15 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1939
Page
1
Four men accused in Adelaide Police Court of using a jockey bribe scheme to fleece a market gardener since July 12, with payments totaling over £800. The group posed as race club members in a large punters ring, arranging touching up and bets on Diehard horses.
A truck rolled over injuring four people, with one reported in serious condition. The deceased is identified as John Cameron, 47, a laborer from Hingston. Investigators seek to determine cause of the crash.
In Cape Jaffa laborers Gibbs Browning Moffat and Cameron were injured on the way to a work camp as Salvation Army control proposals stir debate. Gibbs suffered a likely skull fracture after a vehicle accident near Kingston while authorities discuss transferring general power to a single leader amid parliamentary limits.
Report from Rio de Janeiro describes a flying boat disaster where the craft shattered into three pieces and was consumed by fire. Early figures indicate fourteen people aboard, with only two confirmed dead so far, as investigators seek the cause and details.
Report notes yesterday’s high of 66.8 and a 24 hour minimum ending at 8:30 am reaching 45.
Fr Cavey a Church of England clergyman stood in the dock as 38 men faced unlawful assembly charges after a raid on Parliament House during the Labor Caucus sitting. All men remanded till next Monday with bail set at 20 pounds each. separate trials discussed for some. Sub-Inspector Branelly opposed individual trials.
An Australian Associated Press report from New York states a militia unit carrying a live shell in a Kentucky town dropped the shell, causing a massive explosion. Six men were blown to pieces and others were wounded.
A sightseeing tour coach failed on loose gravel near Manly N S W and plunged 30 feet into a ravine, killing two and injuring eight others. The victims include Elizabeth Irvine and others aboard the eight seat vehicle. Police and rescue teams attended the scene near Manoora, while passenger names and exact ages are pending official confirmation.
Australian Prime Minister Mr Menzies declared he was misreported regarding his Melbourne speech. He denied stating Hitler was the sole cause of current world tension and regretted sensational headlines. He said reports lacked balance and misrepresented his message to the people.
A fire at Turners Limited car shop in East-End Market burned a calico money bag containing £17 notes and scorched coins. The notes were only slightly discolored. The manager placed the bag under a wooden stairway on Saturday afternoon. An overheated electric motor in a refrigerator, located above the stairs, started the blaze around 3am Sunday. Adelaide firemen extinguished the fire before major damage occurred.
A parade of notable figures visits and stays across Pirie and Adelaide. Sir David Rivett arrives in Adelaide and stays at the Botanic Hotel while F D Clewlow of the Australian Broadcasting Commission advocates for dramatists. Dr Arthur Goode departs Kadina after visiting his parents. Various figures, including D Melnnes of Iron Chieftain, Dr W F Joynt, and E Holden MLC, move through Pirie, Port Lincoln, and Sydney on hospital, naval depot, and chamber of commerce business. Multiple passengers, locals and officials sail, fly, or travel between Whyalla, Pirie, Port Vincent, and Rabaul, with engagements spanning medical, fishing, and industrial circles.
Robert Clive Rogers, 20, of Angas Street Alberton, was jailed for three months by Port Adelaide justices for assaulting a young Alberton woman Friday night. The complainant testified Rogers grabbed her, tangled them in a struggle along Angus and Sussex streets, struck her mouth, and pulled her by the neck scarf. A man who aided the woman pursued Rogers and brought him back. Rogers apologised and offered money.
Australian report details a high speed derailment of the City of San Francisco near a canyon bridge in Nevada. Fourteen cars plunged 30 feet into a river. at least 21 killed and 69 injured, including two Melbourne residents. Rescue teams recovered bodies from dining and club cars as investigators deem sabotage likely.
A report notes Australian wheat prices dipping to a record low of 18/2, triggering concerns among South Australian farmers about reduced earnings and market disruption. Monarch and Unie trade activity stalled as figures show a total sales volume of 1,355,000 guineas.
The latest official London metal quotations show silver and gold prices moving upward. Silver cash and forward terms rise modestly as traders react to market signals.
Broken Hill reports that W. G Hall chair of the railways board announced resumption of work by men on the railway section after a ten months strike for higher pay and shorter hours. An enquiry into conditions is noted.
Sydney Monday report from the National Sinking Fund Commission shows total estimated debt redemption for 1939 40 at £11 672 000. Commonwealth revenue to contribute £5 290 000 while £6 382 000 comes from the States, including £1 478 000 from Commonwealth revenue. South Australia’s foreign debt is estimated at £757 000.
Mr and Mrs Leo Brand Tomlins, aged 59, formerly of Malvern, were on a world tour when their car collided. The couple had sold their Malvern home in February and traveled through England, Scotland, and Sweden before a return voyage to Melbourne via America to catch the Mariposa. Mr Tomlin was a leading Melbourne financier with Collins House accountancy firm.
London reports suggest the Anglo Japanese talks are less acute despite an early Tokio message of breakdown. Japanese delegates led by Major General Muto say departure for Tientsin was not an angry act but duty calls and economic questions remain central. The Times Tokio liaison notes pressure of duties and intent to resume when British instructions arrive. Newspapers debate sincerity of British diplomacy and possible willingness to continue talks for order in Chinese occupied areas.
Flooding and damage delayed operations at the Wonthaggi mine for weeks. Surface workers resumed duties at 7.30 am, with several working places flooded and 44 miners affected under the new award.
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