By election in Port Adelaide tests party loyalties
The Port Adelaide by election drew a small vote as Labor’s J S Verran held the seat against independent A O R Tapp. Verran won 5070 votes to 3935 for Tapp in a wide district including Alberton and Woodville, with local sentiment favoring a plebiscite on candidate choice.
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Port Adelaide
House of Assembly
JL. Price
M.P
Frank Condon
Alberton
Birkenhead
Cheltenham
Rosewater
Semaphore
Lefevre's Peninsula
Largs Bay
Chicago
Woodville
Finsbury Park
Kilkenny
Seaton Park
Yaiala South
A. O. R. Tapp
J. S. Verran
Tapp
Labor
Messrs
J. L. Price
J. M. Lambert
Condon
Mr. Price
Mr. Lambert
Verran
Russia
British Empire
Port Adelaide Council Deliberations on Streets and Works
Port Adelaide City Council reports detail plans and adjournments on road and footpath works, guttering, verge and lighting projects, and public amenities. References include Fletcher Road, Lipson Street, William Street timber yard, and Semaphore Beach maintenance with inquiries to the City Engineer and Adelaide Electric Supply Co. for lighting and cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centre Werk
Hell
Ak Public Works
Euliooy
Goling Street
Exeter
S. Nuiternae
Thay
Fyssing
Addsian
T. Saunders
Fletcher Road
Largs North
Govneil
City Enginer
Hargrave Street
Sefton Street
William Street
ALE, Loveday
Hughes Street
Plaherty
Perim Odoro
Hares
T. Harrison
Victoria Street
South Ward
Crath
S.A. Co
North Parade
Port Adelaide
Howe
Military Road
Claire
Hannay Streeps
West Sinner
Rowe Street
Robert Street
Swan Street
Senaphore
Murray
Radio for Masses and Wireless Lighting Ideas Spread
England's radio movement expands with weekly concerts and public demonstrations. A cathedral staffer outlines wireless lighting experiments, hoping for wider reach and practical daytime power, while broadcasters test signaling techniques and the public learns to value new audio systems.
Southampton plans world largest dockyard expansion
Melbourne Herald reports London official plans to make Southampton the world’s largest port complex. The scheme, managed by Southern Railway, envisages 13 million pounds of expansion over 30 years, reclaiming land along the Test River, dredging passage for giant liners, building two dry docks and five jetties, plus a floating landing stage for ocean liners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Herald
London
Lord Devonport
Port of London Authority
England
Southampton
Southampton Docks
Southern Railway
Australia
Aberdeen
Commonwealth
Port Hall
Rae Wo America Tt
Elfrieds sails into Melbourne with timber cargo
The Elfrieda, a sailing barque with a crew of 20, arrived at South Wharf Melbourne after 11 days at sea from Norway via a gale in the English Channel and a hurricane in the Indian Ocean. On board are three pigs fed and eaten during the voyage, wages of £4 10/ per month, and repairs to rigging and sails are underway while officers note the end of the sailing ships era. Captain Schipman, 59, claims sailing ships have gone for good, predicting rotor and motor ships will dominate.
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Elfrieds
Norway
Melbourne
Melbourge
Elfyeda
Aly Melbourne
Fee
Gay Fonds
Land
Elfrieda
Kenylan
Norahere
Fredrickahald
Schipman
Fifrieda
Schipuman
Elfreida
Newway
Germany
Finland
Sehipuras
Patrol Van at Port Adelaide in Weekend Duty
Police patrol van operated at Port Adelaide on Saturday. It attended the Cheltenham race house to convey several arrestees to the Port Adelaide police station. In the evening the vehicle toured Port streets picking up men who had been imbibing freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Cheltenham
Port Adelide Pole Station
Runaway Sailor Appears Before Judge in Port Adelaide Case
Dutch sailor Rlass Neef faced Mr GW Halcombe at Port Adelaide on a charge of unlawfully abandoning the Detek tug Vlaanderen on April 5. Inspector Noblet said the warrant issued in April could not be produced as the vessel had sailed, and the case was dismissed for lack of prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ueckett
Wenturifigter
Elecetiig Company
Svatom
Jonett
Queen's Square
Western Electric
Rlass Neef
GW. Halcombe
Port Adelaide
Dirk Spruit
Detek
Vlaanderen
J. E. Noblet
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T. J. Fricker & Sons
Flumbeers
Cafa
A. Macrow & Sons, Pty. Ltd
Sclotusers, Tailors, Jewellers
SF. Vincent Street
Ian
Teeet
Vw. Moore
Mmaphore
Bronson's
E. W. Bronson
Argade
Rundle Street
Unley Road
Unley
Thos
Symons
Marevatt Street
PORT
Ainslie
Bryant Bros
Commercial Road
The
Netus
Central Chambers
Lipson Street
LION
Eucalyptus Oil
al Lion
J. Fowler
Limited
Adelaid Electric Supply Co
Mechanic Tal
Viento
Queenstown Church
Christ
Port Road
Goth
VALSA
Football League
Alice
Radio For Masses
Invinis
Josh
Emby
BMC
Elfr
Ieda
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