02 Aug 1935
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1935
Page
1
The Citizens' Committee met to adopt the final balance sheet for the £2578 flood relief fund. It showed £26,768 12/7 spent on embankment work at Ellendale and Solomontown, with £1417 to the Mayoress' Relief Fund after all claims were met.
Rebuilding sales cut stock with heavy discounts on hosiery gloves handkerchiefs and shoes. Featured items include Silk and Lisle hose Ladies gloves white hems and various dress fabrics with prices slashed to clear stock.
A government motion outlines a Bill to lower water rates and overhaul regulations. It includes reducing salaries for parliamentary staff, creating a public body for cemeteries, and revising laws tied to pastoral rents and lease terms. The loan programme for 1915-16 shows a net expenditure of £1.21 million after grants.
Lead-up figures from the Australia Lines and Metals Association list quotes for London Metal Exchange items. Prices show standard tins and forward copper moves with shifts in spot and three-month futures, including notes on zinc and silver movements and general market tone.
Personal Consul General in Australia tours Pirie hosts the Greek community as Mayor welcomes Greek Archbishops and officials. Delegates express gratitude for hospitality and discuss potential trade ties and cultural ties with Australia and Oceania.
Partial readable line hints at a name element involving Greek name Raye. The text appears fragmented with foreign wordforms and unclear context. No clear event date place organization or outcome is discernible from the supplied segment.
In the Adelaide House of Assembly Mr. A W Lacey denounced government ration policies, criticizing ministerial replies and demanding accountability on fat allowances for families and medical staff reports. He linked proposed salaries for public service to political attitude, urging clearer action and acknowledging medical committee findings.
Jurors found Joseph Horidyan not guilty of charges related to estate funds after a session on the quarter effort. Officials debated the use of 73 000 pounds for embankment work and maintenance, separating civil work from labor costs while considering federal and state grants.
Melbourne residents and property owners watched a paint demonstration by insurance agents and firemen. A weatherboard home coated with two coats of fire resistant paint withstood a controlled blaze, while a nearby untreated structure burned.
A partial weather note states yesterday’s maximum reached 64.3 and the minimum around 24 hours earlier, ending at 6:30 am. Details are incomplete but indicate a documented temperature span and a dawn observation time.
Pages from 1926 recall Australian and New Zealand hierarchy members honored with public welcome in Port Augusta. Dr G Gilroy led the event as Mayor G Fitzgerald hosted, with tributes to Bishop of Port Augusta and clergy on an eve of appreciation reported by The Recorder.
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