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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1933
Page
3
Practical old recipes for hot meat dishes with pastry and gravy. Instructions cover two pound neck chops baked in apple onion layers with stock and pastry, mutton chops casserole with Brussels sprouts, steak with veal forcemeat pocket, sea pie with crust, and variations for cold potato topping and suet crust. Contains step by step browning, layering, simmering times, and serving notes.
Prices for food and groceries rose across six capitals and 30 towns by 1.6 to 2.1 percent in March per Commonwealth Statistician E T McPhee. Separately in London, a fifty anniversary exhibition on Karl Marx recalled his life, writings, and links to England with his death in 1883.
Ellen claims home is the dearest spot on earth after all while Ernest counters by counting rent and servants wages, highlighting a domestic finance exchange. The brief dialogue contrasts sentiment with practical costs of maintaining a household.
Rev. John Hall of Ballarat warns that youth unemployment is Britain's most serious social issue and highlights welfare work by churches. He notes vocational officers in schools to assist student absorption into work and cites Harrow and Eton adopting similar measures amid broader concerns over spirituality. He disputes England’s spiritual decline, saying home spirituality is rising and church attendance is increasing with Easter and Christmas communions as evidence.
In Richmond Victoria Stephen Hart McKenna aged 17 faced charges of unlawful possession and guilty plea. Judge O Callaghan noted an unlucky name link to a notorious figure but dismissed the case after accepting the accused was invited to ride the motorcycle and fined him 2 pounds with 2 shillings 6 pence costs for the riding incident.
Adelaide’s forceful lacrosse lineup overwhelmed Port Pirie by 12 goals after a strong opening from Pirie. Lee led Adelaide with eight goals while Ridings and Symonds added several as Pirie faded. Local players kept pressing to the end with Seatcher in goal, and visitors enjoyed postmatch hospitality at the Royal Exchange Hotel before attending the Police Ball.
Thirty one pairs competed in Port Pirie Tennis Club mixed doubles handicap. Semis set for next Saturday with Ch Gann and Mrs Gann facing Hocking and Gooding. Yesterday saw numerous matches with Leane and Cottell defeating Wehr and Mudge and many other tight scores among top pairs.
Aftonville No 1 defeats Watervale Girls 1 0 to win the second annual Pirie Women’s Hockey Carnival. Watervale, Crystal Brook, Wirrabara and others sent teams as spectators enjoyed a day of action with 600 plus in attendance. Joyce Fiddaman scored the lone goal, trophies presented by Mrs B. Joyce, with Miss Trix Petterson organizing. Referees P T Hayes and A Hopkins oversaw the day.
At Footscray Victoria council meeting the town clerk stated no motion to grant preference to returned soldiers on the books. The council policy favors returned soldiers in employment if all else is equal. Dr Hanmer moved to affirm the principle, but with no seconder the motion lapsed.
Figures from Commonwealth Statistician E. T. McPhee show Melbourne wholesale prices continuing a April rebound from February lows, returning to December January levels. The April index rose 25 points to 1,358 driven by higher costs in jute leather wool agricultural produce dairy meat, with building materials slipping.
Aby compliments Cohen as a tailor. Cohen replies that the coat split, then quips that it proves their buttons are well sewn, turning a mishap into salesmanship.
In the District Court Melbourne Mr Cook P M heard the first prosecution of its kind against Stanley Stanton Stirling bird fancier charged with having two ring necked Mallee parrots during the close season for native game. The birds were declared a protected species by a recent gazette and Stirling was fined 10 in respect of each bird. He was also charged as a dealer in native game for failing to keep a proper book recording all game bought sold or handled and fined 20.
A maid quotes a professor declaring mock success as his laboratory explodes in the air. The exchange frames a dramatic, darkly humorous moment highlighting the professor’s fixation on his experiment despite the chaos.
A playful verse extols relaxing indoors during tempests while turning illustrated pages and imagining voyages on the Spanish Main. The narrator notes that one does not need hardships to endure when aided by Woods Great Peppermint Cure.
A service manager of the Good year Tyre and Rubber Company asserts that tyres do not benefit from aging. Tests show new tyres provide equal or greater mileage, while ageing causes casing cords to weaken and premature failure. Proper care yields best results from the newest stock.
A student asks for a four word commandment and answers with a joke misquote. The class discusses memory and the teacher prompts further on the Ten Commandments. The moment highlights classroom humor in a study of biblical laws.
Brown and Jones exchange wry memories about a girl proud of a wasp like waist and a quip about a sting. The lighthearted dialogue highlights playful nostalgia and timing in their recollection.
Advertisement promotes a home remedy yielding eight bottles for the price of one. It claims to mix a sweetened Walter and a dose of concentrated HEENZO to create about a pound’s worth of cough and cold medicine. HEENZO is said to be pleasant and suitable for all ages.
Mr Hogan of Alloa urged that rural overdraft rates be cut to 6 percent, arguing parity with Premiers' Plan. Mr W O Leitch of Associated Banks in Victoria rebutted, saying 5 ½ percent is the maximum and banks have already made concessions since 1941. He noted wider tax burdens and deposits maturing, predicting gradual rate reductions and highlighting regional tax disparities across states.
Ruskin argues justice alone can correct society. He warns alms, patience preaching, and emollients fail without fairness. True reform requires justice as the primary virtue guiding leaders and people alike.
A dialogue fragment presents a maid asking for the timing of a supposed eye boiling, with the mistress replying why. The text centers on a macabre exchange and implies a threat or dark humor without broader context or confirmation.
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