Recreation Improvements at Glanville Lakes Spark Ideas
Port Adelaide Corporation has enhanced Hart Street reserve by adding two water expanses near Swamp Terrace. A local note urges rapid, low-cost development including seagull variation with swans, boat hire, and bank planting, aiming to attract visitors while avoiding health board opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide Corporation
Hart Street
Glanville
Swamp Terrace
Fisheries Department
Port Adelaide
Board of Health
Local Health Board May Intervene Over Lake Contamination
Town clerk struggles with spellings of several species as prompt action is urged to prevent the Local Board of Health from stepping in to remove the lakes, a move that could come due to unsanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casia Bailyanna
Board of Health
McEwen McEwen to Bring Hypnotic Show to Town Hall
The Great McEwen McEwen opens a short season at the Town Hall on Monday night August 20 promising laughter and wonder. Audiences will see hypnotism used as an anaesthetic aid and feats of catalepsy while critics hail the entertainer as a bringer of neglected arts to Australia. Admission prices are 2 shillings and 6 pence with reserved seats at Porter's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEwen
Town Hall
Australia
Phil McEwes
Porter
Prict
Porter's
Australia Savings Banks Reach One Hundred Million Pounds
On March 31 last the savings of Australians in State and Commonwealth Banks totaled £100,000,000. Of this, £89,284,172 is held by State Savings Banks, and £11,181,302 by the Commonwealth Savings Bank. There were 2,501,353 accounts, with the Commonwealth Bank holding 334,194 and State Banks 2,168,150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Commonwealth Savings Bank
State Savings Bank
Social snips mix flirtation, censorship and wartime talk
A clipped London era column riffs on marriage routines, a cheeky ad in Ages and an English paper on submarines near censorship. It notes hospital staffing in Bendigo and hints at postwar tourism plans in France. A navy quip closes the sketch with brash humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendigo Gold District General Hospital
France
Jenkins
Navy
Strike shadows NSW dispute on Australian coast shipping
Diverse opinion marks the New South Wales strike with fears of a general spread and coal and cargo shortages. Port workers face hardship as ships stall. firms weigh holidays for laid up crews while authorities must balance food shipments to Allies and coastwise commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Commonwealth
Bul
Huddart Parker
Corio
Ins
Uva
Burglars and Tanglefoot in Port Adelaide Odd Tale
A Port Adelaide businessman recalls being awakened by bizarre clattering and eerie sounds he feared were burglars or a murder. He finds his family cat entangled in a tanglefoot sheet in the bathroom, sliding and slippery from the sticky trap, requiring effort to free the animal and clean the mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Explosive Claim Shock At Medical League Meet
Dr. D B de Walter vice president of the American Medico Pharma League announced at the annual gathering that he and his son discovered a new explosive called Terrorall he described as vastly more powerful than any prior. He claimed five grains could blow down New York City's greatest skyscraper and one millionth of a grain could demolish a heavy mortar. He said the discovery was accidental while seeking a cheap petrol substitute and that safe handling methods are not yet found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. de Walter
American — Medico-Pharma League
League
New York
de Waltoff
Germany
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Western Australian’ Insurance Co., Ltd
Adelaide
Alfred Chambers
Currie Street
Glanville Lakes
Nwago
A. C. R. Tapp
Comercial Road Gmodery
Alberton
Bes
Tores
Morris
Mencing
Urbs
Garth
Chentist
Cizanoy
A. McArthur
Franklin Street
Teese
Wharf Laborers’ Union
Extraordit Pi
Grenfell Street
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