unclear dates and names. Overall, a patchwork district notices page with community updates and upcoming events.
A long reader letter critiques agricultural shows and judges, urging impartiality by inviting external judges from other states. It laments shelter shortages at events and questions public spaces, while reflecting on political discourse, parliamentary attendance, and calls for renewed civic effort beyond rhetoric.
The Past Mourambine Progress Reservation met on Saturday November 24. Readers noted letters from officials about mail service and bore operations. A December 5 special meeting was set to discuss matters with attendees urged to attend. Weather brought thunder, hail, and heavy rain risking crop damage while road needs were highlighted.
The Municipal Council ignored a tenant ratepayers request to put the proposed sale yards to a referendum and resolved to proceed with the works. The Bovisdey A.N.A. held a half year meeting electing officers Mr G H Davey as president and H G Langsford as secretary. A charity ball and children's dance for the Mechanics' Institute raised about £13. The Roman Catholic Chari committee managed the event well. The Mutual Improvement Society discussed Mack Parliament with Mr Williams as Premier and Mr Judd as Opposition Leader. A government bill to push immediate transcontinental railway construction passed by one vote.
The Brookton Roads Board held a special meeting on the 22nd of the month with members Williams chairman Withall Robingon Noack Crafford Dyerett Tiller and others present. They discussed appointing delegates for Beverley to press for hospital reopenings and better rail facilities, plus road declarations and closures around Dale River and Meldrum Springs reserve including road 4168 and connections to the south boundary.
Correspondent denounces Mr Brown and Roads Board head as obstructive and uncooperative in Pingelly show planning. He praises secretary C A Naylor who was pushed aside, notes outsiders helped late, and urges unity for future events while defending the secretary’s efforts and local volunteers.
In Perth a man named William Donnelly was arrested on a charge of stealing a lady's handbag from Miss Wee Bing, which contained a half sovereign and gloves. The report notes widespread crime and various incidents across regions, including mine accident, local assaults, and a throat-cutting scare near Chidlow's Well.
The Mayor of San Francisco has been arrested on charges of municipal corruption for extorting as much as 200 to 300 from saloon keepers by threatening withdrawal of licenses. Schmitz, once a notable figure, is said to be worth 500000. A major wildfire rages across Darling WS between Teryawena and Albimarle stations, stretching 200 miles toward Cobar with 4ft grass flames and smoke, hindering any access. Rain is hoped to suppress the blaze.
A hotel in Wiatera New Zealand suffered a severe blaze with a guest reported dead from the fire. Emergency services battled flames as investigators determine cause and whether others were harmed.
The article lists papal seals with figures dating from early centuries and describes a Russian battleship sinking, Japan Russia treaties in 1254, and Japan’s military pay and structure. It notes Japan’s soldier pay, uniform provisions, and a peacetime army strength approaching a million, with 380 000 front line troops and 24 738 officers.
A Pat tells how a travelling gentleman in a best class compartment faced trouble when a third class ticket surfaced. An Irishman smoking a briar prompts tension until the guard confirms the traveller’s fare class. Pat’s quick reasoning exposes the mismatch and ejects the man from the carriage.
The note explains tarnished brass may be treated easily by rubbing with vinegar and salt or oxalic acid. It advises washing with soap and water then polishing with a rag, stone, or any market cleaning preparation.
A fragmented report notes the Premier Mr N J Moore has recovered and resumed duty. It also mentions a 70 year old woman Mary Ann Manday who committed suicide by hanging at the L A Home for Incurables. In Newcastle a miner Geo Cottle was killed by a falling rock while sinking a shaft for Borehole Collierica Co, with three others injured.
A fragmentary, period-voice survey describes Soviet style controls on movement. It notes citizens needing passports, police oversight of residences, and a quasi family rule by a militarized governance structure. The excerpt contrasts discipline with social mobility and outlines a system of surveillance and punishment.
A garbled report describes a method using a chloroform substitute for anesthesia during a surgical procedure. It notes awareness loss, limb numbness, and injection of the drug into tissue as surgery advances. A London nurse’s operation is cited as an example of lengthy anesthesia challenges.
The wife of General Sir Bindon Blood was robbed while travelling in a railway carriage in France. Jowels valued at 1440 pounds were taken. A lumper named Jos Davis was injured aboard the barque Rhine when cargo cages fell on him, breaking both legs. An inmate of Fremantle Lunatic Asylum hanged himself using a rope made from blankets tied to an iron bar.
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