13 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
1
Mr RB H Chapman commissioner of railways will confer this afternoon with four representatives of the striking Peterborough railwaymen, with two union members traveling from each side to Adelaide. Stocks of ore at the Smelters will sustain production until late next week, as talks aim to settle the dispute within days.
Relief Agency chief wounded as Russian troops attack a Swedish relief party near the Austrian border. Four drivers killed and M. Torsten Arcam, head of the agency in Austria, wounded. he and his wife and child were detained for hours. Swedish Consulate urged a protest. Russian force reported to have a large ammunition dump at Berg.
Reports from London say Mr Winston Churchill underwent a major operation yesterday. His doctors describe his condition as satisfactory and his general status as improving.
New York reporting Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman says Outer Mongolian forces have captured Peitashan in Sinkiang Province. Chinese troops are reported to be resisting near Peitashan as the situation develops.
A Royal Australian Air Force recruiting mobile unit arrives in Pirie tomorrow under Flight-Lieut. No Nilsen in charge. He will be at Air Training Corps HQ Ellen Street until Tuesday to provide information and enlistment facilities. More than half of those seeking enlistment are former RAAF personnel.
A chaotic OCR fragment discusses confidence in the United Nations and possible war with Russia. It mentions a U.S. ambassador, press conferences, and wartime production, but the text is garbled and names are unclear. The piece reflects wartime sentiment without clear, verifiable details.
CANBERRA reports endowment to Austria last month reached its highest peak. Claims for 1 001 885 endowed children were met by the Commonwealth Government in respect of 35 256 couples.
Rev A D McGuicheon arrives tomorrow to stay with Rev D W Armen d V Grummett who is now a keen golfer with Kooyonga Club and will play in the North Western carnival at Pirie links over the weekend. Dir and Mrs W P Brown visit their uncle John Brown in hospital after a fall. Mr L R Selway arrives by plane on a business visit. Mr A Mel Hunter from SA Gay Company relieves at Pink branch. Crew of the Norwegian tanker Pas Scandia had an appendix operation at Pirie Hospital and will be repatriated as Scandia sails. Mr George Saler of Central Lawa rests in the surgical ward.
Indonesian delegate Sayadiit told Reuters in Prague that Dutch demands to keep garrisons and represent Indonesia abroad through Dutch channels are unacceptable. He said Indonesians may seek United Nations arbitration if tensions persist.
Reports circulate of a potential communist power grab in Hungary as factions maneuver for influence. Officials deny immediate seizure while opposition leaders call for calm amid rising tensions and social unrest.
London, Wednesday. Yorkshire Post diplomatic correspondent reports Communists in Romania plan to expel Liberal and Peasant ministers from the government. A full application of collective farming and industry rationalisation are cited as demands. Liberal and Peasant leaders would not accept these terms, and the Communist ministers could resign, paving the way for occupation of key points with Moscow's encouragement.
A Pirie woman named Florence Wile was found at her Florence Street home with a cut throat. Believed to be inflicted by a racer, she was admitted to Pine Hospital. Last report on her condition said to be satisfactory.
A dated bulletin presents lighting, temperatures, wind forecasts, and lunar data for Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Hobart and Port Lincoln. It includes yesterday temperatures, a forecast of showers with strong south-west to west winds, and a schedule noting train times for East-West express divisions.
Irie Golf Club hosts four day North Western carnival starting today with 48 entrants for the main event and a schedule spanning four rounds. Participants travel from Kooyonga Glenelg Crystal Brook Gladstone Kadina Snowtown and Bute. D H Adams leads a strong field aiming to defend the Crystal Brook title while C V Grimmett attending as a city guest.
Tomorrow at Memorial Oval Solomontown meets Proprietary in a decisive third clash of the season. Solomontown seeks another win to level standings with two points behind, while lineups are shaken by multiple absences on both sides including Conor Norton Harris and Pritchard for Solomontown and Schwarts Petugna Ring for Proprietary.
The Pirie Cycle Club plans a 30 mile handicap for men with riders including E. Whitehead F. Bairstow J. Whitehead and H. Holt among others and times ranging from 45 seconds to 14 minutes. A Sunday handicap for the Pirie Women’s Cycle Club lists riders such as B Lomson J Appleby S Cave J Matthews B Thomas R Secutary and others with 10 seconds to 5 minutes outcomes.
South teams faced off with key players listed including D Hart J Jose D Sander cock J Moody and H Keast as MES and R McKay. After the match a team will be selected to meet a C YMCA team on Sunday morning.
Mr M B Middleton mayor receives from Prime Minister J By Chifley an inaugural citation for special services on behalf of Commonwealth loans and national policy, recognizing his encouragement of investments in Commonwealth loans.
The death occurred today of Rev. Charles Brown a Baptist Church leader.
Sydney report of a 92 year old Navy veteran from Petersham, H Figg, who served 1873 to 1881 and fought in the Busuto and Zulu wars, being presented to Lieut General Northeow at the post-war levee.
Rail service cuts announced will severely curtail coal and passenger movements. Coal stocks at Rendout Pirie works of the South Australian Gas Company are said to exhaust in four days. A truckload aimed at the gasworks to be hauled today, via a train of cable trucks. Only East West express division will arrive today, leaving Adelaide at 1.30 pm and reaching Pirie about 4.30 pm. No trains dispatched to the city from Pirie today. A train will depart North for the capital at 8.45 tomorrow morning, with no return service. Sunday shows no rainfall. Monday morning a capital-bound train leaves at 8.45 and a division of the East West express departs for Pirie at 1.30 pm.
Flight Lieutenant Clifford of Pirie West has been awarded the Air Force Cross for his courageous role in repelling Japanese advances in the Busu and Lai areas of New Guinea and for overseeing prisoner of war evacuations from Sumatra and Bangkok. The 33-year-old married teacher, based with Morotai operations, credited his unit’s transport squadron with delivering supplies, ammunition, and prisoners, and lauded its pivotal ground support during Allied campaigns.
Reports list ship movements and cargoes from Port Adelaide including Globe Tinder Mills Ltd timber shipment. Scandia tanker with diesel. Lily of Capetown bound for Unite Kingdom with 240 tons lead. Mongabarra bound to Sweden with 1500 tons concentrates. Vudelbaok destined for United Kingdom with 2500 tons sowed Lyte. other vessels and schedules noted with dates and cargoes for Sydney and Newcastle runs.
Mr J V Stout reported to delegates that the Australasian Council of Trade Unions endorsed rejecting a proposed ban on the South Australian rocket range. He said a full investigation found no danger of injury to Aboriginal people unless by misadventure and there was no further discussion on the matter.
Australia eyed a potential influx of American dollar credits via the Philippines. American Ambassador to Australia Mr. Robert Butler said at a Canberra press conference that the Philippines, war hattened yet ready to buy from both America and Australia, had ample dollars to spend. He estimated it would take ten years for the two nations to meet the needs of the Philippines.
An official report states ASIA seeks trusteeship over Manus Island and Australia plans to use Manus as a major Pacific naval base while the United States will not participate in construction or maintenance of the base.
Adelaide reports promising new uranium finds on the Mount Painter fields after an inspection by Premier T Playford and Federal Minister C Chambers with other Parliamentarians. Further prospecting is to be undertaken.
Further supplies of first quality reconditioned coats offered coupon free at 2 cens per six. Men’s felt hats in pure fur felts shaped by waterblock process in blue grey and fawn. Boys cosy pyjamas striped flannelette sizes 26 to 32, various prices and coupon counts. Boys skullcaps in navy royal grey maroon with sizes and tags available.
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