Port Adelaide land owner appeals overland water and rate assessment
Antonio Monte of Glanville appeals in Port Adelaide Local Court against a 1624/6 land assessment on Clifford and Mary Streets. He argues flood and drainage problems from embankment and degraded culverts inflate value. Witnesses describe persistent water, flooded footpaths, and prior drainage issues. Hearing adjourned to July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Deseday
W. Hulcombe
Antonio
Monte
Mary Street
Glanville
Clifford and
Mary Streets
H. Skipper
W. A. Noraman
B.J. R. Morgan
Port’ Adelaide Corporation
Antonio Monte
Dealandes Street
Say
Jine
Unemployed man jailed over false pretence for pay
A Port Adelaide case reports a young man at the unemployed camp being accused of collecting for the unemployed to fund travel rather than accept offered work. Police testified he used Crosby funds to return home, claiming higher pay elsewhere. He pleaded not guilty, but was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for idle and disorderly conduct with potential larceny considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothaga
Edward Henry Lirvlone
Adelaide Police Combesite
JW. Channon
AC Talducy
Port Adelaide
T. C. Bjorklund
Fort Adelaide
Crosby
Cleve
Kadina
F Scott
Dry Creek
Crosby Ime Meoney
Grosby
Channon
Mr. Crosby
Inspector Noblet
Death following fall aboard motorship at Port Adelaide
Bernard Nicholas Amundsen, a motorman on the motorship Tisna Ren, fell from the vessel’s gangway at No 2 Quay Port Adelaide on Thursday night June 5. He fractured his skull and tibia and died at Adelaide Hospital around 5 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Nicholas “Amundsen
Tisna
Man Shot in Mouth Injures During Saturday Incident
A 36 year old man, Percival Archibald Pearson of Rutland Street New Kingston, was shot in the mouth Saturday afternoon and taken to Adelaide Hospital with a bullet wound. Witnesses report a quarrel at a nightclub where Pearson was stabbed and then shot. Police are investigating with a constable named Parkingm involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival Archibald Pearson
Ruttlend Street
New Kingston
Adelaide
Pravean
Whit
Wwe
Loti du Satndes
Inhuman Sentences At Port Adelaide Court Spark Outcry
At Port Adelaide Police Court last Friday two men from the steamship Tromana were jailed for two months for boarding a vessel without permission. The verdict drew loud protests as the crowd denounced the punishment as excessive and inhumane, prompting plans to seek Chief Secretary intervention for a reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Whannon
A. E. Purney
Port Adelade
Port Adelaide
Wedding at Largs Bay for Miss H E Tait and Mr Harry Readhead
Miss H E Tait and Mr Harry Readhead wed at St Alban's Church with Rev T H Hoplang officiating. A reception at St Alban's Hall followed with large bridal party and a breakfast gathering, then a dance and toasts before the couple departed for a honeymoon in Victor Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Tait
Gateshead
Tyne
Harry Readhead
Cramlington
Northumberland
TH. E Hoplang
St. Alban's Church
M. Harvey
Main
Geo. Dickinson
St. Alban's Hall
Mesdames
White
J. Dickenson
A. English
Johnson
Fenwick
Stevenson
Hender- Geld
Taylor
Pickard
McPherson
Maxfield
W Heritage
Connell
B. Pord
Misses Mice
L. Mice
Atty
D. Davey
E. White
Mowbray
Gauery L. Stevenson
I. Dickenson
N Hardie
Y_ Dickinson
Robins
R John
L. Pickard
Penwick
P Finch
P. Connell
Messrs. White
W Johnstone
R. Fenwick
Z. Stevenson
J. Hender-feld
J. Taylor
R. Pickard
J. Tait
XN. Tait
J. Self
G Tarde
Plantste
Whils
Victor Harbour
Port Adelaide man fined for drunkness and indecent language
At Port Adelaide Police Court James Hendricksen a 3 laborer was fined 15 shillings for drunkness in St Vincent Street on June 7. He pleaded not guilty to two further charges of using indecent language at the same time and place near the Star Picture Theatre. Constable A K Avchurch testified to lewd behavior and disturbances in the area. In default of payment he faces imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Messrs
J. W. Channon
A. & Pudney
James Hendricksen
Port Adelade
St. Vincent Street
Adelaide
A. K. Avchurch
Sutsie
Star Picture Theatre
Apportionment for Workman's Death in Port Adelaide
An application for apport ionment following the death of Ernest Charles Wills Rogers, a wharf labourer for Adelaide Steamship Co, seeks maintenance for Ada Winifred Rogers and Dawn Rogers. The court ordered £50 to the widow, £200 10 to the Public Trustee for investment, and £2 10 weekly for the child for six months, with further review to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Cne
Ada Winifred Rogers
Dawn Rogers
Ay Minnty
Adelaide
Steamshyp Co
Ernest Charles Wills Rogers
Government Quad
Rosewater
Nury
Adelaide Stear
Rogers
Government Road
Vigilane Offi Ser
Waterside Workers’ Federation
Bonded store broken into at Port Adelaide
About 2 30 am on Monday morning Port Adelaide police found the bonded store of Messrs H. Muecke & Co broken into in McLaren Parade. Two padlocks were broken off the front door and then replaced to mask the theft. Six bottles of whisky were stolen, marking the second break-in this and recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
H. Muecke & Co
McLaren Pa
Mayor and Mayoress entertain guests at HALAS dinner
The Mayor and Mayoress Mr and Mrs Brown and Miss Brown hosted a dinner at HALAS with Marguerite at Birkenhead and Commander K Mitchell in attendance, reflecting a social gathering in early routine civic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Mae Fr. Brown
Miss Brown
3Inner
Halas
Marguerite
Birkenhead
K. Mitchell
Tatsay
Commonwealth Loan Offer Details and Conversion Terms
The Federal Treasury proposes a new Commonwealth loan of £20,000,000 to fund postwar conversion and reduction. The 5 percent nominal rate compares with the maturing loan’s yield. Issued at £98 10s per £100, with 7 or 14 year terms, and options for conversion or cash subscriptions. Converting holders receive £30 on September 11 plus regular interest, while cash subscribers pay £98 10s for a £160 bond. The maturing loan totals £21,000,000 with £1,000,000 deducted for sinking funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Earle Daze
Ata
Andy
Port Adelaide Trades and Labor Council Monthly Meeting
The Port Adelaide Trades and Labor Council met last Friday in the Storemen and Packers Room. The Drivers' Union criticised Parsons for paying 22/9 per day under a contract while others were charged 2/6. A deputation to the Port Adelaide City Council was planned to amicably resolve wage disputes, with representatives from the Council and Drivers' Union forming it. Debate covered Companies Act tightening and problematic receipts to housewives, with government action sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide Trades and Labor Council
Port Adelaide Cy Council
Foc
Air
Parsons
Trades and Labor Council
Drivers Union
Port Adelade
Tezaril i
Tn Neine
Port Adelaide
Incorrigible Rogue Sentenced at Port Adelaide Court
Henry McCormack a Port Adelaide laborer pleaded guilty to insufficient lawful means of support on June 9. Declared an idle and disorderly person, he was deemed incorrigible. Judges and officers described him as a nuisance, with a week’s imprisonment ordered but warrant withheld for two days to allow him to leave the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G_ W Halcombe
Port Adelaide
Henry McCormack
J. E. Noblet
H. K Allchurch
Plight of Young Stowaways Held Over Immigration Update
The three youths Thomas Mc Ginn William Middleton and John Halligan were jailed for two weeks after hiding on the steamer Leitrim traveling from Liverpool to Port Adelaide. They face possible deportation under immigration law due to entering Australia without passports and lack of employment prospects. Ages given as nineteen to twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McGinn
William Middleton
John Halligan
Leitrim
Liverpool
Port Adelaide
Australia
Philanthrpie
Villegarantle
The Dangers of Motor Trailers at Port Adelaide Meeting
Port Adelaide Trades and Labor Council discussed trailer hazards including unsafe safety chain standards and improper attachment to motor lorries tractors and horse drawn vehicles. They urged government regulations testing chains to exceed expected loads and addressing rear overhang lamps and driver visibility to reduce collision risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Fatally Injured By Al Taxscab
Jock Rae a 43 year old boiler sealer from Regent Street Adelaide died after being struck by a Yellow taxicab near Woodville Crossing while returning to work. He suffered a comminuted fracture and multiple injuries and died at Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital. Lawford Yate Lee drove the taxi. Constable F Berry investigated. Body taken to Port Adelaide morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock Rae
Regent Street
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Holden's Works
Woodville
Lawford Yate-Lee
O’connell Street
North Adelaide
F. Berry
Port Adelaide Unemployed Fund warns against unauthorised collectors
Mr J D Jonas MP secretary of the Port Adelaide Unemployed Fund Committee said a man who claimed to collect 15 shillings per day for the unemployed was not authorised. Collectors must be approved by the committee chairman or the mayor. The man was caught selling electric light globes claiming profits funded the fund, but investigations showed he was a canvasser for an Adelaide firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Jonas
Port Adelaide Unemployed Fund Commires
F. J. Brown
Adelaide
Electric Cable Breaks on Jervois Bridge
A tramway cable broke on Jervois Bridge in Pret Adelaide on a Sunday afternoon. The incident did not cause a fall into the nearby water. Woodwork near the damaged line caught fire but was promptly extinguished by the Vort Adelaide Fire Brigade. Tram service was delayed during repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jervois Bridge
Adelaide
Steve
Vort Adeaide Fire Brigade
Printed and Published by J. E. Trottman for Port Adelaide
A historical note records printing and publication by J. E. Trottman for the proprietors on Lipean Street in Port Adelaide. This line reflects a colonial-era printing attribution and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Trotman
Lipean Street
Port Adelaide
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Mr. Norman
Mary Toss
Eredie
Wilsa Teian
Mien i
Willum McRestie
James Harris
Ethelton
Abe
Laugier
Marr Street
Woods
Port Police
Adelaide Pole
Pairhursy
J. W
Ant A
Podewey
Lapraig
Adaing
Dinister
Tle
Pinlay Macrae
Tromana
Sien
Peter McNaulty
Outhorary
Shamin
Largs Bay
Tait
Commonwealth
al Taxscab
Bree
Erthetm Piano
Rundle Street
Singleton
M. L Timmons
Church OF Christ
Queenstown
W. C. Brooker
Bible School
Mr.w. C. Brooker
J. L. Price
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