Lacey Defends Labor Policy At Port Pirie Meeting
Mr Lacey addressed a large Port Pirie audience urging support for Labor, attacking opponents for misrepresentation and warning that Scullin Government policies would affect unemployment relief, gold notes, and national finances. He defended his record, condemned canvassers, and urged voters to reelect him to continue strong local representation.
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Money left on tram seat by war widow in Sydney
Mrs Hewitt of Woy Woy forgot £140 in a handbag on a tram at Daceyville. She could not bank the money and left it on a seat while feeding. The sum is her life savings from selling her home, and it has not been recovered.
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Sydney
Monster demonstration in Sydney Domain draws 40000
An estimated forty thousand people attended a large mass meeting in Sydney Domain this afternoon, organized by the State ALP. J T Lang and J J Beig spoke to a receptive crowd as police kept order, Beasley arguing for national rule and party action to address unemployment while warning that unionism would be crushed and skill margins would disappear.
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Paribank
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Sydney
Sydney Domain
ALP
J.T. Lang
J. J. Beig
Beasley
Lacey Accepts McBride Challenge for Port Pirie Debate
Labor candidate A W Lacey agrees to share a platform with Emergency Committee rival P A McBride in Port Pirie this week. He offers to debate any night from Tuesday to Thursday, confirming acceptance after correspondence referencing prior letters and a planned Friday meeting.
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A. W. Lacey
Grey
P. A. McBride
Emergency Committee
Port Pirie
Mr. Lacey
Mr. McBride
Political Debate Plans Signal Tensions Over Pensions
Reported talks show bankers opposed expanding widows pensions and various allowances while candidates spar over a public forum. Mr Sparrow says a meeting between Mr Lacey and Mr McBride is desired and may be set for later this week on level terms.
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Lacey
Scullin Pleased PM Returns to Sydney Then Melbourne
Scullin expressed satisfaction at the Prime Minister’s return to Sydney this evening and departure for Melbourne. He spoke of strong support for his party in Queensland and a likelihood of securing two additional seats on the Brisbane tour.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Queensland
Tragic double drowning on Yarra at Toorak
A mother Grace Couch Bowat aged 34 and her daughter Grace 14 and Phyllis 12 were drowned on a steep river bank at Toorak. Grace slipped into the Yarra and the mother jumped to help, both sank. Phyllis was found on the bank by two men, while Phyllis’s body was recovered later by police.
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Yarra
Toorak
Grace Couch Bowat
Medley Street
South Yarra
Grace
Phyllis
Mayorens Christmas Cheer Fund Gains Momentum
The Mayorens Christmas Cheer Fund rapidly grows with over £41 received, about 200 participants expected, and four hours registering 945 forms. Tonight at the Parish Hall a concert by Mr Layton King and pupils supports the fund, while Elite Skating Ring proceeds go to the fund. Pirie Theatres offers free admission to gift bringers tomorrow, and a December 9 dance by Waterside Workers Quadrille closes the fundraising events with prizes and an orchestra.
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Mayorsss Fund
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Parfeh Hall
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Donations Received Amid Community Fund Drive in Adelaide
The article lists numerous donors and gifts to a 1920s Adelaide charity drive, including Shell Company of Australia, Pilot Simmonds, and families like Barbara and Oliver Woodward. It details donations totals, names, and affiliations, noting events such as a fundraiser concert at Parfeh Hall, a Memorial Hall dance, and a free picture treat for children, with plans for fixtures and further fund appeals.
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Broken Hill
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S. Flutterick
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Harry and
Betty Hurrell
Warnich Lad Rac
Southern Roe
Lagey apologizes for Sunday campaign speech
Mr A W Laney Labor candidate for Grye apologised after pressures of a rush campaign forced him to speak on a Sunday evening at Solomontown beach.
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Solomontown Beach
A.W. Laney
Grye
Tragedy at Yarra Drowns Chemist Stanley Morey
Stanley Langdon Morey a 25 year old chemist of Green Street Ivanhoe drowned in the Yarra at Ivanhoe yesterday while swimming with a crowd of youths. He was identified by residents and authorities urge caution around river areas.
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Melbourne
Stanley Langdon Morey
Green Street
Ivanhoe
Great Blow To Industry Shipwrights Paid Off At Clydebank
Three thousand Clydebank shipwrights and clerical workers were paid off as John Brown's yard halted work on the 70,000 ton Cunard liner. A skeleton crew remains to prop and safeguard the hull while efforts seek finance to revive construction and avert broader distress. Local officials press for government support as the halt shocks families and British prestige. Berlin notes open satisfaction at the cessation, arguing German ships will retain the Atlantic blue riband amid the low mood in shipping.
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John Brown
Cunard
Tria
Clydebank Council
D/Kirkwood
Berlin
Stettin
Hagen
Germany
State plans new Circular Quay railway and eastern suburb line
The government will begin construction early next year on the Circular Quay section and a new eastern suburbs railway. Victorian Constructions Ltd is understood to carry out the work, at a cost estimated between £7,000,000 and £8,000,000.
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Sydney
Circular Quay
Eastern Suburbs
Victorian Constructions, Ltd
Wall of Silence After Palmer Street Shooting
John Corbett refused to name his shooter as he died after a Palmer Street incident. He was found with a bullet wound on the footpath. Detectives, meeting a wall of silence, later arrested four men on a charge of shooting with intent to murder.
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Sydney
John Corbett
Palmer Street
Barrier Trouble at Two Reservoirs Forces Work Stoppage
About 40 engineers at Stephens Creek and Umberamberka Reservoirs walked off their jobs in protest of pay cuts. The chief engineers assumed control of the machinery and kept the city’s water supply steady without disruption.
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Broken Hill
Stephens Creek
Umberamberka
Famished mariners rescued two alive four dead found drifting
Two men were plucked from a drifting boat in a dire, famished condition, with four bodies aboard. The Venus, a rum-running steamer flying the Panama flag, left Lerwick with 5,000 gallons of liquor and later ran aground near Bergen after an exchange with a coastguard vessel. The Polish captain Visnagrotsky and crew faced pursuit, with six drowned in a later sinking. survivors were rescued as police tracked the vessel.
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