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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1925
Page
2
Xmas shoppers are invited to select toys from large stock in a cave themed display. The notice emphasizes wide variety and seasonal gift options for the holiday period.
Vessels in port listed with names such as Baltic Wharf Holi MaeWhirthties and Queens Wier sbehorertiis. Movements include arrivals and expected berths with several ships including Macauslin and Winel Site ud Marini at anchor or nearby piers. Maritime names appear alongside dates and locations in a dense OCR style report.
Steam Tug Nelceb ee adjoins wreck and sale of perishable cargo and gear. Auction notices list December dates and times, with prices and terms. The ad promotes quick sale of hawk and gear, including steam tugs and related assets, with investments and future prospects.
Listings of houses for sale with deposits and features in various areas, plus a probate notice from SWEENEY & INNES, Port Pirie, concerning the estate of Frederick Thomas Bond deceased. Includes instructions to claimants with deadlines and solicitor details.
In Port Pirie Bailey was charged before the Port Pirie Police Court yesterday. A. G. Symonds and A. L. H. Goode fined Bailey two pounds and costs. A motor car and a motor cycle owned by Mr E Pasche were destroyed by fire at the Gladstone Hotel at 3 am Monday. An inquest will be held. South Australian vintners excelled at the London Brewers Exhibition with 19 awards from 36 exhibits, including 11 firsts, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds. Objections to Adelaide roofs in Berlin persist as authorities plan to remove roofs deemed unsafe.
At Port Pirie Police Court yesterday Meases 1. 6 Symonds ih. L. Good Thomas Fisher and others were fined for insulting conduct aboard a vessel berthed at Wallie Wharf. A Dairy Export plan aims to spread shipments to the United Kingdom over a long period to stabilise prices. Rubber supply experts warn of a near term shortage due to reduced productive capacity. The report also mentions port traffic between Adelaide and Port Pirie and a 1904 sustainers notice from King.
The Adelaide Steamship Company announces a weekly passenger steamer service from Port Adelaide every Saturday to Lincoln, Pirie and Alum Bay, with nightly returns to Port Adelaide and Port Germein, indicating regular port calls and travel schedule.
Steamers from Melbourne operate weekly for five days each way between Tasmania and Melbourne. The Tasmanian Melbourne Bureau on William Street issues tickets and reserves train seats. Information from the South Australian Tourist Bureau. Adelaide, write for booklets.
A historical editorial argues Australia pays over £100,000 yearly for a London representation and a £5,000 High Commissioner with £2000 official residence. It urges a single capable figure, backed by broad authority to boost trade, immigration, defense, and intergovernment coordination, arguing that unity and tangible returns justify the expense.
Officials of the Port Pirie Swimming Club hoped to stage a Christmas carnival. A meeting was held Sunday to discuss arrangements but only four attended, signaling poor interest and leading to the decision to abandon the carnival idea.
Ma Wf Whitelaw, longtime Port Pirie manager of the Calon Ban's, to be transferred to Vielin to manage a new brand. Whitelaw has led the Port Pirie planed for about 44 years and was born in Port Pirie. The notice mentions his career and ties to local figures, with references to his education and legal training as a future lawyer.
The alt ar ceremony united Walter Marsdonald and Vene Geran at Port Pirie on a Saturday in November. Bridesmaids wore frocks trimmed with pearls and carried bouquets, while Miss Thelma Great Wastle served as bridesmaid. After the ceremony a supper was held at the bride’s aunt’s home in Kingswood.
Students listed include PF Delsar Mo Rumnick Cyeh Huck W Cook Masters K Leveringly Wipsine G Harelay J Badge I Tart ar I Lennar States Mu Lines Me Brown J Shopitons Parkinson K Maddigan L Mek. Institute scholarships go to Po Welnar Me Rumitick G Hoek UW Gouk S Masters and K Leverington. A cross awarded to Fi Hisar, with books to remaining successful candidates.
A Melbourne Herald piece laments the absence of a nurturing figure like Mother Christmas to comfort lonely women and orphans during the war era. It imagines a world where a devoted maternal figure could sway men and aid children, but acknowledges Father Christmas is overburdened and lacking support.
At the oars Krewe will represent Port Pirie at the Wallaroo regatta with three crews in steady training. Open fours include F Murphett, AL Armour, ?, Keenthe and G Falk. Second fours list AG Patterson, A Rothsheim, ?, Campbell, C Summers. Malden Fours list C Wood, G Haden, L White, J Gray.
The Solomontown Beach Improvement Committee proposes a January summer carnival to raise funds, with a second plan a button-lay in the trees next month. Currently funds are under £30. A Monday meeting warned men bathers to stay 20 yards from the ladies’ jetty while bathing. Horses in shelter sheds must cease. tie-up posts will be provided on the beach. Gathers will get a raft for diving. The secretary Mr H Leahy said the committee would persist in improving the beach.
Friday evening at Institute Hall Buffalo lodge members Ares K A Petersen P Moore were elevated in a Third degree ceremony. Nearly 150 PDS attendees heard toast proposals from Grand Lodge officers praising Petersen and Moore while gratitude was expressed to supporters and the combined Solomontown Lodge No. 53 and Pirate Lodge No. 9 for organizing the event.
November deposits received by the Australian State Savings Banks totaled £0,137.08% with payments at £9,900,807, leaving an excess of £237,094 and a total credit balance of £140,988. The number of November accounts closed was 24,970, while 9,001 accounts remained open, bringing total open accounts to 833,153.2. These figures exclude returns from the Commonwealth Savings Bank. 1945 showed 1,025,024 accounts and £74,003,377 deposits, omitting Queensland.
The four months of the current financial year record imports valued at £46,000,000 plus, compared with £50,108,? for the previous year, while exports total £41,276,? for the same period. The October balance narrows, with an adverse balance over four months totaling £9.77 million as imports exceed exports.
Busy Christmas season in Port Pirie as barbers report a surge in customers seeking Christmas shingle cuts. Women and girls line up for quick trims before the holidays while barbers juggle shingling, haircuts, and shaves amid the festive rush.
Mr Murray Aunger MS AB, long experienced in the motogp industry and a pioneer in motoring in the state, has been appointed motor engineer of the South Australian Railways. He resigns from Murray Aunger Met Company Limited to take charge of motor equipment and construction for the department at Islington after extensive study of motor progress in America Britain and Europe.
Late mails from Melbourne were delayed nine hours and arrived by the afternoon train to Port Pirie instead of the morning service. Three mail bags containing many tellers were misrouted, causing dispatch adjustments and rescheduling for the Terowle line.
Enquiries to Adelaide Seama Company yesterday revealed gums that Gispold watersite was sedited and the town’s groceries returned to work. Grocers in Port Pirie report added railway freight costs doubling expenses as Paringa trouble disrupts weekly service. Paringa is now loading various Spencer Gulf parts.
A Milan University neurology professor theorizes radio waves can transmit thought without words using a Nadia receiver. He claims progress mirrors a dream of forefathers, and asserts human voice may soon be heard around the world via wireless. The expert notes strides in communication by voice and cautions on future predictions.
Lively scenes unfold as hundreds of children enjoy a carefree day at the playground during holiday times. Miss O Callaghan reports no Mayeround celebration this year, yet youngsters fill the grounds with games, sand castles, and lively chatter amid a quiet Unis Wook setting.
Disjointed notes report on mining and metal prices, Broken Hill reserves at 13,000,000 tons, and a major tile about Government and mining engineers. Mentions South Wales, Ry er it, and 8000 workers near The Gloud Widwin project. Includes a tale of a shark captured near Iceland and a scientific aside on earth size.
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