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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
2
The Adelaide Steamship Company announces the cargo steamer Kapaha sails from Port Adelaide on Saturday August 3 at 42 noon for Port Pirie and Port Augusta. Arrives Pirie Monday morning and leaves the port with cargo only, not calling at Port Lincoln.
A meeting of Old Scholars from the Methodist investor school will be held at Alexander Street Church on Tuesday September 11 at 8 p.m. to organize preparations for Jubilee Celebrations. Rev P G Lawry serves as secretary.
A brief listing mentions a vehicle part described as 8 Gar in small make and 4d now in perfect condition. It includes fittings named Auto-reelite by Wight and Spare Rim and Tyre with contact at 40 Ninth Street Pirie West for further particulars.
Mr and Mrs Walter Kennedy announce the birth of a daughter on August 7. The child is named Nelle Cathern Kennedy, welcomed with family joy and good health.
Susanna Peterson aged 70 died August 6 at her daughter’s home 10 Agnes Street Kendale. She was the mother of Albert Peterson and C Hudson. RIP.
Green family memorial note honoring father who died August 6 1919 and mother Auewat at 4021. The message recalls a life that was always good and kind and a generous thought for others. Sent by their devoted sons and daughters Solomonows.
Mr Albert Peterson and Mr and Mrs Hudson express thanks to four relatives and friends for letters cards telegrams and oral tributes following bereavement. Also thanks to Porgan's employer and other named individuals. An inspector must catch the culprit red handed before case established. Port Pirie fishermen assured of fair treatment by Chief Inspector of Fisheries Bruce in Spencer's Gull area.
The Recorder reports a Wallaroo initiated petition to the Minister in Control of Fisheries to close a large part of Spencer Gulf waters to net fishing. The proposed restriction mainly affects Port Pirie fishermen, with penalties including boat and gear confiscation and heavy fines for breaches.
A 16 year old Sydney lad suddenly cried out that he could not see while at work. He lost sight after a shock but doctors found no organic defect. After severe tests at Macquarie Street and treatment at Brodpton Hall he recovered enough to go home. Specialists said it was an advanced neurosis causing temporary blindness linked to fear.
In Perth a motor car theft led to a pursuit across Fremantle and Perth. Constable McLeod chased the second car through North Perth where the driver OBrien, 21, collided and was pinned under the machine. His companion Shand, 48, was apprehended. Both men were locked up.
Russell Proctor aged 21 of Regent Melbourne suburb died after colliding with a motor cycle during a 24 hours motor cycle reliability test at Thomastown about 11 miles from Melbourne. Another rider Lyle Beck aged 16 of Abbotsford sustained a broken leg.
Three boys lounging on a Sydney footpath were struck by a car that veered to avoid a post. Charles Wade, 10, was killed. Alan Kessell, 2, is seriously injured. William Bradey, 11, suffered a minor injury. Police detained the vehicle.
Berlin Friday report shows the Commercial Committee backing a treaty with Britain. Government spokesman said exports to Britain would recover to prewar levels, and that the British government will seek approval from Dominions and colonies for the agreement.
A 40 foot salting executive crew led by Captain Dito Probl and two others arrived at North Latzon from Honking to parly tert Shanghai om June.
Adelaide officials announce a productive session with major bills. A Highways Bill would create a Commissioner of Highways, new road administration and finance systems. A Motor Vehicles Bill would set motor taxation and licensing rules for horse drawn vehicles. Soldier settlers relief and Agricultural Bank measures are anticipated.
Mr A Poynton aged 72, longtime federal politician, died after a career spanning South Australian House of Assembly service for Flinders and Grey, ministerial roles including Commissioner of Crown Lands, Navy, Shipping, Home and Territories, and Postmaster General. He served in federal parliament as one of seven protective figures and was made CBE in 1920.
Sir David Gordon urged Australians at Wesley Church Melbourne to accept responsibility to develop the Commonwealth. He warned that without conquest and settlement inland Australia would remain a weakness and urged completing north south and east west rail links, faster land and sea communications, and optimal use of resources to safeguard the nation. A separate note states American tourist departures to Europe in 1925 reached a record ten thousand passengers in the past week.
London speeches by Lord Howard urge extending probation to prisoners while South Australia considers Borstal style reform. Attorney General notes new regulations to support the system, praising Yatala as best in the Commonwealth. Denny signals sympathetic deliberation amid ongoing government bills.
The Bombay Municipal Corporation received a letter from the Government of New Zealand requesting exemption from the corporation's March 1923 resolution boycotting banks and insurance companies of the Dominions as a protest against Indians’ treatment overseas. The letter notes Indians in New Beat do not labor under any disabilities.
George Rigby aged 40 was crushed between a ferry and the wharf at Laven-Wer Bay today and died shortly after. The accident occurred during unloading operations and authorities are investigating the cause of the fatal incident.
Dr Sydney Garratt Viner of Tor point near Mymouth was fined ten pounds for an aggravated assault on an epileptic girl aged about one year. Evidence showed he struck the child after her mother sent her to his house, while he claimed the mother had punished her daughter for lateness and the child had a fixed stare. Magistrates found his actions to be ill judged rather than malicious, citing a mistaken sense of duty.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that steady, patient work yields lasting rewards while chasing fame or direct religious ecstasy is futile. He warns against quitting school for easy money, stresses preparation, and extols internal virtue over sensational experience in religion and life.
Judge Me G Walcombe awards Michael Grove a verdict of 474 pounds 16 shillings 8 pence with costs of 21 pounds after finding Howard Smith Limited liable for a left kneecap fracture while a Rosewater wharf labourer remained partly disabled. Instalments already paid totaled 159 pounds 3 shillings 4 pence. Evidence cited a tram rail incident and discharge at a smith coal tram line.
Two failed attempts to blow safes were reported at Griffiths Brothers on Elizabeth Street and at the Discharging Company on South Min, with gelignite shattering the locks but not opening the doors. About £100 was contained in the safes.
Vice-Commandant di Pinedo has postponed a northward flight from Rockhampton until tomorrow morning after a seaplane incident on the Mizroy River. A dinghy collision worsened prior damage to the craft, with the Tallan aviators continuing toward Adelaide before weather and minor mishaps forced rest stops in McBourne Sydney Brisbane and Rockhampton. London Ontario reports the death of Mr Laurin Johnson aged 108 years 10 months, once believed Canada’s oldest man.
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