29 Jul 1936
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1936
Page
1
At the annual bowls club meeting May Boas criticises the event setup calling it a rink event not a championship. The remark targets organization and competitive structure amid ongoing club affairs.
Retiring president Ar W Bucher proposed a new recreation hall on the pavilion grounds to house a working men's club, while debates over a genuine championship linger. Budget details showed income and expenses, with a focus on committee support and officer roles as the club faces restructuring and fundraising goals.
J S Garden leader of the New South Wales industrial wing arrived by train from Melbourne to Adelaide for a Federal Labor Conference. He urged unity within the party and criticized factional friction, saying NSW delegates seek to find a path to unify Labor nationwide and present a written appeal to the conference.
Unfavorable North American crop news lifts world wheat markets as prices advance in Adelaide port trade to 47 a Tushel. Chicago and Liverpool show buoyant signals while export demand outlook improves. Australian and British cargoes steady amid cautious trade.
At the State Centenary and Pirie Diamond Jubilee Committee meeting in the town hall Broken Hill Smelters granted another £75 follow up to a prior appeal. Decorations plan outlined, sub committee reported good progress, with six recommendations adopted for Jubilee Week celebrations.
A garbled transcript outlines council staff salaries and budget questions. It notes proposed reductions, wage adjustments, and concerns over surpluses and future allowances. Mentions mayor, service years, and potential lay plans amid a tense budget debate.
The Australasian Council of Trade Unions urged the Federal Labor Conference in Adelaide to ask the Labor Governments of Queensland Tasmania and Western Australia to enact a 40 hour work week by law The Victorian Labor Party would be asked to press the Dunstan Ministry The ACTU hopes to compel the Federal Cabinet and other state governments to back the move Queensland Premier W Forgan Smith opposed a 40 hour week citing cost and potential impact on industry
Davis Cup final play is halted by rain in London. Quix defeated Austin in the first set, but trails as play resumes, with weather causing delays and delaying completion of the match.
Harold Hurtle Hay ball aged 26 died at Pirie Hospital from internal injuries after a car capsized near Warnertown on Saturday. Report details praise his cheerful, active nature and note his apprenticeship and engineering ties with local firms and the Amuiga- Mate Engineering Club.
A 1932 Pirie page notes various visits and meetings including Red UAT trip plans, a doctors' ward update, and the Australasian Workyers' Union gathering. It reports about public figures in Adelaide, Horace Hore, and Pirie officials, with mentions of farm boards and associated bowling club plans for 1936 37 season. It also cites forthcoming visits and speeches by officials and lawyers.
Adelaide reporting on the Australian Labor Party Federal conference where delegates debate constitutional referenda to extend Commonwealth banking powers. Key figures like J J Graves, C Fallow, and Curtin push for state control of credit, nationalisation of banks, and a referendum mechanism, with debate over public versus private banking and potential constitutional changes.
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