26 May 1916
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Newspaper
Port Adelaide News
Location
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
1
A meeting of Port Adelaide citizens will be held at the town hall next Wednesday to protest the Railways Commissioner’s broken promise of adequate dock service with the opening of the new Port to Glanville railway line. Attendees will seek Public Works’ support to secure the promised dock service.
Quiet, respectable lodging offered in Alberton with furnished bedroom, attendance and bath. Moderate terms and conveniences available at Alberton Post Office.
The Port City Council discussed the Coroners Act findings by Dr Ramsay Smith on where inquests should be held for Port Adelaide fatalities. The report argues location is dictated by justice and convenience for witnesses and counsel, not the place of death, and cites past inquests moved for efficiency. It notes Port Adelaide’s court facilities and morgue limitations and proposes a temporary room in town, urging action while acknowledging legal scope allows inquests anywhere within the City of Adelaide.
Ald Williams second carried the motion as Ade aide noted, indicating the protest may have yielded some result. The brief meeting adjourned with the motion held in place and no further actions announced.
The Secretary to the Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote to Adelaide City Council noting that the Commissioner of Audit flagged improper use of Main Roads grants by some bodies. Grants must fund labor and materials to maintain a metal roadway not wider than 24 feet for through traffic. Expenditures on guard fencing water tables footpaths were inadmissible. Banks interest cannot be charged. The Town Clerk stated this does not apply to the corporation. The letter was received.
A Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent on the Eastern Front reports widespread animal reactions to bombardment. Elephants in Antwerp Zoo suffer nervous breakdowns, dogs retreat from artillery, pigeons and singing birds persist, horses freeze or die from fright, and a sparrow is seen carrying hay to a nest amid a shell fire in Picardy.
Local report notes the Potiunk Central Church burned last week during a rare full congregation. A cryptic line about a “really good norse girl” hints at confusion and superstition in the aftermath. A reflective quip on women’s roles appears amid the disjointed text.
Port Adelaide council refused a tender from Ozone Picture Co for leasing the Town Hall on Saturdays for two years. They noted the bid aimed to corner amusements and would likely shut out other engagements, deciding not to accept the offer to preserve broader usage of the hall.
Mrs. Sarah Harriet Lavery a widow aged 69 died Saturday evening at home Semaphore Esplanade South. Her daughter found her after tea time around 4 30 p m. Dr Benhams had treated her for heart trouble. The City Coroner Dr Ramsay Smith ordered no inquest.
Phyllis Campbell recalls a moment near a station where a tall shabby man with a nuts tray confronts a ragged Paris gamin. The crowd roars as the youth spits in the vendor’s face revealing a clash of identities from officer and nobleman to detective, amid rumors of ruin.
Advice styled as a cautionary column on road conduct. It warns against anger after accidents, urges keeping fuel topped up, and outlines basic roadside assistance ideas such as signaling for help and how to position a stalled car to attract aid. It also notes that financial sympathy does not translate into credit for failing in business.
A fragmentary verse piece mentions a Ford car to Danbury Cross pulled by a farmer with a fiery white horse. A mudguard tin and a rattly tin nose accompany a promise of music wherever it goes.
City of Port Adelaide convenes a public meeting at the Town Hall on Wednesday the 18th at 8 pm to urge the Commissioner of Public Works to establish an adequate dock train system, addressing unsatisfactory current conditions. John Sweeney, Mayor, May 23, 1916.
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