30 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
1
London reports that Holland agrees to extradite the Kaiser under a trade agreement with Germany. The article notes a £17,000,000 Dutch payment to Germany and suggests UK and Dutch actions in relation to the Kaiser’s likely surrender and broader European tensions.
Shipping reports list vessel arrivals and departures at Port Pirie and nearby ports. Vessels include Baron Ardrossan at Port Pirie to load wheat, St Louis expected to cargo wheat, and various steamers such as Herbert and Matatua trading along the coast. Notes discuss coastal fleet dispersal after the war and crew changes at the Adelaide coast service.
A fragmented description outlines amusements at a regional fair or event with mentions of performances and vendors. It references specific venues, local figures, and various stalls, hinting at a busy program with crowds, seating, and schedules.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and events but lacks coherent facts. Readers see scattered terms like PMINS GARNERED SP, Poni Vaihatike, Cheubee Wh, Rnckerbacker, and references to incidents without verifiable context or complete sentences.
London cabling from Nairobi says a Northern Jubaland unit mutinied and killed their Meir comandante daysen Smith. The soldiers attempted desertion and fled toward Somaliland amid unrest.
The Hospital Continental event raised over £100 in funds yet to be tallied with days needed for final accounts. A sweets stall run by Mrs J W Regan made £14 10d profit. Mr McKenzie won the £1 prize from stallholders. The doll prize was won by an unnamed guesser who may collect at the hospital.
Organiser A W Lacey, in Adelaide, asks Wheat Harvest Gourd to consider retrospective pay for Wheat Maid workers h Many members of the Wheat Yard Workers union in West attended a recent meeting with delegates from the AWE Adelaide The dispute centers on pay from the resume date of work with claims of 16/8 per day The federation reports 300 to 400 members unemployed and efforts by state and federal governments to urge work restoration Officials from the Wheat Yard union and the AWE report inquiries and replies are under way with ongoing interviews and rosters.
A Port de Fouerate Firemen's Association gathering on Tuesday approved election results for committee roles. Delegates discussed the Workmen's Compulsory Act and agreed on secretary actions and member remuneration details.
Billy Dorday recalls youth in the Parachilna North region with Larry Darmody and the Das mody brothers. He notes hunting, cattle droughts, and horsemen exploits at the Parachilna Hotel and Namam communities. A personal memoir sketches camp life, storms, and pioneering days in the outback.
The Anglo-Japanese alliance renewal is under discussion for next year with hope of a flexible understanding. Britain weighs foreign policy power and League of Nations changes as a renewed treaty becomes likely, while alliance continuity faces German Far East challenges.
London dispatch describes German and British exchanges, noting German officials display nervous reserve and insistence on landings only with proper authority. Report highlights strain as German pride clashes with foreign naval constraints and civilian eagerness for contact.
Moe train from Auvlaide yesterday brought Sergi Robson of the OU home after three years military service. He was met at Solomontown station by the Anzac Welcome Committee and greeted by Port Pirie mayor Mr J. Hieddes who extended welcome on behalf of citizens. A. Davies of the 2701 AWN Service Corps also visited Port Pirie and was welcomed.
The meeting at Melbourne’s Prime Minister’s Office discussed wheat selling prices for JON7-1S and 907-19 crops. Victoria and New South Wales negotiators debated supplying prices and future advances, with Victoria opposing high pricing and aiming bread-cost stability.
London reports a Foreign Affairs Committee chaired by Sir Charles Blot to advise on a common policy for British restitutions abroad. The panel will study how to foster solidarity and propagate British ideals in foreign communities, including registering British subjects, supporting British Revolt, and promoting British newspapers and chambers of commerce.
Australians plan a long flight from Brooklands to Cabra with four RVS aircraft. One plane is reportedly airborne to Humseyte while Sydney Gallon leads the crew with Mistratiath preparing to depart Tuesday. Weather concerns loom as the group aims to reach Australia after wartime work.
The quarterly Smelters Accident Fund meeting in Arustees approved past fortnight subscriptions totaling £46719 including a Ge company contribution. Audit shows credent unit nek allowance, four accident claims addressed with approval. Two sick leave allowances also sanctioned.
A historical note records Playground Carnival receipts totaling 4115 with detailed entries such as items from stalls and events, including tanks, cake sales, darts, and other activities. The document notes a profit of 115/3/2 and lists stall results: Mower stall 272, 2nd Trust stall 196, 3rd vote stall 185.
Vienna dispatch reports Austrian Secretary for Food accepts the British Government offer of 100 tons of meat hams and fat valued at £278 000. The aid is a relief measure amid ongoing shortages.
Government Produce Depot at Port Adelaide resumes operations after a walkout. About 30 butchers and other workers return to work on previously rejected terms, but not all strikers are re employed. In total roughly 200 men are now at work.
Discussion in Port Pirie reveals harbor depth concerns as no dredging has occurred for years. Mariners report shallow channels and inadequate depths beside the wharfs, with a proposed protest by ship captains to pressure action by the Australian Harbors Board.
Reuters reports Billy Wells defeated Paul Brisson at Blackfriars Ring in a welterweight contest. The bout was stopped when Brisson was cautioned twice for holding and refused to continue the fight.
In a London billiards tournament today Newman defeated Inman by 680 points in a match played for 16,000 up. The report notes a brisk session and suggests a wager-heavy setting for the event.
E O Morris senior trustee of the Port Pina Draseh of the A W U has had an operation for appendicitis at the general hospital. He was reported to be progressing favorably in his recovery last night.
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