Alleged Abuse at Drill Hall Prompts Council Action
A town council discussed the Drill Hall use for housing unemployed men and suspected vandalism. Alf Goode urged moving occupants or ending the arrangement and proposed referring the issue to Parks and Highways. subsequent motions aimed to obtain a formal report from the Town Clerk. The inspector noted conditions were fairly good during a visit.
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Alf. Goode
Parks and Highways Committee
Ald
Threadgold
Goode
Drift Hall
Davis
Ald. Goode
Dr. Davis
Geelong Wool Sales Open With Buoyant Demand At Geelong
Melbourne reports the first wool sale of the year at Geelong opening in May with Yorkshire and European buyers active. Prices exceeded reserve, sales fully 5 percent above December, and nearly all lots cleared at valuations. Merling Wool in strong demand as Dalgety offered western district clips, including a Camperdown branded NC top lot.
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Melbourne
Geelong
Dalgety and Co
Camperdown
Adelaide Market Prices And Metal Quotations Report
Adelaide market prices show apples oranges pears and tomatoes with unit costs in shillings per case or dozen. London Metal Exchange quotations for January 20 list copper silver and other metals with spot and forward prices and monthly shipments and declines or rises.
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Adelaide
Ealing
Australian Mines and Metals Association
London Metal Exchange
Miadie
Powers of Parliament Abolition Case Heard In NSW
The High Court continued the hearing of the NSW Government appeal on 1929 measures to abolish the Legislative Council. Justices debated whether subsection 6, section Ta of the Constitution exceeded Parliament's power and if the 1929 amendment was a permanent prohibition. The court reserved its decision.
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Melbourne
High Court
New South Wales
Bavin
Legislative Council
Maughan
Gavan Duffy
Mr. Maughan
Loxton
Ty Court
Maker of gold accused reveals Ludendorff role
At Tausend trial in Berlin he claimed Berlin fanciers who funded his gold making experiments were induced to subscribe by General Ludendorf. He said an accidental explosion shortened a centuries long natural process and that Ludendorf took three quarters of the funds, with a twentieth going to other supporters.
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United Service
Berlin
Tausend
Ludendorf
Mutinous Seamen Sentenced On Submarine Ship Lucia
Able seaman Gratton received three months hard labor and dismissal after a court martial for taking part in a mutiny aboard the Lucia at Plymouth. Fourteen mutineers faced further hearings while the remaining men awaited punishment after the promulagtion of other sentences.
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United Service
London
Gratton
Lucia
Plymouth
Fatal Explosion Blows Workman to Pieces
Frederick Bramley aged 40 was blown to pieces when a powder magazine at a construction camp on the Mt Nebo to Mount Glorious road blew up. The blast felled trees and shrubs over a wide area. only scattered fragments of Bramley’s body were found. Cause of the explosion remains a mystery.
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Brisbane
Frederick Bramley
Mt. Nebo
Mount Glorious
Bramley
Quarry Explosion At Yatala Prison Injures Guard And Five Prisoners
An explosion at a quarry inside Yatala Prison seriously injures Guard B. Purner and five prisoners. The blast occurred as the gang placed a charge in a hole, unknown cause. Injured are Guard James Furner and prisoners Thomas Argyropulos, Albert Bunting, Vernon Blake, and Merman Harvey with multiple injuries. Argyropulos faces previous grave charges.
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Adelaide
B. Purner
Yatala
Purner
James Benjamin Summer Furner
Thomas Argyropulos
Albert Francis Bunting
Vernon George Blake
Merman Boward Harvey
Argyropulos
Port Pirie
Family Perish Tragedy at Maidstone Home
In London Maidstone last night George Jamea 47 his wife Jessie 45 and their two children were asphyxiated by smoke fumes from a fire at their residence. Fire crews battled the blaze as investigators began tracing the cause and circumstances of the tragedy.
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United Service
London
George Jamea
Jessie
Maidstone
Solatera
Seewen
Plot to install Congress government exposed in Bombay
In Calcutta, 25 people were put on trial under the Criminal Law Amendment Act for a plot to form a Congress government in Bombay. The scheme aimed to incite villagers to rebel, arm them, kill police and officials, and burn police stations. Some accused allegedly held posts in the Congress. The public prosecutor read a letter from Mr Persons of New York urging more publicity to stir anti-British sentiment among Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Calcutta
Congress
Bombay
Congress Government.The Public Prosecutor Read A Letter From One, Mr. Persons
New York
Weeroona Finances Debate On Separate Account
Town Council discusses establishing a separate banking account for Weeroona finances. Dr Dey advocates transparency, while others push for consistent treatment of recreation properties. Debate includes bids for fortnightly inspection, clerk cautions on feasibility, motion ultimately carries.
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Weerona
Dey
Coffey
Ald
Pavlich
Threadgold
Davis
Ade
Sjostrom
Weeroona
Electric Light Department
Pirie
Weeronna
President backs Prohibition enforcement stance in report
President Hoover said he supported the Wickersham Commission’s report against repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and opposed expanding Congress power to regulate liquor. He urged enforcement with all means, noting six of eleven commissioners had cited details of the Act.
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United Service
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Wickensham Commission
Daly Replies To Bevin On Bank Deposits
Senator J J Daly responds to Mr Bevin in the NSW Legislative Assembly disputing implied support for confiscation of bank deposits. Daly insists he opposes confiscation and affirms Labor Party platform while challenging Bevin to face him on the issue.
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Melbourne
J. J. Daly
Bevin
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Sydney
Bavin
Labor Party
Spearflight Surprises at Strathalbyn Races
Strathalbyn races feature Spearfight and Impudence in major events. Dividends listed include wagers on Green Blaze, Cherry Ribbons, and Pashew Dean in the Bellé N Richmond and Two Etroke handicaps, with notable payouts recorded.
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Pashew Dean
Geelong Meeting Racing Odds and Entries
The Geelong meeting list shows multiple handicaps with distances from two miles to seven furlongs. Notable runners include Councillor Whank Kapang Clean Bryan More Neise Aphract Ramado Donalbain Leor Hyde Park La Taconda Minnipa and MyLora with various odds and betting notes. A protest was dismissed in the nursery trial handicap while the Orphanage Handicap features Leeor and Donalbain among others.
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Dowlong Yostrr. Cay
Philos
Reyan
Bryan
Ampedo
Am Namado
Ampedn
Ramado
Mizona
LEEOR
Or Donalbain
Myde Park
Jevene
Donaldbain
Hyde Park
LL LL
LA Taconda
Siar Heane Hill
Mylora
Minnipa
Botting
Desmaittre
Parkes Campaign: Labor Executive Delays NSW Delegates
The Labor Executive in Sydney agreed to release New South Wales Pedoral members from the Parkes campaign to attend a Monday Caucus on district Understanding but planned to resume the campaign Tuesday. A telegram from Mr Seuilin regarding the subject was received today.
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Sydney
Labor
New South Wales
Censure motion on disloyalty charges in assembly
Sydney report says Mr Ball asked the Premier if further action would follow the disloyalty charges against Messrs Bavin and Stevens. The government stated it did not propose to take further action after yesterday's vote in the Legislative Assembly.
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Sydney
Ball
Bavin
Stevens
Lang Paarl
Woman Dies in Gas-Filled Kitchen Mystery
In Adelaide on Wednesday the body of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Radccock aged 50 was found in the kitchen of her Parkside home with the gas running. A warning from her mother-in-law was noted, but the woman appeared to have been dead two or three days according to a doctor's examination.
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Adelaide
Parkside
Margaret Elizabeth Radccck
State funds boost for gold prospecting research
SYDNEY reports the Government will provide an additional £10,000 to aid gold prospecting research. The move aims to advance exploration methods and support ongoing projects in the sector.
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Sydney
New Dominion Appointment Delayed Amid High Commissioner Speculation
The Dominion faces uncertainty over a new appointment as the High Commissioner role remains unresolved The report notes ongoing discussions and questions about who will fill the position and when the appointment may be announced.
Farmers Ill Tax Proposed to Aid SA Farmers
Premier Sadlin backs a flour sales tax as a path to aid farmers while Wheat authorities in Adelaide say the move could stabilise the market. Federal reconsideration of the £74/ton flour tax faces strong state opposition, with SA needing loan approval before any financial move.
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Adelaide
Commonwealth Bank Board
L. L. Hill
South Australia
Pup
Sugar Inquiry Committee closes evidence phase
The Sugar Inquiry Committee ended hearings on the Australian sugar industry and will draft its report for the Federal Government. Witnesses criticized sugar as a parasitic industry, noting it extracts about seven million pounds yearly from the public, and alleging Queensland profits came at the expense of other states.
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Melbourne
Sugar Inquiry Committee
Somple
H Ls
P. J. Branagan
Henry George League
Queensland
Solomontown Beach Carnival Promises Large Attendance
Solomontown Beach Committee plans a Monday gala with a large expected crowd. A weekend programa features aquatic and pedestrian events for children, a fancy dress carnival, and a parade with prize awards at 7:20. Evening performances include "Some Show" by Des lune Oaicties under Mrs. F. J. McMahon amid festive bunting.
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Solomontown
Deslune Oaicties
F. J. McMahon
Yaehe Fah
Ith
Lotmantie Patton
Selemantown Beach
Port Pirie Industrial Court case adjourned to Adelaide
In Pirie Courthouse Judge W R Kelly heard an application by Mallyons Ltd and others for an award covering wages hours and conditions for drivers in Port Pirie and district. A preliminary Adelaide session set a conference deadline with the union. Casual driver rate disputed as evidence was presented before the judge adjourned the case to Adelaide.
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Pirie
W. R. Kelly
Industrial Court
Mallyons Ltd
Trelearan, and Brown, Geddes and Co
T. Bowden and Son
Port Pirie
K. H. Boykett
M. J. Murphy
Aw.c
Adelaide
C, UL. Gray
AWG
L. A. Danstan
Anager
McKelly
B. Hooper
Rival Struck Down in Brussels Company Vacancy Fight
An employee who sought the director post at Froreife Chemical Products Limited fatally shot his rival and wounded himself and another worker before the assailant was arrested. The event occurred Wednesday in Brussels amid internal competition.
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United Service
Brussels
Froreife Chemical Products Limited
Silkhlly
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Geelong Wool Sales
Commercial
Fruit and Vegetables
Metal Markets
Workman’s
Yatala Prison
Weeroona Finances
Daly
MR Bavin
Strathalbyn
Strathalbyn Sesterd
Yiasbigap Ilmoles
Naval Signel
Richmond
Star Venton Wivigond
Parkes
Messrs Bavin and Stevens
New Dominion
Solomontown Beach
Prests’ Limited
Prests
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