Lightning Strikes Hay Stack in Hallett District
In Hallett early Friday around 2 a.m. a lightning bolt struck a bale stack near Me Brie Rabby in Asti Tees. Firefighters from town and district suppressed the blaze, saving two other stacks and about ninety tons of hay. Rain aided containment. responders fed on arrival. Neighbors praised the quick response of local fire units.
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Asti
Tees
Hallet
Freerm
Hallett
Diseine
New Era Foretold by Coronation Solemn Dedication
In a solemn act of dedication the nation anticipates a new era sparked by the coronation of the queen. Observers note a shared hope and resolve as leadership transitions unfold across political and social spheres.
Faster Cheaper Telegram Service Expands In Adelaide Suburbs
The Adelaide Phonogram Room reports telegrams to telephone subscribers can be sent using three word addresses instead of full postal addresses, cutting delivery times. About 650 telegrams daily are telephoned to subscribers, a practice Mr. Fountain says could spread nationwide if more senders adopt the system.
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GPO
Cossengers
Adelaide
Red Onion Tt Graces District Market With Odd Color
A strangely colored red onion sold as a novelty in the district. Mr Bug Wilson bought it on a trip to the South Boat where a patch grew on his father in law's property. The onion is white inside and named the Tannanan Orderless.
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Bug Wilson
Kitten Killed by Snake in Brunswick Garden Incident
A kitten named Thm died after a Mack snake attacked during play near three children Mortis U1), Cheryl Arm strong and others in Brunswick. The snake struck as children watched, the kitten fled, and died minutes later. The snake slipped away under a house.
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Brunswick
Sixter
Way
Cheryl Armstrong
Cheryl
Ehmen
British Film Stars United In New Picture Beaket Beaket
Don Stewart Granger and Mid ge Wilding, British film stars, will headline the forthcoming film The Beaket It, marking their first collaboration as leads since starting as extras at a London studio.
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Don Stewart Granger
Midge) Wilding
Fle
London
Thunderbolt Report From Mon Golata Property
Mr Jim Schwler of Mon golata reports a fierce thunderstorm on his property Patora iat bout am on Friday. A terrife bang and a bright orange white light followed with no thunder rumble, causing alarm and minor damage without fire balls or stones.
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Jim Schwler
Mongolata
Patora
Behwler
Mr Schwler
Thunderstorm rainfall boosts eastern Burra stations
Weather figures show far eastern stations Oakbank and Pine Valley receiving solid rains from recent storms, aiding catchment water while distant pastoral sites near Burra still struggle with water reserves and feed. Local owners monitor clouds hoping for heavier falls to sustain grazing through the coming month.
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Rai Ito
Burra
Oakbank
Pine Valley
Sartre A
Fire on goods train sparks Hallett grass blaze
A third fire this season near Hallett was started by a goods train on Monday morning. The blaze burned about 20 acres of grassland on Est G S Melrose property before firefighters contained it. Three fires have occurred within two to three miles of Hallett Railway Station as water lines are kept on the line. In Hallett a prominent resident Mrs Jurapet Vue Aonag known to locals as The Grand Old Lady died Sunday morning aged 83 years eight months. She lived alone since her husband’s death nine years ago and was deeply involved in the Methodist Church. Funeral was held with one of the longest processions seen in Hallett, attended by nine of her children and several grandchildren. Grandsons Tremsra 2elth Deyner and Rex Muller served in World War I. Rev Gowan Armstrong conducted the graveside service and J Pearce Son handled arrangements.
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Hallett
Est
G.S. Melrose
Eraas
Alway Line
Jurapet Vue Aonag
Deyner
Rex. Muller
Gowan
Four Men Dig Sands at Weat Street Beach Mel bourne
Four men arrived at Weat St Kilda beach in Melbourne armed with covels and a wire mattress and spent an hour digging holes in the sand. They transferred sand to a mattress used as a sieve and later left with a diamond ring that one of their wives had lost the night before.
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Weat
St. Kilda Beach
Melbourne
Betrayed By His Card Force-Open Attempt Ends In Tear
Gene Hoffman aged 26 was in arigon when he used an AG identification card to force a flat door. The card tore in two, leaving his photo and thumbprint on the torn piece. He fled the hall after the failed entry attempt.
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Gene Hoffman
Arigon
Plas~ AG
Income Tax On The Verge Of Major Changes
Citizens face belt assessment and self help tax payments as government plans new year estimates. Primary producers and small businesses worry about drought, harvest timing, and unpredictable income. Taxpayers risk penalties for underestimates and loss of interest on overpayments while awaiting reforms.
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Indigo Jones
Farewell to Rev and Mrs H Hobbs at Kooringa Church
After the January 25 service at Kooringa Methodist Church the Everings and Radmth Circuits joined to bid farewell to Rev and Mrs Hobbs. Speakers praised their service despite ill health and wished them happiness in retirement at Goolwa. Mrs Bainderstone presented a notes envelope. Rev Hobbs invited visitors to call and find the kettle on at the Hobbs home.
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Kooringa Methodist Church
Everings
Radmth
Tey
H. Hobbs
Hobbs
Goolwa
Bainderstone
Main factors shaping worker satisfaction in big industries
The key drivers identified are security, consultation, pay relative to effort and skill, incentives, wise selection, and working amenities. These factors are listed in order of importance as they affect employee contentment across large industrial sectors.
Vet Saves Snake Joe After Neck Gash Incident
A veterinary surgeon saved a valuable diamondback python named Joe after a four inch neck wound. Joe, owned by produce merchant Mc Ray Prior, received stitches and penicillin as Beryl Batt operated. The procedure lasted an hour and was a complete success, with Prior expressing hope for recovery.
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Bydney
Joe
Mc Ray Prior
Prior
Mins Beryl Batt
Mr Prior
Pale Blue Pennant For Burra
Burra earns a pale blue pennant for the Sixteenth Security Loan effort. Towns contributing 28 or more per head receive the pennant. Burra residents gave £8 1s 8d in Section I, Burnava nine seniors £10 8s 8d. Burra, in the 1,500 to 3,000 population class, faced a £9,000 quota with £4,076 contributed.
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Burra
Burnava
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