Holiday Spirit Shines at Solomontown Beach Carnival
Hundreds of Piricans flocked to Solomontown Beach for the annual carnival. The event featured swimming races and pedestrian sprints, a bustling beachfront with kiosks, and a volunteer committee led by Mr. BR L. Forgan. Children dominated the sports program, with winners in Sheffield Handicap and Carnival Handicap events. A nonemergency police presence ensured orderly crowds as stalls sold drinks and beach goods for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomontown
Pirean
L. Forgan
St. Dokm Ambulance Brigade
W. Corner
Messrs
G. Dey
J. Brammer
A. C. Clarke
Butler
1. Zubrinich
C. H. Field
1. Marriott
ET. Cornish
J. Coupe
R. Hayball
S. Miller
C.T. Franke
H. Green
M. McCormack
Sheffield
G. Stevens
Beach
Lord Sempill in Adelaide Pilot’s smooth landing after windy voyage
Lord Sempill the British airman reached Parafield at 8.55 tonight and said the trip was pleasant despite adverse winds. He left King Island shortly before 5 this afternoon and will stay with Dr. A. V. Richardson at Waite Agricultural Research Institute.
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Adelaide
Lord Sempill
Parafleld
King Island
A. £. V. Richardson
Waite
Night Programme At Carnival Opens Ambulance Room
Gladys Pures under 18 M. Flink M. Gigney attended a carnival that continued into the evening. Mayor W. H. Threadgald declared the ambulance room open, then a fancy dress parade with prizes, a concert, and performances by Mrs. McMahon's pierrots Mrs. Brown's hoppees and Mr. P. Jacobsen's acrobats. The beach committee provided a stage and seating. despite a cold wind the event was enjoyable and lasted late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Threadgald
Beach Committee
McMahon
Brown
P. Jacobsen
Room opens for Pirie St John Ambulance Brigade
Ambulance men in Pirie gain a dedicated room at Beiomontown Beach road with equipment funded by the beach committee and local brigades. Mayor Threadgold notes readiness for emergencies while G Dey and E T Gornish praise community cooperation. The Pirie section, formed 18 months ago, now has 37 members, 20 in uniform, and has spent locally raised funds on town needs.
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Pirie
Beiomontown Beach
Hemambera
G. Dey
Solomontown Beach
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Pire
Pirle
Me. W. H. Threadgold
Railways Department
Secion
E. T. Gornish
Australia
St. John Ambulance” ‘Society
Mr. Cornish
Mrs. Jamieson
H. Symonde
Drowning Fatality at Kew in Melbourne
A tragic incident in the Yarra at Kew leads to the drowning of two boys aged six and nine while attempting to rescue a playmate. Alfred Stokes, aged nine, fell in near a bench while Peter Reville, six, jumped to help, but both disappeared as Robert McCullogh and others searched the swift current and snags. Peter Reville’s family had been staying with the Stokes while his mother remained in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Yarra
Kew
Alfred Stokes
Peter Reville
South Melbourne
Peter
Harold
Lily
Robert McCullogh
Young Reville
Reville
Stokes
Rescuer Died in Sea Rescue at Lorne
Keith Anderson aged 23 of Gnotuk near Camperdown died while rescuing a young woman entangled in seaweed at Lorne. Strong waves battered him and he was dashed against rocks. The incident occurred today as onlookers watched a rescue attempt unfold.
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Melbourne
Lorne
Keith Anderson
Gnotuk
Camperdown
Trapped by Fire in Redfern Home Blaze
Solomon Rabin his wife and their one year old daughter endured a nightmare escape from a blazing Redfern home. Unable to descend the staircase they jumped to an iron verandah roof. Rabin was hospitalized while his wife and child recovered after on scene treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Rabin
Redfern
Robin
Waste of money on rail unification proposal
Senator Badman condemned the plan to unify railway gauges as a waste of money. He proposed two alternatives to spend South Australia’s unemployment relief funds on roads and wheat handling systems, arguing the £21,000,000 would not produce extra wheat or wool and would only raise transport costs during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Badman
South Australia
Sen. Badman
Kingsford Smith Returns to Sydney Amid Plans for New Airline
A fleet greeted Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on his return to Sydney from Monterey. He announced aims to form a £50,000 company to fund a high speed American passenger aircraft venture and hinted at developing a fast air service to Perth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Monterey
Charles Kingsford Smith
Perth
Germany Wants Peace says Briton after Berlin visit
Recorder Special cables from London report Allen of Hurtwood, close friend of Prime Minister MacDonald, stating Germany passionately desires peace after talks with Hitler, Goebbels, and von Meurath. He warns Germany may push for equal sovereignty and cautions Britain to treat Germany’s aims with understanding to avoid future conflict. Britain’s prestige in Germany he adds remains immense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ord Allen
Hurtwood
Mr. MacDonald
Britain
Berlin
Herr Hitler
Dr. Goebbels
Baron von Meurath
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Saar
Hitler
France
Missing gold bars fall from air liner in gale
London reports search efforts across Essex Kent and Sussex for gold bars lost from a cross Channel air liner when a gale ripped open the baggage compartment. The bars possibly worth £20000 were insured and may lie buried along a rural route, with the pilot noting weight shift near Dungeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Essex
Kent
Sussex
England
North Sea
Consignees
Dungeness
Thermometer records show sharp daily swing
Yesterday's high reached 8 degrees with a low after midnight to 52 degrees by 8.30 am. The figures reflect a wide diurnal range, typical for the season, with no other weather events reported.
Treasure Trove Unearthed Coins in Dorchester District
A farmer near Muckleford Dorchester unearthed about 400 coins during grazing rounds. The collection includes sovereigns half sovereigns and crowns from the James I and Charles I era. The coroner will hold a treasure inquiry. A Roman coin hoard was found nearby in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Muckleford
Dorchester
James 1
Charles
Victorian Labor Decision Faces NSW Election Fallout
The Victorian Labor Party conference recognised Lang Labor as the real Labor entity in New South Wales unless unity is achieved before nominations close. The move could sway Victorian voters ahead of the March election, with anti-Labor candidates likely to seize on the split to deter hesitant supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Victorian Labor Party
Lang Labor Party
New South Wales
Lyons Replies to Crites on Rural Representation
Sydney report says Mr Lyons the Prime Minister defended the official party’s lineup for England. He noted criticism over rural industry representation and said Customs and Commerce officers would accompany the party, with a direct rural industries representative included. Parliament timing may shift to about a week before February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Lyons
England
Customs and Commerce
Farm Robberies Linked to Truck Use Across Counties
Reports detail clues from farms about motor trucks with double rear wheels used to steal produce. Thieves took 27 bags of oats and 10 dwes of wheat from Ardrossa, and 18 ndles of oats valued at £11 from an unfenced paddock. Wheat worth £32 and wool £50 were stolen near Karoonda, 90 miles from Tant Bend, along the Barmer line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Nto
Kennelly Brook
Ernest Launer
Ardrossalin
Karoonda
Tallem Bend
Barmer
Swiss Socialists End Pacifist Stance In Defence Vote
In Lucerne on Monday the Swiss Socialist Party backed national defence by 363 to 294, aligning with Belgian and Dutch socialists and abandoning their pacifist stance against armaments. The shift is attributed to the trend of events in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucerne
Swiss Socialist Party
Asbandoning
Germany
Victoria’s Adverse Trade Balance Declines in Dec 1934
Victoria ended the second half of 1934 with an adverse trade balance of £3,453,000 as wool exports fell by £3,480 72. A December surplus of £509,000 narrowed the deficit, offsetting November’s balance and signaling modest improvement despite overall weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Victoria
Votes for Women in France Debate Grows
Paris reports a university lecture by Mrs. Oliver Stanley on women's public life in Britain since gaining the vote. The paper has begun a referendum among readers on whether French women should be enfranchised, amid rising suffrage discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
Paris
France
Oliver Stanley
Britain
Whey
Visitors At Royal Exchange Hotel Listed In Pirie
Among those who arrived at Royal Exchange Hotel over the weekend were C L Anders of Adelaide G Houghton from Adelaide and D Turner visiting Pirie who is making the Royal Exchange Hotel his headquarters. G W Carpenter arrived from Adelaide and is at the Royal Exchange Hotel. Misses R and C Cartwright stayed Saturday and left Sunday. Kenley has beer transferred from the West Coast to the Hundred of Gregory School near Melrose. Others staying include Both of Caltowie representing Laura Milling Company and Hines from Adelaide arriving today to stay at the Royal Exchange Hotel. D C Laube the Salomon town football captain has left bed after tonsillitis and Douglas Martin shows improvement after a traffic accident at Pirie Hospital. Richard Hazelwood aged 4 died at Broken Hill. Interment in Church of England Cemetery officiated by Archdeacon J H A Charrel. Mrs McEwan dies at Me Barrier aged 86. funeral at Presbyterian Cemetery. Alexander McEwan died in 1920s. Rev A S Michie officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Carpenter
Adelaide
Royal Exchange Hotel
R. and
C. Cartwright
Pirie
Kenley
West Coast
Gregory School
Melrose
T._D. Barber
Rona
David
Western Australia
Hines
G. and
R. Wills
Royal Fachange Hotel
G Moss
F. Cook
Ikke “Audit Office
S Department
D.C. Laube
Salomontown
Douglas Martin
R. Martin
Read Street
Pirie Hospital
McEwan
Me Barrier
Glastow
Scouaed
Broken Min
Alec
Jack
Well Street
Ballway Town
Alexander McEwan
Miehie
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Hendrie
Blatchford
Mackey
Smith
Palmer
Koch
Zubrinich
Barrett
Peterson
Rade
Ito
Messames
A. L. Forgan
G. Mall
F. J. McMahon
Judees
Yvonne Pawling
Gwen Sanders
Thelma
Douglas Warwick
Dawn Davidson
Leslie Farley
Betty Evans
Mary Mezzino
Doreen Koch
Jack Koch
Sheffield Handicap
R. Fieri
W. Sedinary
H.fawcntt
L Collins
K. Jasper
L. Collins
W. Sedumary
T. Hill
Thompson
H. Pawcett
C. Thompson
G. Willams
C.1 Markham
C. Miller
Miller
G. Higgins
WH. Green
Edna Brown
Valmar Pritchard
Joyce Attwater
Elsie Green
Phyllis Kershaw
Florrie Meadowcroft
Ina Stodart
Joan Springall
Terry Hutchinson
D. Jury
J. Munro
S. Turner
L. Hubert
J. Hall
J. Johnson
W. Bray
Iris
M. Brammer
J. Bennett
V. Atherton
M. Gigney
COIR
Manchester
Gladys Pures
M. Flink
Sen
Kingsford Smith
Navies
Kingeford
Bmion
James I
Charles I
LABOR
MR. Lyons
Crites
Party For England
National Defence
Switzerland
D. Turner
Royal Ex- Shange “Hotel
Both
Caltowie
Laura Milling Company
Richard Hazelwood
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