Household Lin es and fabric items in store sale
Items offered include Belgian Tick 1/11 yd 64 in white twill sheeting 1/6 yd, cream curtain net 1/6, boys summer suits 6/11, boys washing hats 1/6, store semaphore feature.
12 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Port Adelaide News
Location
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1926
Page
1
Items offered include Belgian Tick 1/11 yd 64 in white twill sheeting 1/6 yd, cream curtain net 1/6, boys summer suits 6/11, boys washing hats 1/6, store semaphore feature.
Every make available at Arcade Grenfell Street with prices starting from £9 and up. Notable models and deals highlighted for shoppers seeking budget options in a bustling urban showroom.
A reliving station master, George Wynes, was killed at Ethelton station when a 720 freight train from Port Adelaide to Outer Harbor struck him about 7:35 pm on Thursday night. The driver was John Taylor and the fireman A E Hardy. a departmental inquiry will be held.
A Kapunda and district contingent of about 4 000 picnickers traveled by special train to Semaphore on Saturday. Mayor A O R Tapp and Town Clerk E Bradwell greeted them at arrival, with Kapunda officials and school figures hosting events at Semaphore Town Hall and club rooms.
A railway packer named A. Fulgrave from Adelaide was struck by a crowbar thrown from a passing train in the Port Adelaide yards on Tuesday. He suffered a fractured pelvis and was admitted to Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital for treatment.
The Ceramic brought Miss V. M. Cavell and others from Liverpool via Cape Town, and Madaaine Pavlova with a 42 dancer theatre party disembarked for Melbourne. Mr. Pritchard, long serving Ce ramic chief steward, is praised for courtesy. Dr. T. G. Wilson returns to SA with wife and child from the Comfort. The Comorin adds Mrs. Nettle and others from London to the Adelaide list.
The Ethelton Amateur Swimming and Athletic Club staged its tenth annual carnival at Ethelton with strong attendance. Notable events included the 400 yards handicap won by J. Tapping and a close 50 yards race where K. Bird edged Hayter. Various handicaps for schoolboys and juniors are listed along with officials and judges.
Bernard Do Hert y of Lares Bay suffered a crushed middle finger while working at Birkenfield on Thursday afternoon. At Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital surgeons amputated the finger between the first and second joints.
Four children aged 8 months to 7 years faced Port Adelaide Juvenile Court on a neglect charge. Inspector Noblet said guardianship was unfit after a home visit by Police Woman Ottaway. The family from Cannon Street showed dirty conditions and parental intoxication. Sgt Daly corroborated. The children were committed to Edwardstown Industrial School until age 18. The mother, present, did not object.
The hydroplane Century Tire, sold by J McWilliams of Queensland, arrives in Port Adelaide aboard the Dimboola. It will compete in the motor boat championship race scheduled for Saturday March 20.
The Knockfierna of the Limerick Steamship Company sailed from Port Adelaide on Thursday to Melbourne for dry dock and overhaul then to Newcastle to bunker and Naruru for phosphate rock cargo, after writs arrest arrangements. A separate note details a lively birthday party at Sefton Street Largs Bay for Miss Winnie Justice with many guests and musical entertainment.
Port Adelaide Council informed Yellow Cabs (South Australia) Ltd that six cabs and two stands would be licensed with a telephone cabinet, but cabs must be numbered and driven by Port Adelaide licensed drivers. The company's refusal cited impractical conditions and the council’s specific cab and driver allotments.
The Adelaide Corporation stated that only Adelaide City Council area drivers and cars could be licensed. The company regretted the restriction but hoped Port Adelaide officers would align policies with other municipalities or amend by laws to let its cabs operate like those in 19 other locations.
Interstate steamer Dimboola B Matson arrives at Port Adelaide with Lemina and Trafalgar gelding from Bunting. Matson notes the mare endured the voyage well and ran the race of her life in the Australian Cup despite bad luck. A two year old and a three year old travel to Fremantle owned by Mr Oliver of Western Australia.
Birth announcements list names and places including Ralston and Hoffrichter with family connections and dates, plus multiple location markers such as Alberton Semaphore Parkside and cheered by church events. Death notices honor Jacob Lewis Wait and Mary A Bousquet with spouse details and ages, plus infant Edna Muel and Horace Clifford(Duele) noted at local residences.
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