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Newspaper

Port Pirie Recorder

Location

Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia

Date

Aug 09, 1948

Page

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Pirie Rifle Club Teams Match at 300 500 600 yds

Pirie Rifle Club hosted a teams match with six shooters per side at 300 500 and 600 yards. Best eight scores were counted. Jacobs led B grade with 97.5, McInerney took A grade honors, and Blue team members posted notable scores amid a dense field of shooters.

Pirie Rifle Clubs Apie L Jacobs McInerney J- L Cressy Green Meadow Sf Barbieri Netlan Wad Jacob

Spartan Triumph 32-Goal Victory in Grading Match

Spartan defeated Propriety by 32 goals in a Grade basketball match on Saturday. Closest contest of the grade highlighted a decisive win for Spartan and dominance in scoring.

Spartan Proprietary

Lancashire Bowler Takes 6 for 67

Lancashire bowling shatters Australian hopes as Bill Roberts claims 6 wickets for 81 in a dominant spell. Australians all out for 272 with Pollard Greenwood Cranston Wharton and Thin sharing five further scalps. Roberts leads a strong field attack as innings end with tricky totals and key scores by Johnson Tallon and others.

London Bill Roberta Lancashire Boores Amstrake Pirsh Morris Wilson B. Roberts Tir Senaman Hamence Roberta Taton Sab Roberts Miller Tin Ciainalse Wison Robert Johnson Tallon Sundries Pollard Greenwood Cranston Wharton Thin

Pirie Shipping News Tide Times and Arrivals

River tides today show high waters at 1 05 a m, 6 ft, and 1 81 p m, with lows at 3 38 a m and 3 54 p m. Tomorrow high water at 10 34 a m and 10 10 p m, with lows at 3 48 a m and 3 52 p m. Arrivals include Lowane from Western Australia to load 1260 tons of lead for Melbourne, and ships from Port Adelaide for Sydney and the United Kingdom. Sailing and loading schedules list cargoes of coal, coke, lead, bulk minerals, and general cargo for various ports.

Western Australia Melbourne George Wills and Co. Ltd Howry Smith Aldings Newcastle Adelaide Steamship Company, Ltd Moonta About & Am Port Adelaide Adelaide Aldinga Port Augusta Vesweta Cla Macdougall Fpom United ‘Kingdom Gibbs, Bright & Co Maria de Larkings India South Australen Y Co-Operative Union, Ltd Tongariro Toad United ' Kingdom Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd Armadale

Moonta Passenger List on her cruise to Spencer Gulf ports

A passenger list for the Moonta cruise lists numerous travelers including CG, Mengt ston, W. Alley, Rea, Hounslow, A. Telfer, G. Orr, A. Byfield, D. Hares, G. Mite gerald, and many others. The vessel is expected to depart from Port Adelaide after the voyage to ten Spencer Gulf ports.

Spencer Gulf Ports Ehp Moonta Port Adelaide Ofelock Mesdames Mengtston W. Alley Rea Hounslow A. Telfer G. Orr A. Byfield D. Hares G. Mitegerald L. Standish J. Dollman WineMand Calfe

Western envoys urge renewed Moscow talks amid Berlin crisis

Western diplomats press for resumed negotiations with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow over Berlin. Officials indicate talks could resume as soon as tomorrow or Tuesday, focusing on immediate crisis aspects and potential measures.

M. Molotov Beret Fotelzn Berlin

Butcher and Thompson Win Pirie Golf Titles

A. J. Butcher and Ve Thompson captured the Pirie Golf Club grade championships in a finals night. Butcher beat Jones 5 up and 2 to play while Thompson defeated Clemes 3 and 3. The day also featured the H. N. Skeene Trophy second round with several close scores across A and B grades, along with a gala foursomes event and an exhibition match next Saturday featuring Bruce Auld and Les Nicholls against Doug Adams and Eddie Davies.

A. J. Butcher Ve. Thompson Pirie J. Hi Hockeing Oye K. Francis Magdoeh Janeler Sts Davies R. K *Uckyon E Peake Clark Golledge Shis J. Paterson Read Burgess Ryder B. Fowler Ee Helene Tock Shearwineh J. H. Catchpole T., & Wells CE. Thomas PD Fisher P. E Farrar M. B. Comlyn Me McCormack B.D. Fisher M. Armston HN. Skeene TD. Hanuill A. J Butcher Butcher GE Chinas Thomas A. MP. Murdock Murdock A. J. Treleawen Norman von Nida

Adams Sets New Record At Peterborough

Doug Adams the Pike champion won the Peterborough golf championship on Saturday. He shot 36 and 30 to break the course record by four strokes, then equalled the previous record in the afternoon. His aggregate 135 gave him an easy victory.

Doug Adams Pike Peterborough

Tie in at Spoen Mesdanies R T Burgess and W A K Crouch

The Pirie Golf Club associates silver Spoon competition final ends in a tie between T Burgess and W A K Crouch, to be replayed on a date to be fixed. Finalist scores quoted alongside 18 hole stroke results for A and B grade ladies with multiple names and scores.

T. Burgess WA. K. Crouch Pirie Golf Club Associates Ilver Crouch Wietengen Ata Murrie Grher Mesdames L. Giles R. Forgan L. A. Belcher R. D. Hamanill J. Hopkins FC J Fischer Clr. Hanna J. Catchpole Mesdames C.J. Pater Erste W. Hw. Tuan

Winning rider collapses at end of sensational trial

Gil Wood, Crystal Brook rider, won the 12-hour reliability trial amid a brutal course with darkness and rough tracks. He collapsed from a dislocated shoulder after much of the course and several riders faced heavy crashes. Wood, from Timnany, secured his fourth win in the series as he was treated at Pirie Hospital and later resumed recovery.

Gil Wood Crystal Brook Oly Mojor Caotiois Templer Gladstone Ing Parle Motor Cycle Club D. Prior Gladatoneid Willams Port Augusta Sui Fishing Point Wood Pirie Hospital Bape Mrot Lewis Cycle Works Alexander Street Footner

Explosion claim toll as civilians and service members die

A fragmentary report states six people including Americans Filipinos and Japanese perished in an explosion tied to a landing craft incident on a Sunday in the United States Air Force area. The event involved officials and personnel with unknown exact locations and dates.

United States Hag Bien Ug Ima. Shims

Port B Grade footballer injured in Adelaide incident

Maurice Brown of Port B grade football team was injured at North Terrace station Friday night while travelling to Whyalla to play Pirte. He slipped or tripped, struck his head on the pavement, and was taken by ambulance to Royal Adelaide Hospital with concussion and head injuries.

Maurice Brown Port Adelaide Whyalla En Sceident North Terrace Royal Adelaide Hospital

Public Relations Doctor Addresses Pirie ALP Conference

Dr. Lloyd sos vaurecvor of the Ministry of Post War Reconstruction addressed an ALP conference in Pirie during the week end and departed for Adelaide on last evening's train. In Pirie hospital surgical ward patient J Scotcher of The Terrace Pirie is progressing. Mr F Smith of Warnertown has been discharged.

Lloyd Sos Vaurecvor Ministry of Pirie Adelaide Phe Terrace Pirie Hospital F. Smith Warnertown

Salvation Army Leader To Visit Pirie

Commissioner J Evan Smith territorial commander of the Salvation Army will visit Pirie on Thursday. The mayor will host a civic reception at noon, followed by Brig F L Inglis divisional commander for South Australia. Smith will address a Home League rally at 2 45 pm, a tea at 5 30 pm, and a public meeting at 8 pm in Salvation Army Hall. Captain Keith Setterfield urges former Salvationists and friends to attend, marking his first Pirie visit.

J. Evan Smith Salvation Army Pirie F.L. Inglis South Australia Smith Salvation Army Hall Keith Setterfield Cortier Pire Corps

Threat of Queensland blockade discussed by Sydney unions

Sydney union leaders plan an economic blockade of Queensland at a meeting of representatives in Sydney tomorrow. Messrs J Healy and B Smith noted executives would discuss with Amalgamated Engineering Union and Australian Railways Union reps, but could not predict the decision.

Sydney Queensland Messrs. J. Healy Water B.smith Seamen Amalgamated — Engineering — Union Australian Railways Union

Two More Seconds To Australia In Olympiad

London report says John Marshall set an Australian record for the 800 metres with 10 minutes 11 1/5 seconds but lost the 1300-metre freestyle final to J. McLane of the United States by about two metres. Australia also missed gold as Mrs Blankers-Coen edged Miss King in a photo finish of the women's medley relay. C. Bazzano of Australia qualified for the quarter final of the 1000 metre sprint on bike, and M. Wood of Australia won a semi-final in the single-sex event.

London John Marshall J. McLane United States Marshall Australia Mrs Blankers-Coen Holland Miss King C. Bazzano M. Wood

Australians sweep in Davis Cup action in Mexico City

Australia won all matches to eliminate Mexico and advance to meet Czechoslovakia, the European zone winner. The Davis Cup tie in Mexico City showcased dominant Australian play as they cleared the field.

Mexico City Mexico Czrchoslovakia

Whyalla Wins Cooper Cup At Women's Basketball Carnival

Whyalla No 1 clinched the Cooper Cup outright at Whyalla in the third annual women's carnival final defeating Fasten Zyre Peninsula 46 to 21. Peninsula had earlier beaten Pirie No 1 12 to 10 in the semifinal.

Whyalla Fasten Zyre

Storekeeper Charged With Possession at Pirie

Jecu Teast Bidey Stak, a Balmoral Pirie storekeeper, was remanded on August 11 after appearing in Pirie Police Court before Mr W A Bollmayer on a charge of unlawful possession of a petrol drum suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained, as detailed by the prosecution.

Jecu Teast Bidey Stak Balmoral Pirie Pirle Potloe W. A. Bollmayer

Weather snapshot and forecasts from day to day

This evening at 6:10 sun rises at 7.3 and sets at 5 40. Tomorrow and yesterday’s capital city temperatures show Adelaide 645 Melbourne 8 Sydney 74 Perth A1 Brisbane 72 Hobart 63. Pine brings a cool to mild day with west to south winds. Ocean conditions: fresh north west to south west winds and moderate seas. Barometer reading yesterday 30.360 at 8:30 am.

Capital City Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Perth Brisbane Hobart

Pirie Lead Bonus Claim Refused by Shipping Employers

Waterside Workers' Federation branch failed to secure a lead bonus of 1s9d an hour for members handling Broken Will Associated Smelters products. At a July 29 conference, maritime employers said the claim would not be granted. The decision was reported to federation leaders. officials in Sydney and locally declined further comment.

Waterside Workers’ Federation S. Puddy Ent Ployers of Maritime Labor Flevond Cvachi J. Healy Sydney W. H. Taylor

Democracy Debate in Pirie by Dr Lloyd Ross

Dr Lloyd Ross, director of public relations for the Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction, spoke in Pirie on democracy development decentralisation and national destiny. The Labour Party delegation toured the town, met locals, and discussed community groups and postwar industry plans before returning to Adelaide.

Wallace Ciy EA. Whitford Hindmarsh JC. Callaghan Mutant Branch Whitford CL. Davis G. H. Sharpe Miler Lloyd Ross

Ballot urged on coalmines overtime debate in Sydney

Miners Federation delegates meeting in Sydney of Combined Mining Unions Council would push resubmission of overtime work issue to a ballot of all coal industry employees. Mr I Williams, federation general president, stated the plan today.

Sydney Miners’ Federation Combined Mining Unions’ Council I. Williams Federation

Rutgers Wins 62 Mile Road Race At Pirie Club

In a 62 mile race from Shlomon town through Crystal Brook and Narvidy to 31 miles distant Pirie Cycle Club saw seven starters with only five finishing. Rutgers defeated Seidel by under a wheel, Dietman was fastest overall with a time of 2 hours 54 minutes 28 1/5 seconds, while Appleby beat Sedinary by tenths of a second.

Pirie Cycle Club B. Rutgers B. Seidel Dieiman Shlomontown Crystal Brook Narvidy Clegget Hie Warnertown Ay Edwards Rutgers Seidel W. Brooks B Reichelt Wisiner G. Dietman R. Sedinary R. Appleby Niles Secunary Ty Ry Appleby Warner J. Appleby

Berri Man Wins Upper Murray Championship

Berri rider won the Upper Murray cycling championship with a time of 2 hours 1 minute 57 seconds. Whitefield set the fastest time at 2 hours 8 minutes 30 seconds to win the Tour Murray event.

Berri Man Berri Whitefield Murray

Thrilling finish to Pirie Whyalla football test at Adelaide Oval

A crowd of about two thousand watched Pirie edge Whyalla a 3 point win in a keen football test at Adelaide Oval, with Pirie overturning a first half deficit after a late rally and benefiting from standout play by J Brown and Morphett while Veal Lemm and Roads shaped crucial moments for Pirie in a hard fought match that ended in a narrow victory.

Adelaide Oval Pirie Whyalla Pirie Victoria v. South Perm Pillenge Whyalla Patriots Tle Southall Witie Roads Horm Water of Oesuressuere Chance

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