Port Adelaide workers cleared in street insult case
At Port Adelaide Police Court three volunteers faced offensive behaviour charges for muttered taunts and nose-bridging gestures on Fussell Street on February 22. Greet and King pleaded guilty, Caldicott was cleared, the magistrate noting mutual insults and opting for no imprisonment or fine, recording convictions for King and Greet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Deiite
G. W. Halcombe
Frhelton
Aid
Fussell Street
No.1
Quay
Caldicot
Paul Katz
Kave
John Davis
Bracco
Terrace
Rosewater
Caldicott
Edgar G. King
R. S. Greet
Holmesdale
King
Mingworth
King and Greet
Childing
Woman Injured by Fall in Port Adelaide
Late Saturday afternoon Mrs L Sims of Wharf Street Port Adelaide fell in St Vincent Street striking her head on a kerb. She was taken to Port Adelaide Hospital with a scalp wound and required several stitches. She remained in hospital until Sunday evening.
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L. ‘Sims
Wharf Street
Port_Adelaide
St. Vincent Street
Port Adeade
Port Adelaide ‘Hospital
Port Adelaide phonograph sale case ends in fine
Kerneth Frederick Tunbridge of Kilkenny faced Port Adelaide Police Court for converting a portable phonograph bought on hire purchase from Mary Paterson. He admitted the act, paid partial sums, and was fined five pounds plus costs with a 14 day imprisonment default if unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
G W. Halcombe
S.M
Kerneth Frederick Tunbridge
Kilkenny
Mary Florence Gertrude Paterson
E. Noblet
Mary F. Paterson
Commercial Road
P.C
A. L. Mitchell
Sayers
Pan
Tunbridge
Paterson
Port Adelaide worker dies after winch handle injury
John Peterson, a Parkside laborer employed by Atkinson and Finlayson for Municipal Tramways power house alterations at Port Adelaide, was struck by a winch handle last Friday. He sustained a skull fracture, was treated at Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital and later Adelaide Hospital, and died on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peterson
Parkside
CLAIM BY EXECUTORS IN PORT ADELAIDE LOCAL COURT
In Port Adelaide Local Court before Mr GW Halewombe SM, last Friday, executors of the estate attacked Olivia Hannson of Rosewater for £70, alleging loan by Natali Tromene Walker before his death. Judge found none paid. defendant and husband in financial distress. verdict for plaintiff for full amount.
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Port Adelaide
Halewmbe
Francie Natali Frouiene
Robert Street
New Queenstown
Andhorl
Ernest Pudficy
Commercial Road
Olivia Bessie Hannson
Munction Road
Rosewater
Natali Tromene Walker
Francisco Natali Tromene
Qlamenis
W. A. Robison
A. Abbott
Gustav August Hannson
Jincrnn Road
S.M
Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty at Port Adelaide Court
Clive Buckingham of Swan Terrace Semaphore faced Port Adelaide Police Court for driving a motor car on Semaphore Road on February 23 without a license. He admitted the act stating he was learning to drive and was accompanied. A fine and £1 costs were imposed, in default five days' imprisonment.
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Port Adelaide Molice Court
Belie
YO Haleninbe
Clive Buckingham
Swan Terrace
Semaphore
Semaphore Road
Seimanhore
Ie Uly
Ortof
Driver Ernest Short Fractures Ribs in Yard Accident
Mr Ernest Short a 19 year old driver employed by Gamblings Ltd was injured at the firm yard in Linson Street Port Adelaide when jammed between two ferries. He was taken to Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital where doctors found fractured ribs.
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Ernest Short
Messrs. Gamblings Ltd
Zot
Linson Street
Port Adelaide
Sustai
Struck by sling of cargo at Port Adelaide wharf
Constable F C Hazel reports Hector John White a volunteer wharf worker on the steamer Kooliga at No1 U Quay was hit by a sling of bone dust cing towered into the hold and struck his chest causing a head cut. He was taken to Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Hazel
Port Adelaide
Hector John White
Kooliga
U Quay
Jin
Fire brief blaze at Franklin residence
A small fire started when a spark from rubbish burning at Mr G Wallin's James Street home in Franklin set a creeper on a stone bed alight. The Port Adelaide Fire Brigade arrived at 1:25 pm and extinguished the flames before damage occurred.
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G. Wallin
James Street
Franklin
Port Adelaide
Police as Firemen Reported Grass Fire Near Wharf
At 1 00 pm last Friday Mr Chalmers of Hart Street Glanville telephoned Port Adelaide police to report a small grass fire near Mr A H Hassell's store beside the Cable Company's Wharf. Motor Patrol Constables Torney and W C Miller attended and extinguished the blaze.
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Chalmers
Hart Street
Glanville
Port Adelaide
A H Hasell
Cable Company
Torney
W. C. Miller
Farewell Gift as Mallyons Relinquish Shunting Work
Messrs. Mallyons Ltd workers met at Lipson Street stables at noon on Saturday to say farewell to manager W. T. Physick as the firm hands over shunting work to the railways. They presented him with a pair of fold-mounted pipes as a token of esteem.
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Mallyons’ Ltd
Lipson Street
W. T. Physick
Obituary for Mr Thamas Janws Jelly of Largs Pay
Mr Thamas Janws Jelly of Bar grave Street Largs Pay died on Thursday March aged 83. Born in Kent he arrived in Australia aboard the Fortitude in Isy and spent years on a sheep station in the north before entering the baking trade and later serving as Charringer at Princes Wikarl Port Adelaide. A member of the Working Men's Association and the Vichy Lodge of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows he leaves a son Samwell and two daughters Mesdames J Baker and Powsert with 44 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Thamas Janws Jelly
Bargrave Street
Largs Pay
Kent
Australia
Isy
Leslie
Alberton
Bakers
She Working Men's Association
Vichy Lodge
Manchester
Port Adelaide Unemployed Meet Demands Fair Work
A Port Adelaide gathering of Unemployed Men chaired by W. A. Quinn protested denied support and unequal work access for single men under local residency rules. They discussed Mount Barker job efforts, wood transport at 12 per ton, and thanked local unionistes for aid while requesting food clothing and tobacco donations.
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Port Adelaide
Sintec
W. A. Quinn
Wee Weld
Wea
Mount Barker
Firowan
Messrs
E Stephens
Vretary
The
Drivers! Union
Port Adelaide Unemployed Receive Wood Offer
The Port Adelaide mayor said another offer of wood for the unemployed has arrived. The wood consists of dry logs and stumps ready for immediate disposal. Offered by Mr F E Norton of Seaview Road Grange, from a 150 acre property two miles from Ambleside, with a grabber to extract the stumps and transport for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
F. J. Brown
FE. Norton
Seaview Road
Grange
Ambleside
Largo Law S S bunker coal trouble delays voyage
The Largo Law, sailing from Queen's Wharf with three wheat cargoes for Alexandria, faced a coal bunker heating issue after 80 tons were found heated in the starboard bunker. No structural damage or fire. paint blistering only. The ship prepared to sail Sunday morning with heated coal to be burned off in the stokehold.
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Largo
Queen's Wharf
Alexandria
Sunnday
Hydroplanes Test At Outer Harbor Under Royal Yacht Squadron
Under the Royal Yacht Squadron, a limited power hydroplane race took place at the Outer Harbor on Saturday afternoon. Wizzo II, piloted by J.T. Mortlock, won with Nalpa driven by E.J. Withers second and Snail steered by A.M. Rodda third despite Snail breaking down on the final lap. Natterie also retired with a lap remaining and Miss Mystery exited in the fourth lap. Times listed for Wizzo 424.20, Nalpa 424.49, Snail 429.0.
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Royal Yacht Squadron
Outer Harbor
Wizzo II
J.T. Mortilock
Nalpa
E. J. Withers
Snail
A.M. Rodda
Natterie
Miss Mystery
Wizzo J. T. Mortlock
Wizabang
D. Jarvis
Ice cream sold below standard adulteration case heard
In Woodville Mr. G W Halcombe S M heard an ex parte case against William Trimming who sold ice cream on January 10 adulterated below the approved standard under the Foods and Drugs Act. A fine plus costs was imposed with seven days in jail in default. Edward Jully Wade, Alberton East, faced a similar charge for selling ice cream below standard. he pleaded guilty and received the same penalty after the Government Analyst found milk fat content at 62 percent.
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Port Adelaide
G. W. Halcombe
S.M
William Trimming
Port Road
Woodville
J. E. Mitton
Wondville
Kennedy
Third Avenue
Alberton East
Calder Street
Alferton East
Remarkable escape as car flees after collision in Port Adelaide
Mr William Frank of Craigie Street Birkenhead along with his wife and three children narrowly avoided serious injury when a motorist cut across the horse driven masher dray at the corner of St Vincent Street and Commercial Road Port Adelaide. The shaft was struck, the vehicle bolted, and occupants were thrown to the road. the motorist did not stop, but by chance the horse was later stopped about 100 yards away.
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William Frank
Craigie Street
Birkenhead
Frank
St Vincent Street
Commercial Road
Port Adelaide
Rope fouling on RMS Ontranto port propeller identified
The Orient Line vessel RMS Ontranto left Prince's Pier Port Melbourne on March 5 when a rope fouled the port propeller. The towline fouled during recovery, Eagles assisting. Divers at Outer Harbor found a rope around the propeller, which was removed with no further incident.
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Orient Line
RMS
Otranto
Prince's Pier
Port Melbourne
Tng Eagle
Outer Harbor
Baldina Touched Bottom While Loading Coal at Osborne
Collier Baldina, owned by Newcastle line for Port Adelaide, touched bottom while passing over the bar at Osborne. She remains discharging coal. divers examined the hull on Friday and Saturday with no apparent damage reported to date.
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Newcastle
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Steamship Company
Baldina
Osborne
Waterside Workers and the Conference
Port Adelaide Waterside Workers' Federation held a special meeting at Nile Street hall to receive the report from representatives at the recent conference with the shipping committee. The secretary said no information could be released as both sides agreed not to publicize the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Waterside Workers’ Federation
Nile Street
Shipping Committee
F. al Carr
Lorry left unattended in Alberton street for six weeks
Constable Hansberry reports a motor lorry stood in Sussex Street Alberton for six weeks awaiting repair. Clarence Hammond of Coppin Street Semachore faced Port Adelaide Police Court charged with leaving the lorry on March 1. The magistrate warned him. offence called nuisance with a potential fine of £3 and £1 costs or ten days imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex Street
Alberton
PJ. Hansberry
GW. Halcombe
Port Adelaide
Clarence ‘Tammond
Coppin Street
Semachore
Hansberry
Port Adelaide Civic Church Parade Attendees Noted
Port Adelaide City Council members and Corporation officers plan to attend a civic service at the Alberton Methodist Church on Sunday evening in April.
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Port Adelaide City
Alberton Methodist Church
Semaphore Town Hall to be Reconstructed
At the Semaphore Palace during the Semaphore Carnival trophy distribution the Mayor F J Brown announced that no opposition to borrowing £11500 from ratepayers would be raised for Semaphore Town Hall reconstruction. The plan includes club rooms for returned sailors and soldiers and tenders will be invited for remodelling work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marns Palace
Semaphore Carnival trophies presented at Maris Palace
The Semaphore Carnival Committee distributed many silver trophies and medals at a Monday evening presentation at the Maris Palace Semaphore. Mayor F J Brown and Mayoress attended after praising the committee for aiding district unemployment relief and noting funds benefiting the Soldiers' Home. A hopeful note followed on shipowners and waterside workers talks and a lively dance program closed an eventful night.
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Maris Palace
Semaphore
F. J. Brown
P. A. Messenger
Chuir House
Semaphore Town Hall
G Cowie
L C McGregor
Ald
J. H. Clouston
N. T. Fricker
Stowaway fined for Moreton Bay voyage fare dodge
At Outer Harbor Magistrates Court Stanley Herbert Fara faced a charge of travelling from Fremantle to Outer Harbor on the steamer Moreton Bay without paying fare. He was fined £3 with 15 costs, or 14 days in prison if defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outer Harbor Magistrates’ Court
Messrs
W. H. Verco
A. Smith
Stanley Herbert Fara
Fremantle
Outer Harbor
Moreton Bay
Death at Sea Aboard Moreton Bay Passenger Dies After Operation
On the Aberdeen Commonwealth liner Moreton Bay arriving from London it was reported that Mrs E. T. Neate of Adelaide died two days earlier from peritonitis after an operation. Her remains were brought to Adelaide for burial.
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Outer Harbor
London
Mre
E. T. Neate
Adelaide
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