09 Jul 1920
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Newspaper
Port Adelaide News
Location
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
1
A. J. McGREGOR operates as a draper, milliner, and clothier at Commercial Road Fon with phone service listed as 2408. The compact business card notes multi line store offerings in fashion and fabrics.
A collision at Port Adelaide Commercial Road station at 1 13 am on Tuesday involved two Adelaide trains carrying hundreds of schoolchildren. The 10:40 am service from Adelaide with about 1800 pupils and teachers collided with the 10:55 am service carrying about 1500 pupils. Minor damage occurred to the guard's van. One boy Aubrey Hocking of Rose Park sustained a head cut and received stitches. sailor HG Birch suffered facial cuts but continued the journey. Driver Oliver attempted to brake after seeing the up signal but could not stop in time.
A notice from E. Bradwell the Town Clerk requests the names and addresses of all Portonians who lived in the district before 1855. The appeal appears in a historical newspaper fragment and names Aetaian Lewis as a pleased recipient of the information.
Port Adelaide endures severe sugar shortage as rationing tightens. Shoppers face quarter pound limits, substitutes flood homes, and clever dodges by customers persist. Grocers report quarrels, extra purchases, and a grim outlook as supply dwindles across the region.
Mr Joli James Qhin of Seista Wore Road kveter known as a sprinter slipped while trying to catch a tram on Commercial Road Port Adelaide at 115 pan on Tuesday. He was taken to Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital where doctors found a badly sprained ankle.
The Port Adelaide Police Court heard details of a case against Richard Malzard of Military Road Largs charged with placing electrically charged wire netting overhanging a footpath to protect a pomegranate tree. A nearby child, Patricia Coleman, was shocked, sparking a debate over obstruction and liability. The defense argued no valid obstruction existed and questioned responsibility for the dangerous setup, while witnesses described the device and its alleged dangers. The hearing adjourned with no costs awarded.
Port Adelaide warns owners to renew dog registrations registered before 80th June 1990 and renew all passenger vehicle licenses by July 1 1990. Unregistered dogs or unlicensed hire vehicles may incur penalties and inspections at the Town Hall Niles Street Port Adelaide. Fireworks and Hawkers licenses also expire June 30 1990. Town Clerk E Bradwell issues notice.
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