Prohibited Street Meetings Spark Mayor Prerogative Clash
Port Adelaide council debates open-air street meeting requests from the Trades and Labor Council. Dr Cavanagh seeks city approval while Mr Sweeney asserts the mayor’s prerogative to grant such permissions. Council stance limits meetings to religious and patriotic events, provoking party tensions and calls to restore the mayor’s authority. Local figures Cavanagh and Sweeney feature prominently against a backdrop of municipal funding and ferry service concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Way
Labor
Cavanagh
Sweeney
Abnormal Municipal Expenses in Port Adelaide
Letter to the editor from Queenstown ratepayer condemns the Port Adelaide Council as a mess. He calls for a ratepayer meeting, resignation of council, and replacement by six leading businesspeople to curb wasteful spending from town clerk to stable boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Wessels
Tam
Queenstown
Dangerous Wharves Question Answers in Assembly
A Port Adelaide issue arises as Marine Minister replies to Mr Price that Howard Smith's wharf, if dangerous to life and limb, would be attended to. Government has not yet taken over other wharfs.
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Price
House of Assembly
Ua Minter
Marine
Howard Smith
Port Adelaide
A Government Wharf for Glanville In House Debate
In yesterday's House of Assembly Mr Price noted high costs from Nessels loading ignon for Glanville works at a river wharf and asked if a new Glanville wharf would be built to cut expense. The Minister of Marine said the Government planned an up to date Glanville wharf to accommodate all vessels carrying materials for the works.
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House of Assembly
Price
Nessels
Ignon
Glanville Works
Glanville
For Bronchial Coughs Take Woods Great Peppermint Cure
A brief note promotes Woods Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs. It advises taking one sixth of a unit as a dosage, reflecting a historical remedy claim. The language mirrors old patent medicine advertising with emphasis on relief and quick action.
Graving Dock Desirable for Por Adelaide
In the House of Assembly on Wednesday the Premier informed Mr. MacGillivray that it was desirable to introduce a resolution in favor of constructing a graving dock at Por Adelaide.
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House of Assembly
MacGillivray
Por Adelaide
Lady's Sudden Death On Semaphore Footpath
Mrs. Frederick Buick of Kangaroo Island died suddenly after collapsing on a Semaphore footpath while walking in Hall Street. She was taken to Mr. W. O. Archibald’s home and attended by Dr. Covernton. death certificate issued with coroner’s consent. Mrs. Buick, 60, had been staying with her sister-in-law at Cavendish Street.
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Frederick Buick
Kangaroo Island
Hall Street
W. O. Archibald
M.hsa
Covernton
Buick
Johns
Cavendish Street
Prime Minister Hughes to address Port Adelaide workers
Frank Condon leads port civic push for a Hughes visit with a town hall address. The PM agrees to speak on arrival after coordinating with Premier Vaughan and Port Adelaide officials. A special tram route is planned to bring him to the Outer Harbor and town hall.
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Frank Condon
Por Adelaide Trades and Labor Council
W. M. Hughes
Port Adelaide
Condon
Mr. Hughes
Sweeney
Vaughan
Outer Harbor
Air Vaughan
Coneiant
Flughe
St Ainrein
Ulacy
Port Road Construction Plans Questioned By Port Adelaide Parliaments
Citizens of Port Adelaide inquire about government plans for the second Port Road section near Hesford. Fear is expressed that stone cuttings will be used. A letter to the Chamber and Council is proposed to seek ministerial intentions ahead of a council meeting.
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Port Adelaide
Wien
Hesford
Significance of the Union Jack at Port Adelaide meeting
The All British League of Port Adelaide held a Forester's Hall gathering led by Captain Marshall Smith. Rev J Warten spoke on the Union Jack meaning red white blue, urging cooperation, patriotism, and aiding the war effort while preserving citizenship rights. Australia Day floats noted. membership nears 2,000 with 1,960 present and deposits in two banks reported.
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All British League of
Port Adelaide
Forester's Hall
Nite Street
Marshall Smith
J. Warten
Burnside
Commonwealth Bank
Bank of Adelaide
Puttees Fall From Favor In War Footwear Discussion
After another winter in the trenches advocates of puttees are silenced and condemned for military service. The piece notes ankle boots and puttees as poor for modern conditions, urging dry warm feet with dry socks, greased feet, and daily massage in wet trench dangers. Bir waders used in flooding to stay water tight.
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Slater
Dom Srkes
Woods Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds
An ad style note promotes Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a reliable remedy for coughs and colds. The wording suggests a traditional medicinal claim with emphasis on efficacy and year-round use. No dates or additional entities are provided.
Wellington's Entrance Cuest and a French Sergeant
Paris dispatch tells a tale of Wellington meeting a proud French sergeant. In no man s land near Torres Vedras both sides shared drinks. the sergeant was offered food and ale by the Duke who then invited him to dine, remarking a soldier of the Grand Army is not asked to eat in the kitchen.
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Paris
Pall Mall Gazette
No Man’s Land
Sirmies
Duke of Wellington
Ministry of Sport Advocate Urges Imperial Spirit in War Time
John Astley Cooper spoke before the Royal Colonial Institute praising sport as a unifying force for the British Empire. He argued public funds could be better spent by forming a Ministry of Sport, claiming games foster discipline and prepare a virile nation for fighting the greater game in Flanders and beyond.
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John Astley Cooper
Royal Colonial Institute
Duchy of Lancaster
Flanders
Letter and shop scene reveal small town cares
A mother reacts with pride after learning her son won a scholarship while a chemist attentively weighs medicines for a 19 month old. A bystander woman protests perceived frugality, shouting that care is needed for a motherless bairn.
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