20 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1945
Page
1
A series of blasts rocked the Halifax and Rocket City area last night with multiple powerful explosions after midnight. Residents fled as shells and smoke filled the streets and fields, evacuations reported among about 10,000 people while the city trembled from the concussion and ongoing detonations.
Ten lives lost in mine store. Several ships moored to tagazuve. wooden jetties damaged as explosions hurled projectiles skyward. Snowflake rockets used for RCME. United States soldiers and one Vivian killed. 30 injured in a collision amid Teller mines storms near Via Reggio yesterday.
Fragmentary note describes an escape from a detention barracks with armed escapees, one recaptured and another suspected with an axe. Vague references to pursuit, weather, and location imply a criminal incident without clear names or dates.
Tyres and tyre shortage alarms Whyalla and Pirdas trade areas. Officials say relief may come from price trade and wholesalers. Local businesses report returning many customer applications while awaiting final action from distributors and authorities.
Fragmentary OCR of a hockey event listing with scattered names and numbers. Many proper nouns appear garbled making it difficult to identify teams players or dates. The readable portion mentions a morning of the eighteenth but lacks coherent facts for a fuller summary.
A fragmented report shows Pirie women teams arranging a Red Cross appeal and a POW benefit match at Feonard Park. Names like Watson, Mathews, Hyde, and Gavenett appear among committee members and donors, with totals noted as £14915 24 and other sums to aid war relief efforts.
Canberra reports a plan to lift the ban on six radio artists after a conference between Senator Cameron and 16 representatives of the Actors and Announcers Equity Association. Cameron said the artists have signed undertakings not to broadcast objectionable material and may see the ban lifted in the future.
Fragmented notes describe requests for duplicates of sickness certificates at a Whyalla meeting. The garbled text mentions bovine tests, duties, and mediate tasks, with unclear names and places, suggesting administration of records or veterinary health paperwork.
An OCR fragment reports patients at Pirie Hospital including Mr J B Tiseth in medical ward and Mr A Juliamony discharged after a fortnight. Pte Daphne Dugan is recovering well after an appendix operation at Military Hospital. Other names include Mrs A G Berry, Constable Berry, and Pte S G Smith wounded in action at Wewnil New Gaines, with Army Dept notification received.
Pire St John Ambulance Brygatte members attend Memorial Oval Junior football at 1.15 Pte Hd Catchpool and Cadets. Senior football at 12.45 Cadet Of A W Lihou Cols b G Fitzgerald and FA Nuydes Pres WOH Galliford. Miranda Rod Fitzgerald and cadets Lewd Park Women s hockey at 5 o clock Cpl W H L Cousins and cadets.
Brussels report says Auguste Borms, 77, a Flemish nationalist teacher, was condemned by court martial for the second time in his life. He had previously been slated to die after World War II, but reprieved. now believed to be in hiding in the Sudetenland, he was found guilty in absentia and convicted of receiving payments from the Germans for services in both wars.
Vancouver reports a record largest floating dry dock to be built for the British Admiralty. It will weigh 25,000 to 30,000 tons and cost at least 2.5 million dollars. The dock will service the King George V and other future ships.
In Canberra cautious talk warned that civilising New Guinea and Papua could provoke a hostile reaction from natives who might ally with Japan. H L Anthony urged maintaining white prestige to deter future threats as debates touched on Papua New Guinea Provisional Administration. Weather outlook showed cold nights inland frost and south east winds with regional temperatures reported across Brisbane Perth Sydney Hobart Melbourne Adelaide and Port Pirie.
Old Scholars hosts games at 230 on the Mrs Maly court with J Hui Mierke Kennedy Howell McLaughlin and others. St Marks St Andrew Ivy Rover matches at 230 and 3 30 with rosters and umpires listed. High School courts host top grade games led by St Andrew Spartan Ivy and St Marks lineups. Girls practice noted for Whyalla at Ravercourt Sunday 3 PM.
Allied naval forces and air power pounded Tokyo Bay and Yokosuka as one of history’s largest close range bombardments unfolded. British and American warships cooperated while Okinawa air units attacked Kyushu and Formosa. Reports say 1,000 killed near Hokkaido and 250 planes hit Yokosuka. operations continued through the day amid rough weather.
An article notes a war veterans discharge with the chilling claim linked to a death in Borneo. It details veterans records and questions surrounding the incident and official handling.
In Canberra and Melbourne today MPs pressed to debate continued employment of five year veterans in the services. The August wage for capital cities will stay unchanged as Speaker Rosewear ruled the motion in Perth was out of order. Menzies attempted to suspend standing orders to table the motion but was defeated. Abbott sought adjournment while urging a focus on the Seventh Division casualties. The Liberal Party criticised the government for delay and called for a streamlined release with minimal red tape.
A pension of £500 yearly for Mrs Curtin widow of the late Prime Minister was approved at a Parliamentary Labor Party meeting. It notes this is the same amount paid to Enid Lyons on her husband’s death in 1938 and that pensions and retiring allowances for prime ministers and ministers may be referred to an all party committee.
A fragmented report lists multiple football matchups and a junior high school track meet. It mentions teams and players such as Myer, Wilson, Mera, Benton, and HULLS MATUL, with referees and attendees from various schools. The item references a junior high school event at 243 Mas esate and notes several participants and results in a chaotic OCR pass.
Melbourne delegates at the final RBL conference voiced resentment over lenient POW and alien treatment in Australia. They urged harsher rules, including revoking naturalisation for disloyal aliens, delaying residency periods, and freezing enemy assets until loyalty is proved.
Mr Ward again insists Canberra government must push reform in private shipping services. He calls on ministers to back policy changes amid Papua and New Guinea tensions, urging action from the external territories portfolio.
Bert Seymour of Port Germein learns their eldest son Private George Seymour died on July 6 from wounds suffered in action in the Pacific Islands. A 21 year old, he was called up at 18 and spent most of his service in New Guinea. He was grandson of longtime Port Germain pioneers Mrs. and the late Mr. J Seymour.
Community leaders push for wider beautification at Pirie with new committees and plans. Aimed improvements include park and recreation facilities, tree plantings, and public spaces. Local residents urged to join committees and support municipal work while union groups coordinate to curb nuisances.
Latest figures from returning officer RM Mudge show the Red 1 queen contest in Pirie naming Kath at 280 pounds 9 500 Alma at 11840 pounds 49 6 8 and totals 34 640 pounds 146 4. Handicaps for two Pirie cycle races at foothall tomorrow list riders with yards and positions including Bairstow McVicar Bairstow Reichelt Nestor Shepherd Dietman and others.
Advertisement in another volume urges all shops stalls vehicles and packs retailing goods in the Pirie shopping district to register under the Early Closing Act 1426 1940. Registrar of Shops Local Court Pirie supplies application forms. Renewals must be completed on or before Tuesday July 31.
River tides and water heights for today and Sunday are listed with high and low levels, plus a note on lighting up times by evening. Local temperatures show Wednesday high near 60 and low around 40, with a maximum near 61 and a minimum not clearly stated.
A quirky comedy lineup features The Merry Monahans with Veuting ihe tae Donk UConn and Jon Poway Ryans ik Quikie. Ane Bhi Rosana le Cav, peal Jewell Vo liehtels steasaganen itt Nontarning shay Tativersal. A gleky Cayteville family brings laughs and dance as Woes ttle and Stig perform.
A 1940s program lists a Valentine themed comedy drama with Rosemary Lane and Evelyn Appberg, plus a supporting feature with a gay Viton actress and a dance trio. The article mentions marital tensions and divorce threats in a society physician setting and notes a Popeye cartoon after.
Ozone screens Rainbow Island a technicolor comedy with Dorothy Lamour Eddie Bracken and Gil Lamb about marooned adventurers on a tropical isle where natives bow to Momo and romance sparks amid music. Also showing Night Invader spy drama with Crawford and David Farrar plus Royal Mounted serial matinees today and tomorrow.
In a Pirie West magistrates court slander action, former landlord Mrs Forwood claims her husband Leo Forwood accused airman Winter of theft. Evidence details a missing pounds from a wardrobe, an aerial removal dispute, and testimonies about money, household duties, and alleged threats, with Winter denying malice and asserting privilege.
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