Gas supplies to end Sunday amid coal shortage
Pirie gas restrictions will be lifted from midnight Sunday as full supply returns after a coal shortage. Restored pressures will run in scheduled periods today, tomorrow, and Sunday with specific hour blocks. Shipments from Adelaide expected, including Barossa steamship and a truckload of cont. fuel, to support the restart.
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Pirie
Advier Fom
Adelaide
Barossa
Osborne Iether
Adel
Weim
Tony
Woli
Wit Ut
Man Without Work Charged In Pirie Police Court
Stelios Geerst faced Pirie Police Court charged with being without sufficient lawful means of support. He denied the charge, was found guilty, and was ordered not to be imprisoned. Witnesses testified he had not worked since March, slept at Pantheon Club, and lived on small sums while seeking employment. He claimed efforts to find work failed, and he would accept pen picking jobs or ship employment if available. He showed little money, no luggage, and worn clothing, with the court noting apparent reluctance to work.
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Pantheon Club
Chris’ Cafe
Johnny
Constalie
K. HL
W. Giles
A. HL. Goode
Pirie
Stelios Geerst
B.C! Merrete
Cave
George
Ietter
Hon 19 Ue
Wits
Defadasy
Wardang
Adelaid Company
Giles Lord Hefendant
Port Hobart Commodore Post Linked to Line Race
Personal advice reached Pirie branch of Gibbs Bright and Co. that from September Captain T Kippits OBE DSC commander of the motorship Port Hobart now in north Queensland waters would assume the position of commodore of Port Line Ltd following retirement of Epi Gordon Higgs. Dr Turner president of South Australian Churches of Christ Conference will speak at Pirie Church of Christ services Sunday morning and evening. Dr Turner will return to Adelaide by car Sunday night.
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Pirie
Gibbs, Bright & Co
T. Kippits
Ds.c
Port Hobart
North Queensland
Port Line Ltd
Epi
Gordon Higgs
T. Turner
South Australian
Churches of Christ Conference
Pirie Church of Christ
Turner
Adelide
Penny Cannon Disaster Terrifies Hindmarsh Family
Adelaide report details a backyard penny cannon explosion at Bertie Street West Hindmarsh. Julia Best found her brothers Donald and Maxivil Harding inside a shed as a fire started by the improvised device gutted the shed and its contents valued at about £40. Neighbors and Hindmarsh Fire Brigade responded.
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Adelaide
Julia Elizabeth Best
W. J. Best
Bertie Street
West Hindmarsh
Donald Henry
Maxivgil Raymond Harding
Best
Pirie Shipping News Highlights From Port Adelaide
Shipping notes list arrivals and departures with details on cargoes and origins. Titanbank arrives from Adelaide to lead for the United Kingdom with 2000 tons of lead while Australind from New Zealand heads to Elder Smith for the UK. Port departures include Barossa and Mounts with coal and coke for smelters, and Tankers Cymbula and Stanvac Singapore with diesel and kerosene.
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Titanbank
Vijay
Ory Adelaide
United Kingdom
Howard Smith Ltd
Australind
New Zealand
Elder, Smith & Co., Ltd
Pacific Islands
Wessely
Incharran
Risdon
Palamacotts
Calcutta
Carmacks
Barosss
Morday
Newcastle
Port Lincoln
Adelaide Steamship Company Ld
Moonta
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Steamship Company, Ltd
Era
Port Kembla
Kooralva
Howard — Smith Ltd
Stanvac Singapore
Singapore
Vacuum Oil Company, Ltd
Cymbula
Shell Company of Australia, Ltd
Avismost
Hull
Mounts
Spencer Gulf
Barossa
Port Augusta
Titanbank —Smelters
Osborne
Challenge to Minister by Five Chinese Cooks in Detention
Five Chinese cooks held in the metropolitan gaol pending deportation were granted orders by Mr Justice Dixon in the High Court to show cause why they should not be released. They seek declarations that the Immigration Act 1901-49 and the Wartime Refugers Removal Act 1949 exceed Commonwealth powers and are void. Orders returnable at 10:30 am Thursday before the High Court.
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Melbourne
Metropolitan
Immigration Department
Justice Dixon
High Court
Calwell
Brouday
Time Signal Gave Them The Pip
A Greek vessel reported the freighter Time in distress near Port Phillip Victoria prompting alerts from American and Japanese authorities as radio signals continued. Meanwhile in Pirie Juvenile Court a 16-year-old boy admitted stealing £415 9 from Leslie Harcourt Jones's shop on August 16 and described climbing drains to access the building and move the funds to a wharf before portions were recovered.
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Torio
Thursdis
Japan
Time
Port Phill Victoria
Tn Pirie
Messrs. W. Giles
A. H. L. Goode
Leslie Harcourt Jones
Children’s Welfare and Public Relief Department
Jones
Eyely
Alexander Street
K. HB. Lamshed
Ster
Solways
Kid Jones
le Street
Pirie Association cancels season due to injuries and apathy
Pirie Baseball Association secretary treasurer R E Virgo announced the season is canceled because several players injured and many others disinterested. The move prevents representation at the Adelaide carnival. other sections list various players across lacrosse, hockey, basketball and soccer activities, with matches and prep plans noted.
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Pirle Baseball Association
R. E. Virgo
Readers Say River Lower Broughton Flood Scheme
Readers debate a floodwater scheme for River Lower Broughton. They argue the State Government should not pass responsibility to untrained locals and urge careful, expert-backed planning to prevent fore bungling while recalling January 1941 flood impacts on Goode to York roads residents.
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Lower Broughton
Goode
York
Recorder
Port and Proprietary Ready for Minor Premiership Clash
Tomorrow's football match at Mena Oval features Port versus Proprietary in a bid to influence the minor premiership. Both sides name large squads across senior and junior grades with captaincy highlighted and several players listed for the day’s games.
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Menavia Oval
Port
Proprietary
Red
Blues
P. Lemm
W. Price
P_ McBride
E. Doyle
M. Baker
J. Condon
H. Smale
L. Lemm
H. Maiden
M. McMahon
J. Lemm
H. Goodwin
J. Connelly
J. Brown
V. Pollard
J. McMahon
T. Wilson
M. Germinario
R. Finn
M.hogg
F. Audess
V_ Simpson
B. Wiskar
D. Kershaw
C. Smith
K. Finlay
J. Wills
J. Green
J. Rodgers
K. Atkins
B. Finch
J. Manuel
L. Hargreaves
J. Jolly K. Davis
G Moteley
J. Davies
P. Maxwell
D. Cunningham
C. Simmonds
Viney
Junior Association Proprietary
Globe Oval
W. Murray
P. Merlino
H. Summerton
B. Brereton
R. Norris
D. Scarman
L. Colman
B. Alexander
A. Castle
G. Bowering
T O'Connor
T. Ryan
A. Caragianis
J. Saris
W. Theologou
I. Thompson
G. Rohrsheim
N. Sideris
H. Fisher
Roericke
J. Sjostrom
K. Sideris
L. Tully
N. Pollard
B. Saler
D. Hanniball
L. Pollard
G. Lowe
J. Murdoch
B. McEvoy
D. McEvoy
A. McMahon
D. Brown
G. Herbert
D. McMahon
R. Murphy
L. Kelly
P. Clinton
K. Patterson
J. Threadguld
M. Cocks
Iron Knob racecourse a credit to 600 population
A small town of 600 in Iron Knob has built a fine racecourse with material support from Broken Hill Proprietary Company. Officials aim to host at least one meeting per year, showcasing a neat track with a two furlong straight, betting ring stands for 20, and paddock and casualty facilities for 100 horses.
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Pirie
Iron Knob
M Desert
Gulf
Sydney
Broken Hill
Onfire
the Knob
Flood relief fund shortfall noted in Australia
Donations to the Pitie's flood relief fund for New South Wales reach £249 7/8, £124 below the objective. Earlier acknowledgments show £247 from Felix Guilt and £11 from Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Allen, totaling £249 1/6 to date.
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Pitie
New South Wales
Felix Guilt
M. Allen
Miners Return to Arbitration Across NSW
The Miners Federation restates a return to arbitration after a seven week coal strike. Leaders Williams Parkinson and Grant announce the move to resubmit wage and service claims to the Arbitration Tribunal. The executive seeks immediate relief for long service leave, restoration of the 45 hour week, and a £1 wage rise over two weeks.
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Sydney
F. H. Gallagher
Coal Indy
Uni
Feder
New South Wales
Miners
Messrs. Williams
W. Parkinson
G. W. §. Grant
Two Years Hard Labor For Japanese Red Leader
An American court sentenced Yashiro to two years hard labor for false and destructive criticism of the Allied Powers. He allegedly claimed Japanese officers raided Allied property and accused America of manipulating prices as police guards guarded Beauchamp Bros. in Melbourne. A separate note details stolen bonds, jewellery, and cash valued at over £3,100 along with a local election tally for a popular guide contest including Judith Dungey Shirley Messenger Patty Nolan and others.
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TORIO
Yashiro
Melbourne
America
Beauchamp Bros
Collins Street
Commonwealth
Judith Dungey
Shirley Messenger
Patty Nolan
Shirley Telford
Dawn Noyds
Colleen Lane
Maxine Wilkin
Weather and world news snippets mix in chaotic bulletin
Weather line shows mixed times and temperatures across cities with warnings of scattered showers in the east and cool to cold conditions. The report notes barometric readings and ocean winds, plus a city map of moon phases and a Churchill update regarding his health with Lord Moran summoned.
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Masimuli
Minum
Adelaide
Melboune
Sydney
Perth
Brisbane
Hobart
Bight
Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Nice
Lord Moran
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J. Korte
P. Sard
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Illendale
Whyalla
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Ellendere
Motaris
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J. Kotaris
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Murray
SMD
Pirie West
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Australian Workers' Area
L. J. McEgan
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Port Pirie
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J. Nitz
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K. Heggin
H. Mutton
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J. Perry
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M.sjostrom
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C. Minnis
T. Ley
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M. Minervini
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L. Aitchison
L. Sheridan
J. Gould
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Grey
Australia
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Sournay
Paul Duval
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