Harvest estimates rise after November rains in Australia
The National Bank monthly report notes an inclination to increase harvest estimates following November rains. It cites trade implications by state with yields projected for Western Australia 36 million, South Australia 43 million, Victoria 8 million, and New South Wales 483 million, reflecting favorable conditions.
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Sydney
National Bank
Sushe
Western Australia
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Scramble for bags as SA harvest rises
ADELATUE Friday notices a heavier wheat yield in several South Australian districts prompting a last minute scramble for bags. Forecasts expect harvest near 60 million bushels, up from 40 million. Adelaide firms have sold their bag supplies and must import from Victoria New South Wales and Western Australia. Victoria faces its own shortage but flood damage in Queensland may shift supply from that state.
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South Australian
Adelaide
Victoria
New South Wales
Western Australia
Queensland
Water wage dispute threatens Broken Hill town supply
Broken Hill faces a severe water shortage if a wage adjustment is not agreed by tomorrow. About 40 water supply workers may cease operations at the reservoirs, risking immediate town shortages for hospitals, tre brigade, and mines, potentially forcing mine closures and 2800 jobs lost.
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Broken Hill
Enginedrivers' and Firemen’s Union
G. Gough
Tre Brigade
Britain Is Still Sound Says Mr Chamberlain
Britain finances are described as thoroughly sound in a brief House of Commons speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer Austen Chamberlain. He denied rumors of deliberate pound depreciation to boost exports and asserted Britain remains the world’s greatest creditor as sterling is expected to regain its status once world conditions normalize. The Labor censure motion was defeated 4929 to 44.
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United Service
London
Britain
Austen Chamberlain
Exchequer
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Gates Closed On 73 000 Tonner Ceases Work
The 73,000 ton Cunard liner construction at Glasgow has been suspended throwing 3,000 men out of work and affecting 10,000 more. Estimated cost is £4,500,000. Owners halted work due to the economic mood.
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United Service
London
Glasgow
Seamen's Pickup Ordered by Arbitration Court
Chief Judge Dethridge orders seamen in Sydney and Newcastle to be picked up at the ship's side or where convenient to shipowners for six months. The move aims to reduce delays and abuse, replacing the Mercantile Marine office system and ending industry obstruction.
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Melbourne
Dethridge
Arbitration Court
Sydney
Newcastle
Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association
Broken Hill Proprietary
Mercantile Marine Office
Wethridge
Justice Powers
Beeby
Hig Honor
Trams Collide Opposite Randwick Racecourse Injuring Twelve
Twelve people are injured in a tram collision opposite Randwick racecourse in the afternoon. One rider is seriously hurt as crews fix a broken overhead trolley wire when the rear tram crashes into the first. The driver James Bulserio suffers a possible fractured skull.
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Sydney
Randwick Racecourse
James Bulserio
Man Peppered In Parkside Street Holdup
Adelaide report says at midnight on Porter street Parkside a 67 year old garage proprietor A J M Lear was pepper sprayed by a man from a dark lane. Lear dodged, pepper struck his shoulders as the assailant fled on a nearby motor cycle. Lear carried £2.
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Adelaide
Porter Street
Parkside
A. J. M. Lear
Referendum First Says Lyons On Arbitration Policy
Mr J A Lyons leader of the United Australia Party states that the party will respect the 1929 election verdict and would not propose material changes to the federal arbitration system without first submitting proposals to a national referendum. He made the comment before leaving for Adelaide.
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Melbourne
Labor
United Australia Party
U.A.P
J. A. Lyons
Adelaide
Bluebeard killer Powers sentenced to death in Virginia
The New York report says Harry Powers alias Cornelius Pierson, known as the garage Bluebeard, was sentenced to death in Clarksburg Virginia for murdering several women and children. Five witnesses told how he lured victims to a farm, strangled most in a windowless concrete garage, and buried them in trenches beneath the garage. Powers denied his confession and claimed two unidentified tramps were the murderers.
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United Service
New York
Harry Powers
Cornelius Pierson
Bluebeard
Clarksburg
Virginia
Powers
Busy Mayoress fund depot to aid Port Pirie children
Nearly 500 names of adults and children seeking help were logged at the Mayoress Christmas Cheer Fund depot in Port Pirie. Donations poured in from citizens and firms including central mission groups, with a benefit concert planned at Parish Hall and other events to raise funds and provide Christmas cheer for 545 applicants.
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Mayoress
Buckley Joyce
E. Layton King
Willgon
Layton King
Methodist Central Mission
Esston'a
Ellen Street
Parish Hall
Memorial Hall
Shell Ete of Australia
Seepee
J. G. Trogigasmi
Pilot Simmonds
Groken Hih Associated Smelters Proprietary Limited
High Central Mission
H. CO. Lacey
S&s
M. Smith
M.A
Adelaide
E. M. Greig
J. Rameau
E. J. Willis
E. E. Garrett
Arratt
Butterick
Rohrsheim
Harry and
Betty Hurrell
Waratah
Germany Urges Aid For Relief Of Reparations Burden
Berlin reports Dr Bruening appeals to nations to ease Germany reparation burdens as a humanitarian necessity. He warns continued world economic gloom could fuel extremism and Nazi growth while government enforces drastic taxation and economies under a new decree. Hitler reacts by promising future business gains will outweigh conferences.
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Berlin
Germany
Bruening
Dress
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Russia
Italy
Globe and South clash in Pirie District cricket round
In the fifth round Pirie District Cricket Association opens with Globe Oval North meeting South and East facing West on the South pitch. Umpires named for Globe and South games include White Berry and Sanders Bannon respectively, with extensive player lists across West East and South divisions and several auxiliary fixtures like horse drivers and various hotels hosting events.
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Pirie
A. Woorby
Thompson
Tully
Grewar
Fewster
Bennett
Warner
Sharpe
Phillips
Lean
Higes
East
Johnson
Belcher
Allan
Patterson
Michael
Burden
Eddy
Story
Galliford
Hawke
Warne
Waters
South
Laycock
Hocking
Woodroffe
Hoper
White
W. Scarman
Afford
Munro
Nita
Wauchope
Pointon
Footner
Scarman
L Srarman
Adams
North
G. Whelr
Scott
Engstram
Francis
Filaseraid
Brown
Munn
Howard
Veltch
Batty
Globe
Ben Oval
W.ug.c
Pirie South
Waterside
Family
Stellers
Post Office
Crystal Brook
Imstlia
Post
Omee
Henderson
Add
Rose
Taylor
Palmer
Walker
Alisa
Willis
McGuire
Baltye
Gould
Hamilton
Siooley
Fitzgerald
Gummow
Seyfang
Elliott
Brazil
Lonesford
Oxford
Kearns
Seery
Dunkley
Hartley
Milne
J. Smith
Smith
Pratt
James Walsh
Simmonds
L. Smith
W.co
Boundy
A. Warby
L Worby
Ferme
Sharp
Planagan
Butterly
Hards
Bices
Pryor
Bee
Johnston
Nielsen
Branford
Pine
Barr
McMahon
Green
Sutcliffe
Stenness
Arnold
Heller
Neilson
Bauer
Parr
Worden
Reinschmidt
Huckwell
Matters
Hobby
Benn
Hutchings
Sully
South African cricket team limits Combined Country in Friday match
South Africa posted a sizable first innings against a Combined Country side with Steyn not out and Vincent strong on bowling. Hooker led with six wickets for 84 as the hosts dominated the bowling. The Combined Country finished at 45 runs for three wickets, with Robinson and Budd contributing as not out. Gerald Patterson notes a Melbourne tennis comeback this week.
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Newcastle
South Africa
Mitchell
E¢ Sadlier
Hooker Christy
Sadiier
Hooker J. Morkel
Sipd Sadlier
Hooker Viloren
Hooker
Cameron
O'Brien
Howland Vallon
Bell
Balaskas
Hutching Steyn
Me Vincent
van de Merwe
Hooker Sundries
Nisland
Dalton
Vincent
Mieyne
Taylor
Brown
Robinson
Budd
Sundries
Gerald Patterson
Melbourne
Mail Robbery Trial Ends in Acquittal in Canberra Case
Postal assistant Lancelot Verne Lynch aged 31 was cleared at the Quarter Sessions today on a charge of stealing £10000 from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia aboard the Canberra mail train.
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Sydney
Lancelot Verne Lynch
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Canberra
Tasman Flight Pilot Aims for Australia to New Zealand
L. R. Jones of Sydney prepares to pilot a monoplane in January aiming to fly from Australia to New Zealand. He plans to land on a 0 mile beach the same day as Norman Smith attempts the world land speed record, in a race of notable aviation feats.
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Sydney
L. R. Jones
Australia
New Zealand
Norman
Wizard”) Smith
Rek stin Memorial Port Pirie rifle shoot at 900 yards
This afternoon Port Pirie Club holds the Rek stin Memorial rifle event the fourth shoot of the series and the second quarter competition at 900 yards with shooters aiming for high scores and records.
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Port Pirie Club
Rekstin
Grey campaign: Mr Barns calls for fair play for all
Independent Grey candidate A W H Barns advocates more protection and fewer taxes. He defends federation, current banking and currency stance, supports tariff cuts on non essentials, criticizes Scullin government tax rises and Labor rifts, and argues voters must choose which group should govern Australia.
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Barns
Ile
Australia
Scullin
Great Labor
Lang
Fem
Australia Faces Slow Recovery of Primary Production
Australia in the main was a primary producing country. Primary production at present was in a bad way, and before there could be any improvement some of our handicaps would need removal and policy changes to revive output and exports.
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Australia
Reforming Wheat and Sugar Exports to Raise Prices
The text argues for drastic reductions in tariffs and a revision of the Navigation Act to cut transport costs. It rebukes the sugar bounty agreement as unjust while noting the wheat bounty could fund bulk handling and grading plants to lift wheat value. It warns that inferior exports damaged Australia’s markets and calls for strict Commonwealth export supervision and prohibition of nonstandardized foods.
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Iran
Mr Scullion
Australia
Commonwealth
Job of Governments in Maternity Bonus Policy
The text argues maternity bonus payments were claimed by those not in need and should be restricted to necessitous cases, paid directly to public hospitals. It asserts government duties include governing, aiding production, aiding exporters, standardising exports, ensuring fair deals, and boosting wealth through production rather than taxation.
Floodwaters Recede in Brisbane Traffic Resumes on Main Line
Floodwaters retreating in many areas as Brisbane traffic returns to the main line. Great Northern service resumes while Clermont Boyne Valley and Gaydeh lines remain affected, impacting regional travel and schedules.
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Brisbane
Clermont
Boyne Valley
Gaydeh
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MR Chamberlain
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Idle Shipyard
U.A. and Arbitration
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Chrstmas Cheer Fund
Enerous
Morgan's
Central Methodist Mission
H. €. Lacey
M Smith
Malvern
J. Hopkins
Alexander Street
Pirie Association
Smelters All-Sports
Forse
Retbery
Boiler Shop
Horse
Ladies’ Association Greens
E. McKinnon
D. Grieve
O. Davis
F. Afford
D. Heneker
D. Fiddaman
G. Haines
M. Holze
J. Lang
J. Gervaise
Golds
J. Fiddaman
D. Caldicott
W. Munn
M. Godfrey
V. Johnson
D. Seyfang
H. Afford
C. Baldwin
V. Jeffery
N. Millbank
J. Jamieson
South Africans
Rowland
Hutchins
Rowling
Morkel
Tasman Flight
MR. Barns
A. W. H. Barns
Grey
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