Inverloch murder probe widens as police interview visitors
Sub-Inspector MacKerral leads a sweeping Inverloch inquiry into the Ethel Belshaw death. About 8 000 to 9 000 New Year visitors are being questioned, with detectives tracing a possible suspect who left for Wonthaggi and Melbourne. A £300 reward has been offered to elicit new tips while the six officers and detectives work the case over weeks.
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Melbourne
Inverloch
MacKerral
Ethel Belshaw
Tris
Gippsland
Wonthaggi
Elmere
Sitle
Beieve
Ingerloch
Saar plebiscite pressure in Saarbrucken plebiscite week
Report from Saarbrucken notes efforts to reflect public will in the plebiscite on Saar status. Germany and France vie for votes and influence while many residents are displaced. Nazi emissaries push silent support and avoid Nazi salutes at polling booths as plebiscite closes.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Germany
League of Nations
France
Hitler
Faked Ticket Scam At Melbourne Races
Ticket fakers target a fat book maker at Ascot trotting meet stealing £18 by altering a winning ticket from 3 to 8. They timed the switch after a £40 to £8 bet and swapped the ticket ending in 3 to cheat the bookmaker. The forgery was only spotted upon close inspection of the tickets.
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Melbourne
Ascot
Small
British prize cattle shipment to Port Adelaide explored
Adelaide experts lament only one prize bull in a British stud stock cargo aboard the Coptic. They urged government aid to breeders to boost imports and lift Australia’s meat quality to compete with foreign producers. The shipment included Jersey bull Sybil's Commanding Gamboge, consigned to C I Woodward of Pirie.
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C. I. Woodward
Pirie
Elest
North Broken Hill Mine
Women sought for centenary celebrations in Adelaide
The central executive of the State Centenary Committee appeals for South Australian women's cooperation in centenary festivities. Victor H. Ryan says the NCW was asked to consider hosting an international child welfare conference as part of the celebrations. Mrs Lavington Bonython and Mrs J L Leal represent women on the committee.
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Adelaide
Victor H. Ryan
National Council of Women
Lavington Bonython
J. L. Leal
Test Cricket Record: Barbados Match Notes from Wednesday
Barbados report on England versus West Indies with West Indies posting 402. Headley 44 and Jyhon 45 among notable scores. Other players reached doubles, Hammond top-scoring with 43 as 1 wicket fell, closing play at a strong position.
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Recorder
Special Cables
Barbados
Bes
England
West Indies
Headley
Jyhon
Bammond
Motor Accident on Ellen Street Involves Barlow
A serious collision occurred near Smelters Co operative Store on Ellen Street around midnight. Mr Bangtell was working on a motor gear when he struck Mr L Barlow of 21 Square Street Solomontown. Barlow was pinned against a meter house and injured in the chest. First-aid by Mr Allen Morrison and doctors Webb and Hainsford arranged hospital transfer for severe shock.
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Ellen Street
Smelters Co-operative
Bangtell
L Barlow
Square Street
Solomontown
Barlow
Allen Morrison
Arnold
Barlaw
Anti Church War Sparks Riots Across Mexico
In Michoacan and Mexico City anti clerical forces attacked worshippers at special services. Armed clashes outside churches left seven dead and four wounded, with five catastrophically wounded and 22 minor injuries noted in the capital.
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Mexico City
Michoacan
Won and Died Fatal Stake in Casino Monte Carlo
A gambler at Monte Carlo Casino, British or American, won £1000 after a final bet but collapsed from heart failure. He died amid excitement, without claiming the money. The report notes yesterday’s maximum 76.5 and 24 hour minimum 58.4.
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Monte Carlo
Pirie Trades and Labor Council Protests Flour Tax
The Pirie Trades and Labor Council adopted a resolution to write to Prime Minister Lyons protesting the flour tax that raises bread prices for workers in Australia and to invite organizations and individuals to join in the effort to reduce bread costs. The council also condemned the deportation of Kisch and Gridin and discussed employment issues for bookmakers clerks and employed married female servants, with actions pending a Betting Control Board report. The annual meeting elected officers to be announced at the next gathering.
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RIE Trades and Labor Council
Theanfingl
J.y Mn Lyons
Australia
Betting Control Board
Trial of Kisch in Sydney Prohibited Immigrant Case
Wednesday in Central Summons Court Egon Kisch faced a charge of being a prohibited immigrant. Minister of the Interior Patterson testified he communicated with the Colonial Secretary and was informed Kisch was refused landing in September 1933 due to subversive activities. Piddington for the defense said it was shocking a man cleared by the High Court could be prosecuted. Hearing adjourned to January 14.
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Sydney
Patterson
Central Summons Court
Egon Kisch
Paterson
Kisch
United Kingdom
Air. Piddington
K.C
High Court
Death of Mr. Alexander Poynton Former Grey MP
Mr. Alexander Poynton died at Toorak Gardens in his 82nd year. One of the last surviving members of the first Commonwealth Parliament he entered State Poles in 1803 and later held Grey in the House of Representatives for 21 years. He served as temporary Chairman of Committees then Treasurer in the Hughes Government and held various ministerial roles before retiring from politics. His brother J J Poynton was Perth mayor and his nephew is Lord Mayor Wales.
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Adelaide
Alexander Poynton
Toorak Gardens
Poynton
Grey
House of Representatives
Wughes
Lord Purr
Home
Castlemaino
Park Augusta
Shearers’ Union
Labor Party
Filmers
Albanian Rebel Leader Baiaktar Defeated and Fled to Yugoslavia
Reports vary on Baiaktar fate after Albanian revolt. One dispatch says he was defeated and fled to Yugoslavia, another claims he holds a fortress in Albania with 2000 men, reinforced by deserters from government troops. A third version notes King Zog wounded and going to Durazzo.
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Durazzo
Baiaktar
Yugoslavia
Albania
Zog
Lindbergh Murder Trial Evidence in Hauptmann Case
New York witnesses testify in the Lindbergh murder trial. A taxi driver identifies Hauptmann and says he carried a ransom note. A farmer places Hauptmann driving a car with a man beside him near the Lindbergh estate hours after the infant’s disappearance.
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New York
Hauptmann
Cai
Lindbergh
Wauptmann
Hyan Hauptmann
Lander
Calcutta Plane Crash Kills Soldiers in Training
A dramatic crash near Calcutta ends an air force drill as a plane from the Indian Air Force dives and slams into troops. Dozens are reported mutilated or injured, with the pilot and crew said to have minor injuries.
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Calcutta
Piteen Tatitan
Indian Air Force
Luisabe
Meat Shipments Hit by Commerce Ban on Mutton and Lamb
News from the Metropolitan Armoury notes the Commerce Department forbids shipping permits for mutton and lamb carriages destined for England, with arrivals before March 34. Exporters halted operations as prices fell about 1/6 to 2d a head. Ships may load meat if arrivals avoid Britain before April 4. South Australia faces little impact as export season nears end.
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Adelaide
Department of Commerce
England
Erices
Britain
South Australia
London Overstocked Mutton Amid Beef Market Slump
Report from Mr. R. H. Heywood, Commonwealth Veterinary Director in London, dated November 2, 1934, notes the chilled beef market has been weak with supplies exceeding demand. Argentine chilled beef sold as low as 2s 6d per lb, Australian chilled beef arrives in good condition, and Western Australian lambs rank high with Victorian Downs close behind. frozen mutton demand appears meager due to chilled beef preference.
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Melbourne
R. H. Heywood
Commonwealth Veterinary Diecer
London
Smithfield
Victorian
Wharf Laborer Fred Wilson Dies in Toulouse Accident
Fred Wilson a 62 year old wharf laborer was crushed on the Toulouse at South Wharf. A sling of timber struck him against the vessel, lifting his body overboard where it fell into the river. He died at the scene.
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Melbourne
Fred Wilson
Toulouse
South Wharf
Franco Italian pact promises new territories for Italy
Rome reports a Franco Italian agreement granting Italy 43000 square miles in Libya and a Red Sea coast tract from Bab el Mandeb, with Doumeirah sovereignty recognized and Italian schools kept in Tunisia until 1955. Italians in Tunisia retain nationality until 1965 as both nations vow to deepen friendship and coordinate on mutual questions.
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Rome
Italy
Libya
Red Sea
Strait of
Bab-el-Mandeb
France
Doumeirah
Tunisia
Henry VII
England
Spain
Venice
Franco
Austria
Trains Derailed by Axle Breakage Near Douglas Park
A 1000-ton freight train derailed near Douglas Park after an axle broke on a bagged wheat truck. The derailment blocked both tracks on the main southern line, delaying Sydney-bound services to Albury Temora and Cooma for up to three hours. One line was cleared by 6 am, with the second track expected to clear late today.
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Sydney
Douglas Park
Albury
Temora
Cooma
Hellerae
Reform urged in selection of South Australian justices
Dr Gray of Yatala South urged a council based system for appointing justices of the peace, saying nominations should reflect the district. The Justices Association avoided comment though it has long sought change. South Australia lists about 4860 justices, with 150 plus new commissions yearly, and concerns grow over competency and access as clerks and oversight lag.
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Adelaide
Gray
Yatals South
Justices' Association
South Australia
Alhing
Yatala South
Russian Train Disaster Kills Twenty Four, Injures Many
A Moscow railway crash from Leningrad to Tiflis killed 24 and injured numerous others. The express train rammed a slower locomotive causing a telescoping impact. Fire engulfed carriages. many burned. Authorities arrested the driver, station master, and pointsmen for alleged negligence.
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Moscow
Esterday
Russia
Leningrad
Tiflis
Gross Neghzence
Signal system chaos disrupts rail line from Leningrad to Moscow
Reliable reports say the signals on the railway from Leningrad to Moscow have been in a hopelessly dilapidated condition for months. Signalmen have repeatedly asked for repairs, but authorities have ignored them, causing engine drivers to disregard signals and operate unreliably.
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seasLin
Weomesady
Leningrad
Moscow
Signala
Wem
Mean Action Smash and Run Involving Barber Bicycle
Motorist Mr T Barber general secretary of Pie YAL.C.A led a four person team in a mean action yesterday. Barber left his bicycle on the footpath outside The Recorder and went to attend to business. In his absence the machine toppled and an accident occurred with a wagon or cart claiming no attempt to observe damage. The bicycle suffered severe damage.
Powers Greater Than Judge Powers Greater Than Judge
Two justices of the peace claim powers not granted to Supreme Court judges. Mr Justice Piper notes the police use of the unlawful possession charge bypasses jury review. In police court a defendant can be sent for trial for up to two years and fined £100 by two justices.
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Adelaide
Supreme Court
Piper
Local notes from Pirie and Jesuit order changes
Personal items list residents visitors and travels in Pirie including Miss M Hall staying with her brother RoE Hall and various arrivals and departures at the Royal Exchange Hotel and Memorial Hospital. The Jesuit order announces provisioning transfers among Australasian colleges with multiple named priors and appointments across St Patrick’s Xavier College Richmond Patrick’s Hawthorn River View Toowong and St Mary’s North Sydney during the period.
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M. Hall
Kalgoorlie
Pirie
Mr Roe Hall
May Street
Vere
Father Fahos
Australis
T . Montague
St. Patrick's
Xavier College
Adelaide
Savier Tint
J. Dando
Richmond Patrick's College
Father Fitzeibhon
Symey
St. Tenatus
Highmond
Father Corish
Syamey
Hawthorn
Father Perrott
Sir Xavier College
Syamy
J. Mealy
Hiverviedney
Peter Baker
Watsonia
River—view
Father Malis
Riverview
Father Crale
Toowong
Queensland
Lea Murphys
St Mary's
North Sydney
Pather O’cattos
Bishop McOllins
Geraldton
Western Australia
Bauer
Watsonie
Motor Fatality Near Drown Claims Bate Family
A crash near Drown killed five year old Richard Michael Bate and seriously injured his father Ernest Bate. The Electricity Commission investigated as the other driver, eight year old John Bate, suffered injuries.
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Melbourne
Richard Michael Bate
Ernest Bate
Electricity Corm Mission
Jobo Bate
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Esplanade
Woodward
Mexico
Won
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Gridin
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MR. Poynton
Mr. J. Bramard
Quuem Street
Pirie Hospital
A. Daviel
Kading
Memorial Goal
Mundas
Ital
B. White
Pou, Fausting and Co
Pune
Alent
Cuntrat
Mr. A. McEwen
Meviuneal Products, Limited
Dipl Graterday
Mr. B. Newland Dreft
Gartt
Royal Exchange Hotel
Norman
Husal Exchange Motel
Messrs
Newman Amt
Shannon
Vacuum of Company
Lek
Histehange Hotel
Audrey Mills
Inga Fortmeht
Pip
Pearce Street
Pirthurst
Jack Mallyan
Dhalmanat Road
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