23 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
1
Britain's mechanized force staged a historic mass formation on Salisbury Plain, observed by military experts and air watchers. The exercise featured tanks and field artillery, with reconnaissance planes circling to detect any lights, while engineers and soldiers prepared for possible deployment back to camps at dawn.
Fragmented text recounts a London political dispute including oath removal and employer influence. Mentions Heng fe, Valen, and Hir Me base with ambiguous references to gun options and party aims. The readable portions suggest a tense power struggle affecting employment and loyalty without clear outcomes.
A bribery incident at the Port Adelaide police court saw a pollen driver charged with attempting to offer bribes. The defendant allegedly told officers he would seal cooperation if bribery terms were met, with Constable Harald Kingsley and others testifying about the conduct and outcomes.
A partial, highly garbled report from Melbourne outlines federal budget figures, listing allocations for Pacific and Hamden regions, building costs, and planned postal expenditures. The document references 140,256 and 159,075 units, 895,117 for buildings, and a 2,500,000 level for an annual program, without clear context or dates.
The court in Sydney ruled that the Jhgirnya of thy Coretliation, Gum committee had a right to vote once other members’ voting was valid. The award of the AWhenpitilis furkers was upheld, while questioning the state full group led by Mr Jo aoug Innes.
Melbourne reports suggest police recruiting has stopped and no recruits are available as officers consider actions to pressure authorities. The aim is to restore recruitment and address labor concerns within the force.
A fragmented report from Sydney notes engineers at Ully's Britton disagreeing over duties. Work was paused but hints indicate revision and a plan to resume tomorrow under the weekly system. Names and some terms are garbled, leaving unclear who leads the teams and exact tasks.
London reports Sir Joseph Cook, United Service, lauds migration to Australia. He cites 15 percent livable results and highlights the grant welcomed by Britain as a national commission. The piece sketches his early career in coal and compares him to Samuel Smiles’ Self-help.
A London notice reports Sunshine Works intends to double output by setting up a plant overseas. The plan involves increasing capacity at a British facility and sending production to Australia where significant demand exists. The spokesman notes a key role for British manufacturers and that the principal producer will depart for Australia in October.
A garbled OCR note describes a Derby Day scene with mentions of Letty Day and prominent figures. It references unusual imagery and patches of text about annual events, a general mood, and uncertain details. The fragmentary text lacks clear events, dates, or sources.
The Daily Chronicle notes postwar Britain has learned that ties with the Dominions matter more than with other regions. Australia demonstrated this by sending a cultural figure, Sir Joseph Cook, to represent the country and reinforce bonds with Britain and its dominions.
A late night fire in Sydney gutted a block at Elizabeth and Goulburn streets, destroying over 20 double stores and causing damage around £200,000. Firefighters fought back flames as back walls collapsed, with officials noting potential danger had partitions not held.
A Dutch air liner carrying 44 passengers from London to Amsterdam crashed in strong winds near a field in Pontbrye today. One died, ten injured as passengers escaped amid smashed seats and a bent fuselage. Survivors described the chaotic scene and doctors treated the wounded while others cheered the rescuers.
Report notes a powerfully loud bomber raid and damage near Ford shops amid ongoing protests over the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti. Observers fear further disturbances as executions approach, with some predicting possible demonstrations and unrest Monday night.
Unclear OCR text shows seamen planning stoppage as labor dispute unfolds involving firms and unions. Key names and specifics are obscured, but related tensions point to a protest action over working conditions and a contested competition by competing groups.
Sydney rally notes a crowd in Belmore Park as workers stage a 24 hour strike in support of the Australian Sympathy appeal led by Jock Garden. The event denounces government acts and calls for unity among labor groups across railway and ship industries.
Two brothers aged five at Slough, Buckinghamshire, flew a recently acquired Moth plane about thirty miles to Littlehampton. They landed on the beach, had a dip, and flew back in time for breakfast. The pilot charged half a crown each way, and they planned many more journeys.
London's foreign population, including more than 166000 people, is discussed in a report highlighting demographic diversity and social implications. The article frames migration as shaping the city’s multiracial makeup and mentions how long term integration and longevity of communities affect urban planning and services.
The Federal Films Commission began taking evidence at Parliament House in Adelaide. Nathan Salemon, chairman of Wondergrand Limited, disputed reports of large outflows of film money, stating less than four percent leaves Australia and most funds stay locally in wages and salaries. He denied a British boycott and criticized state censorship as unfair while urging a single national board and cautioning against female censers.
Pirie High School led by Mr Griggs competed in Broken Hill events opening the annual inter school athletic contests. They lost football and basketball but won hockey. Football score: Broken Hill 12 13 Port Pirie 4 7. Goalkickers Glen Jeffery White. Best players Cavennes Nadebaum Glenn Jeffery Schulz Caddy McCarter. Basketball score Broken Hill 28 10. Players Marjory Plush Mavis Feely Edna Mortimore. Hockey Port Pirie 4 Broken Hill 0.
Chinese troops push along the Yangtze shipping lanes as British ships retreat. Hankey government plans to move its headquarters to Nanking to oppose the Northern menace. Bombardment of Nanking continues with a Yangtze crossing seen as imminent. Japanese naval force lands at Chin Klang to clear Chinese soldiers from a wreck.
Four members of a Sydney family were affected by gas after a blaze in their home. Mes Jailet Lega and her three children were inside when a strong smell of gas prompted a child, Ronald, to escape. All others recovered except Ronald, who remained unconscious but later regained.
Sydney authorities report a trawler Dorenbes crew member named Siva was dragged overboard by a wire near Jarvis Bay Festerniy. The person was rescued with severe injuries and sent to a hospital for treatment.
The article notes steady money activity among alien residents in Pirie with shops and businesses run largely for and by foreigners. It describes Florence Street’s Greek shops, a confectionery, restaurants, and lodging houses, while most Italians and Greeks rely on compatriots for customers. Some families have left the town, but others are expanding small ventures under kinship networks. A boat repairer reports modest living, and pish mongers and jewelers balance hardship with mutual aid from fellow countrymen.
In London on a Tuesday a trawler was spotted by the fisheries cruiser Vigilant working an older trawl off Alisa Craig. The trawler fled abandoning its net valued at £100. The Vigilant’s hydroplane reached speeds of 40 miles per hour to overtake the trawler, whose crew, with blackened faces, ignored orders to stop. Using a boat hook, pursuers dragged off the canvas to reveal the trawler’s identity marks. The hydroplane then halted the chase.
John Owens and Robert William Toad appeared before Mr. A D C Scott at Port Pirie Police Court charged with indecent language. Owens pleaded guilty and was fined 3 shillings plus costs after witnesses testified the remark was overheard on Ellen Street around 6:30 pm on August 20.
A Stopwork meeting of all building industry employees in Adelaide will be held at King's Theatre tomorrow at 9:30 AM. A discussion of developments in the building trades after the electricians refused to work on the State Bank Job is planned. About 900 workers are affected by the decision reached today by the Industrial Precincts Committee of the Trades and Labor Council.
The Minister for Works and Railways directed that no aboriginal or half caste woman shall be employed in construction camps on the North South line from Oodnadatta to Alice Springs to protect aboriginal women from whites. The Central Australia Resident may declare prohibited areas where aborigines may not enter with penalties up to £50. All line construction zones are treated under this rule.
Nighttime raid at a Hackney rooming house left occupants startled by a man with a pistol who demanded cash. He fled with £2 and evaded pursuit, later identified as Vili Hakulinen, 27, a North Adelaide itinerant, who was brought before Adelaide Police Court and committed for trial.
Mrs Sophia Margaret Ward of Kent Town was found dead in her kitchen today. She sat with a towel over her head as gas was turned on at a nearby griller. no gas escaped and coins lay on the table. The death appeared to have occurred earlier, discovered by her son Mr W C Ward of North Kensington.
The auxiliary schooner Kermandie arrived at Port Adelaide today after a 15 day voyage from Hobart. She battled heavy gales and high seas taking shelter thrice behind Tamar Heads the Ice of King Island and in Portland Victoria. No injuries were reported.
Three boys observed a small octopus left high and dry about 30 yards north of Largs jetty. It had formed a shallow depression in the sand and was later placed back into the water by Constable W. I. Furber of Semaphore. The creature measured about 48 inches across.
Mr Rogeson Bullen told the Royal Commission investigating the Amalgamated Frees ing Company losses that Australian lambs were being sold in London as New Zealand lambs. He proposed appointing a highly paid London agent to oversee the mislabeling in Hastings Castle, England, now in ruins near the remnants of The lance fortion created by William the Conqueror.
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