Budget highlights buoyant revenues and pension rise in 1936 37
The Federal Budget shows receipts over ordinary expenditure at £1,276,558 for 1936 37 with revenue £82,807,977 and expenditure £81,531,000. For the current year revenue is forecast at £85,190,000 and expenditure £85,160,000, a £30,000 credit. Defence takes £11.5 million, pensions rise to £1 weekly, costing £2 million more, and tax cuts planned. Treasurer R G Casey outlines these points in the Budget Speech.
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Canberra
R. G. Casey
House of Representatives
Transcontinetal rain sequence linked to Geneva conference
A lengthy report recounts Sir Schulefield and H Aumiour as central figures in a transcontinental journey through Pirie returning from abroad after attending the Coronation and the Geneva Labour Conference. It notes reactions to Very Rev J G O Rourke at a farewell and mentions Malan passing through Pirie en route to Adelaide. The article also discusses economic commentary on Australia’s production, taxation, and national finances with figures and policy references.
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Schulefield
Pirie
Geneva
H. Aumiour
J G. O'Rourke
Wheat Market Quiet Amid Buyer Apathy at Port Adelaide
Reports indicate farmers show little interest as merchants maintain eight shillings per bushel limits for growers’ lots at Port Adelaide and major shipping ports. International notes mention drought impacting Argentine and European supplies, with Western markets cautious and prices fluctuating amid soft demand.
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Nollaua Lrabac Delalde
Adelaide
Hauck
Murrhaete
Aluiwers
Ardettine
Murnygirluul Ireas
Sunta Ini Gordobni
Brwomihall
Adelaide Market and Local Tourney Notes
Lead prices and copper forward quotes from the London Metal Exchange are listed with down values. The Gladstone Bridge Tournament details note winners and helpers from Gladstone Odd Fellows Lodge. Reports cover Pirie Hospital updates, local visits, and social notices including golf club presentations and birthday celebrations.
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Adelaide
Australian Mines and Metals Asseviation
London
Bae Tee
Saft
Spot Town
Tdown
Gladstone Bridge
Santander Taken Quiet Surrender
Franco, the Spanish rebel leader, claims 46,000 loyalists have virtually surrendered in Santander. Gijon is named as the rebels next objective in the northern war zone.
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London
Franco
Santander
Gijon
Tie Huttnal Serritb
Tauvernent
Ian Stint
Resignation by Dr Jeanes Cited as Final
Report states Dr Jeanes presents a formal resignation with the remark No Possibility of Reconsidering It. The document outlines the decision as final and effective immediately, with no further discussion anticipated.
Middleton Approached For South Ward Election
The report notes Dr. A. K. Jeane’s resignation from Pirie Town Council is not yet official, but a supplementary election for his South Ward seat appears likely. Former mayor Mr. McM. Middleton has been approached as a potential candidate, with confirmation of the vacancy following the resignation.
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A. K. Jeane
Pirie Town Council
Checy
McM. B. Middleton
Stansting
Wienagai Metnibiggy
Breuther
Setenkas Opeanus
Nauta
Jay Ae
Quiet night in Shanghai as Chinese hold line near city
Reported quiet conditions in Shanghai with Chinese forces occupying a new line beyond the international settlement boundary. Japanese air raids pounded Nan king, causing extensive destruction and many casualties, while messages from contacts near Lake Taihu place the scene amid ongoing battles along the Woosung highway and Liu Ho sector.
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Shanghai
New Line
London
International Settlement
Liu Ho
Woosung Highway
Shanghai University
Kalgan
Nanking
United States
British official outraged by Japanese attack in Shanghai
The Times reports an unprovoked Japanese assault in Shanghai leaving Sir Hugh in a Shanghai hospital and fighting for life. British officials condemn the attack as deliberate aggression, while Japanese authorities claim misidentification. Flowers adorn the corridor as condolences and sympathy flow from allies and Chinese sources.
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London
Findiay
Ayanon
Sharwhal
Times
Hughe
Shanghai
C. Belnards
G. Noble
Dl Glass
Hite
A. G. Penny
Shangha Core
Sarajson
C. Jones
D. Key
S. Wates
G. K. Willams
A. V
Chiang Kat Shek
J. Porter
E.R. Thompson
Craigie
J. R. Keetschmer
Mobar Core
Ad Martin
J. Winn
Tervid F. Whitworth
AL Faron
Miles V
St Paul Girls Friendly Society Art Needlework Display
The St Paul Girls Friendly Society held an art needlework exhibition in the parish hall on Thursday afternoon with Rev G W Scholefield and others in attendance. Mrs Middleton opened the display and praised the entrants, noting the high standard of work, including a crochet trimmed infant frock by Miss M Riddle and Jacobean cushion and cross-stitched table centre.
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G. W. Scholefield
G. Evans
P. J. Lyndon
W. H. Terry
M. M. B. Middleton A. Anderson
E. Barnes
L. Bawden
Middleton
Mothers’ Union
Scholefield
Ewens
Trixie Vass
M. Riddle
St. Paul's Society
St. Barnabes
Samuel Stephens Dies After Long South Australian Life
Mr Samuel Stephens passed away at Pauwhan Cemetery Welland after a long life spent mostly in Adelaide and Wellington New Zealand. He was 85, well regarded, and remembered for hospitality shown by Mrs Symonds of Goode Row and by local Pirie residents during a guest stay years ago. The funeral was held yesterday at Pauwhan Cemetery.
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Adelaide
Nimie Stephens
Ins
Pirie
R. G. Symonds
South Austglia
Stephens
Wellington
New Zealand
Tara
Education
Symiuns
Stepse
Pauwhan
Welland
Shhedule
Three Chain Road
Solomontown
Prince's Park
Dense Pirie fog halts harbor traffic and trains
A thick fog blanketed Pirie and nearby areas for hours, grounding ships including the Howard Smith Age with 5630 tons of lead, halting road and rail traffic, delaying the Kalgoorlie train, and reducing visibility to near zero along the channel. Lightering began as the fog gradually lifted late morning.
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Howard Smith
Age
Shipping delays disrupt Adelaide tug and Lola voyage
The Adelaide Steam Tug Company's Uraidia arrived to relieve the Yack during absence as shipments moved slowly. The British motor ship Lola anchored at dawn and waited outside until the Age cleared the channel, while a grounded steamer posed no trouble to local fishermen. A Trow halgoorie train wreck incident was reported as it approached Port Germein.
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Tlher
Art Adelaide
Adelaide
Lola
Bert
Val
MAKING GAS AGAIN AS MELBOURNE RESTRICTIONS EXTEND
Mel bourn sources report work resumed on gas production with shortages likely to continue until late next week as retorts warm. Officials estimate gas sales losses at £24515 and strike wages at about £10000, impacting the industry and workers.
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Oficials
Aerial Entry Through Thick Fog Delights Whyalla Flight
An aviator piloting a Whyalla Air machine landed at Pirie Aerodrome amid heavy fog, circling briefly before lifting off again. A pilot with firsthand experience explained the fog appeared clearer from above and noted the hazard of landing in such conditions. The craft touched down near the Soeat landing ground for a few minutes then departed.
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Pirie
Soeat
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