25 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Port Adelaide News
Location
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1930
Page
1
Workers at Port Adelaide wharf received a week’s notice of termination under a new agreement affecting interfront workers. The Federal Attorney General and shipping firms are cited regarding licences and current overtime rates as volumes stay at the depot.
Mesors K S Beatty E H Tassie and H W Tomkins picked 25 players for the carnival side. West Torrens lack W A Gene and O M Bertram though Bertram was praised for rover form while Owens Quinn and T Waye boosted Port Adelaide picks. Seven captains and officers are listed among the squad with Scott Norwood as captain and Handley Glenelg as vice captain.
Fragmentary text mentions Memegali at Sutherland Street and a June date in Port Adelaide ward. Details are garbled with unclear costs and names. No verifiable events or outcomes present from the readable portion.
Obscured from passing vessels by dunes, Port River North Arm hosts a ship graveyard with derelict vessels serving as relics of past ferry and river trade. The Gem and Killarney remain visible at low tide, while rusted bolts and wrecks line the shore and bed, marking former craft abandoned along the estuary.
Port Adelaide and Semaphore Suler Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League hosts a four afternoon program on Sunday at Semaphore Memorial Hall with Mrs Sable Grivell Mise Else Woolley and others singing Proceeds support the Port Adelaide unemployment fund Next Tuesday Lieut Colonel H G Viney speaks on Haig's Final Triumph A violet memory service is planned for Sunday August 3 Rev C J Perry to give an address A combined choir will assist
John William Houston aged 25 from Western Australia was found dead at Port Road Alberton with a bottle labeled Hydro Cyanide Di Prussic Acid nearby. Death by his own hand suspected. Constable J Hanmberry of Queenstown Police and Acting City Coroner H E Whittle were notified.
Mrs. Margaret Anne Pope aged 42 died at Carlisle Street Glanville from a cerebral hemorrhage after an ambulance was summoned by Dr E Porter. An inquest was deemed unnecessary. The relief fund executive heard of the widower with four children and destitution and urged citizens to send money or clothing to Port Adelaide’s A J W Lewis to assist the family.
The death has occurred of Mr William Henry Deakin at Melbourne Place Alberton. He was 66 years old and had been blind for 33 years. Born in Worcestershire England he came to Australia at 26. He worked for the Railways Department as an engine driver including the Broken Hill Express. After leaving the railways he joined St Atherton and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Manchester Unity. He leaves three daughters Mrs H Booth and Misses A and H Deakin. Mrs Deakin died seven years ago.
A returned soldier reports applying to the South Australian Soldiers' Fund for assistance on Thursday. He produced labor exchange cards and a letter showing regular work, but was refused because he receives government rations for himself and wife. He questions the fund's use, noting rations cover groceries bread meat and wood, with no provision for vegetables rent or other needs. He urges government and public scrutiny of fund allocations for ex servicemen.
Ms. H. E. Winterbottom declined to comment on a fatal incident in Alberton where John William Houston, 35, was found dead in a bedroom near a bottle of poison. A threat to settle himself was alleged to have preceded his death after an argument with his wife over a West Australia move and support money. An inquest was deemed unnecessary.
The Commonwealth Arbitration Court will bring a second quarterly wage reduction next month. Figures show Adelaide index at 1089 for January March and 1655 for April June, lowering weekly pay by up to 2 shillings in some unions. Ironworkers protest the new wage table, saying it hits workers harder than the original method while officials seek clarity on computation.
Descriptions of rotting planks and derelict craft line Broad Creek shore. Iron coal hulks and barges, once useful, linger as skeletal hulls while explosives are loaded at the arm’s mouth. Torrens Island landing stage stands as war relic, now disused, with picnic groups and fishing boats common at night. Firepots glow. sailors tale of old ships and masted derelicts lingers in the harbor air.
A historic ad-like notice touts Woods brand peppermint cure as a remedy for children's hacking coughs. It presents the product as a trusted domestic health aid with emphasis on gentle relief and family use. The copy frames peppermint cure as a simple early 20th century domestic remedy.
Port Adelaide Police Court found William Turley of Magarey Terrace Largs guilty of cruelty to a chestnut gelding between July 5 and July 9. The horse was malnourished and had to be destroyed. McCarthy prosecuted for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with inspector Michael Hakendorf present.
At the Port Adelaide Seamen Mission and Sailors Rest a farewell was held for Pastor W. C. Brooker after fifteen years of service as president. Chairman Mr DF Kitby led tributes, with support from Mayor A W Lewis and Revs Joyce and Reiler. Sir Herbert Phillips presented a preservation clock to Pastor Brooker and a handbag to Mrs Brooker on behalf of the committee.
Mr RK Nicass secretary of the Australian Government Workers Association calls a meeting of South Australian Harbors Board employees to decide on a policy for retrenchment during wartime. Workers will gather at Waterside Workers Hall Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon. A promise has been given that there will be no further retrenchment. Home Secretary Dieulus and Harbors Board chairman E A Farquhar conferred. Jelley will provide Nicall with a report on the Harbors Board position for Sunday discussion.
The Maranoa of 1100 tons from the Eastern States is due at McLaren Wharf early this morning to discharge and then sail at midnight Sunday for Edithburgh to load salt and barley for the Eastern States. It will return to Queen's Wharf Tuesday morning and sail that afternoon for Rockhampton via ports. Dalgety and Co. Ltd report the tanker British Sergeant exporting fuel oil from Mos say.
Port Adelaide relief effort led by Mayor A J J Larwin and volunteers appeals for food cloth and money donations to aid poverty-stricken families in the district. Gifts to be forwarded to Port Adelaide Town Hall. South Australia Railways noted in report.
Fragmentary wartime style clipping notes unemployment among drivers and a court adjournment to Friday in August, with scattered phrases about aid, peppermints, and possible court actions. The readable text mentions Mr. and generic terms, but no clear events or names.
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