Idle Collieries Stay Closed as Prime Minister Heads North
Melbourne reports miners ignore Justice Beeby's order to reopen at 10 am with Rothbury the only active pit. About 2300 miners protested Myall Colliery near Cardin, volunteers withdrawn, Ashtonfield, Borehole and West Wallsend also halted work. C Grotts says Beeby award could allow federal action against owners and NSW government.
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Rothbury
Lepislativ Assembly
Booth
Warncn
Myall
Cardin
Volunteres
Ashtonfield
West Wallsend
C. Grotts
A.G.7
Justice Beeby
New South Wales
Adelaide Oval sees high scoring on perfect wicket
South Australia and New South Wales clashed in heavy scoring at Adelaide Oval under fine weather. Harris and Howe started strongly for SA, reaching 100 before Campbell misfield led to a stumping, while Hone posted a rapid century as Pritchard aided the climb to 300. New South Wales fielded poorly in parts, with Hooker and other bowlers tried as Campbell’s injury affected NSW’s attack.
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Adelaide
South Australia
New South Wales
Adelaide ‘Oval
Maris
Howe
Aooker
Hooker
Janeh Pritchard
Hone
Pritchard
Iill
Rhodes Ncholar
England
Campbell
Kippax
Brodyan
McCabe
Evert
Parris
Orimard
Pritchard Hial
Hichardson
Pritenari
Sheffield
Shiva
Rasan
Son
Walker
Grimmett
Ararat
Ran OU Vo Ae Kippax
Palmer
Wall
Harkeye
Walles
Cee AY Fairfax
Wail
Whitfield
Fverath
Hte
Whifield
Ot Allsop
Davidson
Bilehardson
Grim- Mofl
Bel Hooker
L Campbell
Pullehard
Whyl- Hela Ratel
Wall A
Man Arraigned For Unlawfully Carrying Bottles In Port Pirie
John Charles McNeally a returned dutcher pleaded not guilty in Port Pirie Police Court to unlawfully carrying away bottles from Rahway Hots. Constable Rige testified McNeally was seen at the hotel window on December 8, grabbed two bottles, rode away on a bicycle, and later discarded them. McNeally, a pensioner, claimed innocence. he was fined £2 with costs or two weeks to pay.
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John Charles McNeally
Port Pirie
Rahway
Rige
Nailway
Lefendant
Sid
Sway
Voigndant
Scott
Crossing Tragedy at Level Crossing in South Australia
A fatal level crossing crash near San Sadurai in South Australia results in 18 dead and 35 injured. A rainstorm and a passing locomotive caused a derailed coach accident. the driver later drowned himself, deemed not solely to blame. Ballistic details show several bowler scores and mixed railway figures amid chaotic aftermath.
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United Service
Barcelona
Thurada
South Australia
San Sadurai
Iaprla
St. Davidson
Bell
Everett
Eprie
Hooker L
McCabe
Bradhan O
Kippay
Prosecutions Demanded in Rothbury Case
SYDNEY Friday witnessed a demand as Mr Beasley Assistant Minister in the Federal Government warned that he would resign unless the Prime Minister prosecutes State Minister of Mines Mr Weaver and colliery owner Mr John Brown and takes over Rothbury entirely. Beasley formerly led the Sydney Trades and Labour Council where J Garden serves as secretary.
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Sydney
Beasley
Ti Fesian
Seuilin Prine
Weaver
John Brown
Rothbury
Sydney Trades and Later Council
Garden
Miner idle as Rothbury labor dispute stalls operations
Sydney reports five miners idle in the Lithgow district as Meg refuses to resume work until free laborers are withdrawn from Rothbury. Mr Soulin to arrive tomorrow to assess the situation.
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Sydney
Soulin
Rothbury
Scullin Leaves Melbourne for Sydney Amid Industry Talks
Prime Minister Mr Scullin departed Melbourne for Sydney after a brief stay to supervise coal sector matters. Reportedly a dispute or proposal from Assistant Minister Beasley over development prompted the trip.
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Melbourne
Scullin
Tor ‘Stoney
Beasley
Asalstatti
Sydney
Origin of Dispute Outlined by Mr Ravin
Sydney Friday Premier T A Bavin prepared a hooktet explaining his government role in the coal dispute. He said high prices hurting demand at home and abroad led to a proposed Royal Commission study and price reductions to avert wage cuts and unemployment. Mine owners initially agreed but miners rejected, causing mine closures and ongoing industry distress.
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Sydney
T. A. Bavin
New South Wales
S. M. Brice
Contendence Bavin
Northern
China and Soviet Reach Railway Control Agreement
Shanghai edition reports Russia and China reached a pact in Habarosk on the Chinese Eastern Railway. A conference will be held within two months to restore conditions prior to the clash, with both sides agreeing to refrain from provocative actions and to general prisoner releases. Mukden Government fully accepts Soviet terms and consulate arrangements are to be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Shanghai
Habarosk
Russia
China
Mukden
Victoria Wins in Low-Scoring Melbourne Match
Victoria chased 168 to win by five wickets after a disjointed start. Ryder and Ree led a resilient stand, while O’Connor, Blackie, and Amos contributed with key spells for Queensland. Final score sees Victoria triumph as Worshop and Thurlow’s bowling anchored the innings.
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Sesond
O'Connor
Mchy
OM Thurlow
Novely
Sumuriee
Ebeing
Tor
Blackley
Ironmonger
Shya Beckmt
Ryder
Victoria
Sesona Toning
Hyder
Thaw
Murwood
Hensford
Amos
Turwood
Ellis
Levy
Thurlow
Hendry
Berkell
Weaife
Hurwood
Rower
Brewn
Talks Between Viceroy and Gandhi in London Round Table
Reports from Calcutta claim pre Christmas conversations between the Viceroy and M Gandhi address the political stance of Indians at the London round-table conference. The Viceroy will meet prominent politicians traveling to Lahore for the Indian National Congress gathering where Younger Extremists are said to be gaining influence and may push for independence resolution.
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United Service
Calcutta
All India
M. Gandhi
London
Lahore
Indian National Congress
India
State Advisory Council meeting in Adelaide discusses industry reforms
At the State Advisory Council of Science meeting in Adelaide Premier Butler presided. Holden from Holden's Motor Builders cited limited export growth under current conditions. Committee urged reducing production costs through wage and productivity reforms, warning against rising wages raising production needs. Reports covered prospecting in Port Pirie and metal resources including copper, magnetite, iron ore.
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Adelaide
State Advisory Council of Science
Hea
TL. Butler
E. W. Holden
Holden
Motor Hi Builders
South Australia
Port Pirte
Crash in fog kills two pirates in Neuruppia air crash
Disjointed OCR report describes a fog crash near Neuruppia involving Lufthanse pilots Von Lehrse n and others. It mentions two killed and references flights to the Canary Islands, Sevil and air mail services, with unclear details about additional crew.
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Lufthanse Mieeelane
Neuruppia
Niles
Berlin
von Lehrsen
Canary Islands
Tunis Disaster Inquiries Ordered After Air Crash
The Air Ministry in London dispatched a technical adviser to Tunis to conduct the fullest inquiry into a recent air disaster. Officials say the aircraft likely strayed off course during a storm and crashed into the mountains, with pilots unable to spot the terrain ahead.
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London
Air Ministry
Lms
Tunis
Ita
French Plane Missing Between Tunis And Benghazi
Paris reports no news on the air crew and companions who left Tunis for Benghazi. The Air Ministry says inquiries in Libya and Egypt have so far proved fruitless.
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Paris
Wasalle
Tunis
Benghazi
Fr Air Ministry
Libya
Egypt
Chichester Aims to Break Hinkler’s Record
Captain Chichester, ex RAF officer, secretly left Croy Aerodrome at 1 AM in a Moth aircraft. He plans to fly to Australia to eclipse Hinkler’s record, hoping to reach Wellington first. He boasted he would break either the record, his machine, or himself, and lacks navigation skills but has acquired all available maps.
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United Service
London
Daily Mail
Chichester
RAF
Croy Aerodrome
Australia
Hinkler
Feavin
Hope
Wellington
New Zealand
Terrible Blizzard Hits Midwest and Canada
A severe blizzard sweeps the Middle West and Canadian prairies, with sleet and 15 inch snowfall paralyzing traffic. Reports indicate 30 to 40 deaths and widespread misery as telegraph lines go down and vehicles are stranded across major cities and rural areas.
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United Service
Chicago
Middle West
America
Canadian Prairies
Ontario
Mississippi Valley
Market quotations from London Metal Exchange December a
Advices from the Australian Mines and Metals Association detail London Metal Exchange middle quotations for December a. Copper prices show spot up and three months up, electrolytic ingots steady, wire bars unchanged. Lead and spelter display minor gains with forward rates steady. Tin quotes rise for spot and three months, silver falls with cash and forward both lower. Wholesale market rates for apples oranges tomatoes and other staples appear with varied per case and per dozen prices.
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Adelaide
Australian Mines and Metals Association
London Metal Exchange
Italy
Central Hotel bar language case parses indecent words
Driscoll faced court for using indecent language in the Central Hotel bar on December 14. Witnesses described a confrontation as the defendant denied habit of vulgar speech, with constable and magistrate proceedings resulting in a fining.
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Driscell
Aod
Witfesd
Witess
Alexandertreet
Win
Jim
George
Driscoll
Jangigurn
Pheel
Kiet
Wien
Phillips
Ian
Piederick
Willes
Napot
Wines
Ivan
George Brakenridge
Bar- Wan
Maine
Scott
Damages Claim In Detroit Woman’s Case Highlights Rent Loss
Fragmentary Detroit report notes Bertha Chavenger, a three year old, associated with a £ 90,000 damages dispute over a tenancy. The text references rent payments, a United States breach, and a real estate context involving Mr Henry Ford. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Detroit
Bertha Chavenger
United States
Beathee
Henry
Ford
NSW Basic Wage Set at Four Shillings Two Six a Week
The Full Bench of the Arbitration Commission chaired by Mr Justice Fudan with Justices Cantor and Street declared the weekly wage for a worker with a wife and one child as four shillings two and sixpence. The decision outlines the new level of the basic wage and its impact on family support.
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Sydney
I Commission
Justice Fudanipresident
Cantor
Justice Street
Melbourne proposes tighter film censorship after protests
In Melbourne on Friday Assistant Minister of Customs F Forde received deputies from the Council of Churches the Catholic Federation and the Salvation Army. They urged stricter film censorship citing morality concerns and current exhibitions as coarse or suggestive. The minister pledged inquiry and collaboration to raise moral tone and tighten admission controls for children.
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Melbourne
F. Forde
Council of Churches
Catholic Fedeation
Salvation Army
Protection policy discussed trade with Britain and woollen yarns
Mr Scullin speaking for the Australian Association of British Manufacturers in Halel Windsor notes Britain recognises general preferential trade but cites an exception for woollen yarns. He cites 1928-29 data showing Britain supplied over 97 percent of yarn imports to Australia and discusses duties, remissions, and potential tariff steps affecting Australian industry.
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Melbourne
Scullin
Halel Windsor
Australia
Britain
Mé Zéullin
Aurilis- Ye Nostralu
Custons
Penarth
Yahova
Britten Caverns
Cost Mines Bill Second Reading Sparks House Debate
The House of Commons held a tense second reading of the Cost Mines Bill amid a sharp division. Members shouted for Resign and the chamber buzzed with excitement as the government faced a narrow majority and vigorous Conservative opposition.
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United Service
London
House ‘Commons
House
Hospital Rating Sets Port Pirie Quota Payment
The General of Hospitals fixes the Port Pirie quota at £338 9s 7d to be paid before February 1930, with the contribution due from the Corporation of Port Pirie. The notice outlines the assessed payment deadline and amount for the public hospital funding.
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Ageea General of Hospitals
Corporation of
Port Pirie
Hero Captain Sinks Fort Victoria in Fog Serry
New York harbor endures three days of paralysia as steamer Fort Victoria sinks after collision. Captain Francis remains on the bridge to the end, guiding rescue efforts and refusing to abandon ship. Tug Columbine crew recounts the daring rescue of Captain Francis and pilot Fendt, saved by life lines as the vessel went down. Government to probe the wreck, deemed likely an act of God with unavoidable factors.
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United Service
New York
New York Harbor
Fort Victor
Francis
New Yor Marine
Fort Victoria
Robert
Eustice
Fred Fendt
Francia
Mr. Fendt
Harbor Collision Case Allocates Fault Between Ships
In Sydney’s High Court Justice Halse Rogers apportioned fault between the Sydney Ferries Ltd vessel Greycliffe and Union Steamship Co’s Tahiti after the 1927 collision in Sydney Harbor. The court awarded two fifths of the £30,000 claim to Sydney Ferries Ltd, with negligence judged on both ships. The Greycliffe sank on November 4, 1927, with 40 lives lost.
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Sydney
Halse Rogers
Banca Court
Sydney Ferries Ltd
Union Steamship Co
Erry Greycliffe
Sydney Harbor
Greylife
Tahiti
High Cost of Production Presses Australian Firms
Mr J Niall chairman of Goldsbrough Mort and Co at the half yearly shareholders meeting warned that high production costs and a sharp fall in wool values would cut growers income by about £20,000,000 and wheat and crops would further reduce national income. He urged a readjustment of costs for Australia to prosper.
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Melbourne
Australia
J. Niall
Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd
Death from poisoning fate of Miss Farrell
Catharine Farrell dies in unclear circumstances from strychnine poisoning in a December incident. Inquests note no violence. Government Analyst confirms a lethal dose found in the stomach. testimonies tell of a lone, unsettled time before her death at age 36. Coroner and police recount missing details and the sequence from December 6 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Farrell
U. G. Seat
Johinston
L. G. Tasajo
Mokel
Vunle Farrell
Lury A. Flan
Farrell
Ducensea
B. Johnston
Poden
Ojssun
Nis
Spain
Gonsiahle Mconald
Dahnston
Coltness
Gov“Wonens
Five-Power Conference Opens with King Address
London and Washington reports indicate Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced in Parliament that Kimyg will deliver the opening address at the Five-Power Naval Conference. An Anglo-American joint statement says the two nations agree on objectives suitable to their aims for the talks.
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United Service
London
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Washington
Grandfather as Best Man in Cafted Wedding Attire
An elderly man, grandfather of Mr. Thomas Lowen, is described as best man wearing his own wedding clothes. He appears in a notable outfit including a white stock, white-brimmed hat, a crook-handle stick, and other distinctive accessories, as observed in Morne, England.
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Svare Aga
Arin
Morne
England
Thomas Lowen
Neville
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Scaife
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Rye
Teen
Wige
Mulee
Vod
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Protection Policy
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