Shell Oil Depot Opens Tanker Murex at Port Pirie
The Shell Company of Australia opened a large oil storage depot at Port Pirie with the tanker Murex berthed. Mayor Day and company executives presided as the valve was opened enabling pumping of bulk petrol to underground tanks. The facility serves as a regional distribution hub for Port Pirie, Port Lincoln, and nearby towns, expanding Shell’s South Australian operations and providing storage for about 625,000 gallons.
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Degenharat
Shel Company
Aushaia
Park Perle
Aho
Enterniribs
Instel
Port Pirie
Harrow
Gabec
Novi
Paderui
Shelle
South Australia
Dey
D. Locksley
Coantry Represta
Lulivey
Yoleemad
Aavor
le Tatvuspoozda
Aingar
Shell ‘Company
Shell Company
Port Mire
Silsasmyshout
Mest Simpson
Fitzgerald Sys
Bork Pirie
Taree
Althoush
Port
Vinent
Port Lincoln
Murex
Tulare
Fapot
Indiskey Wes
Pirie
Ite
Connell
Day
Skell Company
Pins
Gompany
Florence and
Mery
Bile
Schiemy
South “Australia
Optelde
Birkentiond
Port Pirio
Towm
Iti
Company
Zorn
Ull Isfom
Lng Seaport
Las Seaport Dal& Hewels
Vinse
Mintox
Cox
Adelside
Park Pires
Port Lingoln
Vincest
Pang
Ay Astrinsteis
Fis Warriw
Kiet
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Driells
Austra. Vis
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Amd
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Shell Company luncheon toast celebrates price stability and growth
Mr Day extolled the Shell Company’s impact on petro industry during a luncheon at the Royal Bkchante Hotel. He praised staff welfare, cost controls, and investments such as the Allo Springs depot amid postwar growth and rising fuel demand. He lauded management’s provident fund and wage supplements.
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Royal Bkchante
Day
J. M. Dey
Petro
Shell Company
Aanicatinn
Wike Powers Abu
A. Ineimenidons Ad- Fanee
Mae
Hed
Isara
Tilly
Provident
Snell Company
Tecoun
Mp Dey
Afr
Petro Indusire
Tabét
Shell
New York
Vraviten
TRIS
Astalicn
Allo Springs
Quinn End
Aline Prings
Sven
Thor Mon
Day Toy
A. W
Wilton district Somerset property over two million pounds
Partial OCR reads Wilton district in Somerset with mentions of property value over £2,000,000 and an amount of 42,000 or 13 acres. Details are garbled but indicate a large estate or land area and significant financial figure in the district context.
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Hiei
Wilton
Somerset
Dich
Timber Industry Conference to Decide on Working Week
Melbourne reports a Timber Workers Conference to resolve disputed matters from the recent session. The meeting aims to appoint two experts to assess if the timber industry can operate satisfactorily under a forty four hour week. Sir Robert Gibson, chair of the previous conference, will be asked to name an investigator. The agenda includes several contested issues to be settled tomorrow.
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Melbourne
Helen Sous Rene
Thy
Tostde Sebiph
Tse
Trobert Gibson
Whia
Phateman
Imperial Preferences Protests Reach Federal Press
Mr Q Dyell in a cable to the British Empire Service League urged the Beif st Government to reverse its imperial preferences policy. He warned that withdrawal would harm thousands of soldiers and migrant workers in the dried fruits industry and worsen returns for ex soldiers.
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Medbourne
Inperal
Presferences
Q. Dyell
Federal Press
Hent
Espn
Empire Service League
Beif Vst
Osnoneos
Arrested Strikers in Sydney Unrest at Timber Yards
Police in Sydney arrested timber workers after a probe into alleged tactics by Shy police. Detectives visited Had son's Timber Yards at Glebe while union leaders present reportedly restrained pickets amid tensions.
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Sydney
Garden -Lonkeht
Madessurious
Hadson
Glebe
Garden
Mysterious Explosion Blamed on German Mine near Cape Marewell
A damaged early report describes a mysterious explosion at sea near Cape Marewell on a Saturday. It suggests a probable wartime mine from Germany, with uncertain details and a tense, investigatory tone.
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Waelglngton
Athegea
Cape Marewell
Unclear OCR Fragments Describe a Historical Match Event
Fragmentary text mentions teams and a game with references to a cup and defeat. Names and precise events are unreadable, making the main action hard to determine. The legible bits suggest a sports result or competition but details are too distorted to confirm participants, location, or outcome.
Melbourne Housewives and the SuperNet Association Dues
Melbourne housewives association faced issues over supplies and flour shortages as the Lat hakers and president Russell pressed for action. Millers and an agricultural group offered excuses while the organization resisted public price increases, with the Royal Commission delaying publicly announcing any action until 92.
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caMtthonsiz SuperNet Association
Ruseell
Associa Lion
Millers
Royal
Polish Airmen in Atlantic Toll Reported Victims
A United Service report from Lisbon describes the loss of two Polish aviators after a failed landing near Chernoa or Ocean view area during a mission to New York. Capt Tegikoveski is listed among the casualties as a somber rescue attempt ends.
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United Service
Lisbon
Capla
Ns -Raphia
Idz Koivski
Wno— Pott Purig
Tate Wiesem
Tstaba
Chraeiosa
Amores
Tegikoveski
Ula
Eng
Kawsiel
Avery
Heroic Doctor Martyr to Science in Paris
A Paris surgeon known as a heroic doctor died after a struggle with a rare poisoning case connected to food research. The medical narrative describes his tireless work, the accidental injury during experiments, and the subsequent progressive illness leading to his death, with tributes to his scientific devotion.
Boy wounded by rifle shot in Potency Quarry
In Dielbourne Geo. Rachford, 13, was shot in the stomach while rats were being hunted. He is in a hospital in a serious condition. Police say a boy warning peers led to the shot after a new rifle was shown. A 16 year old boy is arrested on a charge of shouting with intent murder.
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Dielbourne
Geo
Rachford
Raohtare
PERTINENT RELIEF PARCELS REPORTED BY WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Mrs A Sheptey secretary of the Women's Resist Committee reports receiving a note from several members and indicates parcels will be distributed. The Bilen street depot will open and the committee will meet from two to four o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
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A. Sheptey
Women's Resist Committee
Parasle
Mesdames Si Dons
W. Comes
Forgun
Adelaide Bank HoldUp Accused Stand Court in Monsoon Tale
Adelaide. Two accused, Lottie George and Lorraine Delanty, faced court for the July 3 hold up at a North Adelaide bank. The case featured arming with a revolver and alleged robbery proceedings as witnesses testified about arrest and detention before July 23.
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Adelaide
Lottie ‘George
Lorraine Delanty
North
Jo Y
George
J.W. Nell
Nelligan
Winntiy
Jirom -Swon- Reveh
Aviientila
Mystery Plane Down Over Browed Hill and Lost
Police in New South Wales probe a missing aircraft after a plane reportedly broke up near Browed Hill last night. Despite investigations by authorities led by Commissioner Al Povine, no wreckage or passenger details have been found, and the search continues today.
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Heroplane Bao
Titestrom
Stephens Grek
Dirsotium
New South, Wales
Sydney
Tariff Report Urges Tariff Reform and Tax Shift
Melbourne reports on an independent inquiry led by Prof J Brigden and colleagues. The study says high protection costs burden the community and proposes a revision of tariffs on scientific fines to better distribute tax loads and limit economically unsound customs duties.
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Melbourne
J. Brigden
C. Copelasd
BR. Dyeh Ann
Mathourne | Stock- Exchange
L_ dhln
V.a. Eevision
Sporting Notes From Adelaide Racing Summary
Notes on Adelaide racing include Melurian Winning taking the Silver City Cup on Saturday, with surprising middle distance form. Spur Wheel disappoints in the Cup, while Neethgay shows good home track form. Lakhnao draws heavy support in Adelaide sprint, and Seaond Sea is noted for stud prospects. Debates arise over declining figures, with receipts around £250 to £800 and a £100,000 gap in annual stakes.
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Mel'urian
Satuegny
Adelaide
Gup
Pym
Tha D'Sappo
Ug Tt
Doyle
Aso
Ward
Lakhnao
Stich Agilly
Sundharal
Baverstock
Melbourne
Sing
Sandhurst
Seaoad Sia
AleaMil
Cleay
Mona
Seriou
Ann
Labor Party A and AWU Reconciliation Sought
Sydney mood fails to dampen Labor Party drive for unity. A circular letter from Federal Parliamentary Labor Party leader urges reconciliation between the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Workers Union to restore order and peace within the movement.
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Sydney
Mooday
Parlmentary Labor Party
7. I. Soul
Austtillaf Labor Party
Stabln
Labor J Movement
Circwlar
Labor Party
Petitioul
Trade with Russia Urged With New Facilities Plan
London reports MPs press Prime Minister Brinsay MacDonald to expand Anglo-Russian trade via additional facilities. The fragment notes a Melodeth Turner Jolné report linking improved trade to urgent employment gains and calls for appointing ambassadors. Re-enactment of Yes Acts expected before Parliament adjourns in July.
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United
Servier
London
Brinsay"MacDonald
Prime Mopper
Oortes
Woman Wounded in Ballarat Court Charge
A report from Ballarat Court describes a case against a man named Givens, accused of wounding his wife Sarah with a gun and attempting gravely to harm her. The alleged incident occurred at Green's home where police found the woman badly injured in bed. The accused was remanded for a week.
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Melbourne
Caves
Givens
Ballarat
Hayngv
Sarah
Green
Bookmakers Fees Set by State Order in Melbourne
A state order in Melbourne outlines bookmaker fees for the Victorian Amateur Purse Club. The annual charge is set at 0.07 20 for bookmakers, replacing the former 45 guineas. The fee adjusts to a flat 40 shillings in a levy of 15 pence.
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Melbourne
Gounell
Gaulield
Father of Canberra journalist dies aged 28
Queanbeyan reports the death of MME John Mate the oldest working journalist in the state over sixty years in the trade widely known as Canberra's founder. The Sun notes his long career and the early foundation stones associated with his work.
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Canberra
Queanbeyan
Mme John-Mate
Directors on Tour in Australia Visit to Broken Hill
A reading of the fragmented report notes directors including George Klug London director of the Zine Corporation and Nf. Sh J. Som jarset senior manager visiting Melbourne and Thulaompioy area with a business link to the Zine Corporation. The tour includes a planned trip to Broken Hill.
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Adelaine
the Han
WOA
Wall
M.E.R
Netly
Senferal
Feder
Uromant Agcent
Melbourne
Miarning
Iesom
Zine. Corporation
Af Shih
Af Shih Fis Eherman ‘of 'the Australian Hang, ~~ Avoompans-ngy Sim
George Klug
London
Zine Corporation
Sh J. Somjarset
Alexandier Slogart
Broken Hill
Smeters Propry
Halim Benser
Diez Notot
Thulaompioy
Aer al Anit
Piro
Wilt -Praneea
Melbourne Tomahawk Incident Leaves Man Critically Injured
Melbourne Montay injured on the head by a tomahawk blow. Donald Scoll 36 admitted to Geeone Hospital in critical condition. Police inquiries ongoing as injuries are revised.
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Melbourne
Montay
Bya
Donald Scoll
Geeone Hospital
Factories Heating Regulation Initiated By Authorities
The Staty Executive Gudaoil today announced a regulation to ensure adequate heating in factories. The measure targets工 departments and workplaces, with oversight by MICBOURNE Mondas and the regulatory body.
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Micbourne
Mondas
Staty Executive
Workraen
Melbourne Farmers Hope Rain Will Break Dry Spell
Owing to a long dry spell farmers in Melbourne face hardships as hopes rise for needed rain. Authorities and locals urge timely showers to protect crops and stabilize prices amid ongoing drought conditions.
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Melbourne
Birkenhead Tragedy Inquest On Mrs Carr
In Birkenhead an inquest opened into the death of Mrs Maud Harriet Carr found at her cottage in Marsuerite Street. Frederick Garrase, 42, a laborer and husband, testified about the events and his drinking that night. Witnesses described Garrase’s appearance, statements, and a walk to the house the morning of the tragedy.
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Maud Harriet Carr
Marsuerite-street
Birkehesl
St Port
Adelaide
Mn Mathews
Frederick Garrase
Dalady
Leslie Joseph
Vissery
Birkenhead
Sfrs Carr
Dave Poey
Yale San
BFE
Gare
Garr
Carr
Méro
Ural
de W. Tay
Grant To State Ade laide After Conference Delay
A morning conference note reports a special grant for South Australia. The Senate and House members urged the Prime Minister to back the federal grant. Hon Butler announced support and noted recommendations from the Disable Commission for financial aid.
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Adelaide
Australan
Senate
House of Representat
Butler
South Austr
Pedersl
Antarctic Expedition Crew Proposal Scrapped
Senator Sir Guy Pearce noted a suggestion Australians join the Discovery crew but warned it would be too costly to fund passage to England and back. The proposal was not pursued as the expedition must depart England and return.
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Melbourne
Guy. Pearce
Minster
Uyet
England
British Migrants and Prime Minister Requisition Order
Fragmentary report notes Britain may requisition migrants to support state governments. Text implies a debate over migrants previously declined by authorities and mentions Prime Minister Bruce in a partial frame.
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Bruce
Prime Minster
Pao Sen En Teil Sout
Eee
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