Port Adelaide shopbreakers foiled by watchman and wires
Two shopbreakings during the weekend on Commercial Road Port Adelaide were thwarted. A tailor shop run by Mr J Giles had a door door breach prevented by an inside bar. In Mr A W Gordons yard a trio hid in an outhouse until confronted by Patrol Watchman Boocher who escorted them to the Port Adelaide police station. The defendants, seamen from the Orsova, were later identified as George a ship's fireman George Alfred Jarvis a srimmer and Jack Valentine Sword a ship's carpenter. They faced Port Adelaide Police Court with Lawyer J W Channon and G T Maxfield, and received a sentence of one year imprisonment. In a separate matter Thomas Joseph Pierce licensee of the Wharf Hotel was charged with selling liquor during prohibited hours on Sunday November 22 and faced the court with a fine and conditional penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Road
Port Adelaide
J Giles
A. W. Gordon
Boocher
George
George Alfred Jarvis
Jack Valentine Sword
J. W. Channon
G. T Maxfield
J. E Noblet
Ander Wilfred Gordon
Mercer
John H. Boucher
Military Road
Semaphore
Bysiscan
A.W. Gordon
Sony
Gordon
Port Adelside
Sword
Sa Kgs Desea Spay
Ing
Ence
Hey
Fremantle
Ferndale
Bowhey
Garilon
W. Gill
Jarvis
Town
Parker
Port Adeide
Amy
Lvatory
Jarvig
Felice
Shevolve Station
Arthur
W. Gordon
Port Adeaide
Fort Adelaide
Charnton
GW. Halcombe
Thomas -Joseph Pierce
J. E Nublet
Wharf Hotel
Todd Street
Mclaren Parade
H. T. Ward
Inepector Noblet
Phain
L. Bond
W. ©. Johnston
Cain
Smith
McClewems — Smith
Larman
Ward
Pierce
Hawoi
North Kapunda
Init
Harjman
Clernck
Stolen Property Case In Port Adelaide District
Joseph Thomas Smith of Port Adelaide pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a bicycle knife razor salts hemp cotton gatter armaments and other items in Sedan on November 27. Inspector Noblet led the charge. Smith said he bought the bicycle from a man named Williams at Exeter. Police had not found the bicycle's owner. fourte en days imprisonment was imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Thomas Smith
Youner
Port Adelaide
J. E. Noblet
Sedan
T. W. Hinton
Semaphore
Ness
Williams
Exeter
Nablet
Bader
Sunse
Revolver charge at Port Adelaide station case
Ronald Clifford Thomason of Kilkenny faced Port Adelaide Court on a charge of unlawful threats at No Commercial Road Railway Station on November 7. Detective Henderson led the case. Thomason reportedly produced a revolver and warned the witness as railway staff intervened. He faced potential three years imprisonment if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Clifford Thomason
Alton Gardens
Kilkenny
Port Adelaide
GW. Halcombe
Commercial Road
H f+ Henderson
Railways Department
William Thomas Carter
Combierrya Road
Heecl
Tendant
W. Gal
H. Trotter
Bond
Idle and Disorderly Charge at Port Adelaide
Norwegian fireman Marius Johansen was fined for being drunk at Port Adelaide on a recent Friday. Pleaded guilty via interpreter Tapedor Nobblet. Police said he frequented hotels, slept on wharves, and occupied space where he could. The court ordered imprisonment until December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port, Adelaide
Marius Johansen
G. W. Valcombe
Port Adelaide
Johansen
Anether Ehare
Waxy
Esole
Indecent Behaviour Adjudicated by Port Adelaide Court
Gerard Anderson a Swedish sailor pleaded guilty to indecent behaviour in Quebec Street Port Adelaide on November 27 and received a conviction with no penalty as he had been locked up. William Sateliite and William W Colman were also charged with indecent behaviour near the Ferry Steps McLaren Parade on November 38. They were fined £1 with 15 costs or four days imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
H.S. Sutton
A’ Tix
Gerard Anderson
J. E. Noblet
Quebec Street
S.W. Halcombe
Montag
Willian Sateliite
William W. Colman
J E Noblet
Mclaren Parade
Rawlings
Motor Car And Trap Collision Near Alberton Hotel
Constable Patten reports a Rosa buggy driven by Henry Holberton of Royal Park collided with a motor car driven by T. Fisher of Esplanade Northy Largs near the Alberton Hotel on Port Road at 8 pm. The trap occupants were thrown out. the horse was killed. Mrs Holberton was taken to the Adelaide hospital with a fractured shoulder blade. The other passengers sustained minor injuries or escaped. The motor car was damaged and one man cut by glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CW. Patten
Queensown
Henry Holberton
Royal Park
T. Fisher
Esplanade Northy Largs
Alberton Hotel
Port Road
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Hospital
Holberton
Timber yard accident injures man at Port Adelaide
Vic Roberts was injured at Walter and Mortis timber yards in Port Adelaide on Saturday morning when amber fell and struck him on the leg. He received initial treatment at Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital and was later discharged to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter & Mortis Timber Yards
Port Adelaide
Vic Roberts
Finger Amputation After Work Accident at Port Adelaide
Mr. P. Green of Rosewater lost a finger when it was caught in a cog at W. R Cave & Company’s store in Port Adelaide on Wednesday morning. He was taken to the Talty Hospital where doctors amputated the injured digit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesrs
W. R Cave & Company
Port Adelaide
P. Green
Rosewater
Cas Talty Hospital
Nccssary
Girl in taxi collision at Glanville street
At about 5 30 pm last Sunday Joyce Cadliff aged girl living with parents on Castle Street Glanville collided with a motor car in Taft Street Glanville driven by Mrs McFarlane of Birkenhead The child was not seriously hurt and was taken home
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Joyce Cadliff
Castle Street
Glanville
Quotor
Taft Street
McFarlane
Birkenhead
Akien
Retiring RAUS Captain Evans Given Farewell Address
Capt. H. G Evans commander of the Narkunda and Commodore of the P. and O. Fleet retires at voyage end. Passengers presented an address as Evans has led the Narkunda since its commissioning over five years ago. In the Great War he commanded the China hospital ship to the Grand Fleet in the North Sea. He also served as master aboard the Barmala and is a cousin of Dr. Clubbe of Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G Evans
RAUS
Narkunda
Barmala
Ae Evans
Clubbe
Sydney
Electric lighting in Port Adelaide interrupted by turbine fault
Power supply to Port Adelaide theatres stations and premises was cut for about fifteen minutes after a sight breakdown in a steam turbine at the Osborne powerhouse at 10 30 pm Monday. The outage caused great inconvenience to rooms and businesses dependent on the lighting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Osborne
Alway
Commercial Road Wine Saloon Opening Notes
A fragment notes the Commercial Road Wine Saloon with a nod to SPOEHR and a phrase Old and New Frieda, indicating an event or notice about the venue and potential names involved. The readable text is sparse but points to a celebration or listing mentioning local business and a person named Frieda.
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Stanley McClements
S.M
Smart
Rapunds
WC. Johnston
David Smith
PORT
HG. Evans
E. Price
Foggo and
Polkinghorne
Tailors and Mercers
Kilkenny Road
Commercial Road Wine Saloon
Spoehr
Frieda
Clars Port Road
Albert Past
Port Sa Cond Avenue
Fricker Bros. Contractors Builders Aid
F. W
Brooks
Sileer
Milanesh
Sneyds
Art Eke
Ett Sims
Mtlea Ag
Sir Eni
eRdome
Manchester
Ehrman
Van
Thamank
I. i
Bayer
Nuys
Guam
Aler
Iitmk
Wit Crate Intent
Nottingham
Rey Baga
Basra
Crean Fink
Moss
Sloman Snes
Rundle
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