Jury Acquits Men in Demsey Murder Case in Melbourne
Judge Macfarlan directs jury to acquit Roy McFarlane Mathew O Keefe William Grahame and Harold Reeve of Demsey murder and robbery in company after Crown fails to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Defence alibis referenced and inconsistent testimony noted as jurors return not guilty verdicts.
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Demsey
Melbourne
Justice Macfarlan
Criminal Court
Roy McFarlane
Mathew O'Keefe
William Grahame
Harold Reeve
John Thomas Demsey
Whittlesea Road
Hook
O'Keefe
Book
Sou
Det Davis
Ral
McFarlane
Whittle- McFarlane
Grahame Sereet
Sea Road
Davie
Reeve
Grahame
Dem
Betting Confusion in Flemington Handicap Race
In the Bourke Handicap at Flemington Soltoi withdrew due to leg injuries after the saddling paddock check. Bookmakers urged that all bets be off and fresh betting start, but stewards returned bets on Soltoi while keeping wagers on other horses. Discontent ran high as some bookmakers refused return on Soltoi bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soltoi
Evening Mist
Solwi
Sultoi
Nwo
Billiards in Pirie Strouds 149 Top Score
Pirie Club billiards scores from last night show A Stroudey and K Gillespie leading with 128 and 117, followed by F Sawyer 117, C Wood 16, F Adams 103, CE Thomas 110, A Hine 89, T A Keats 82, A G Penny 62, M Olds 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirie Club
A. Stroudey
K. Gillespie
F. Sawyer
C. Wood
F. Adams
CE. Thomas
A. Hine
T A. Keats
A. G. Penny
M Olds
British plane under fire in Siam to Hongkong journey
An Imperial Airways mail plane en route from Bangkok to Hongkong faced anti-aircraft fire and machine gun bursts. The report notes bullets whizzing nearby and crews maintaining course despite the threat. Casualty and wreck details are unclear due to garbled text.
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London
Bangkok
Siam
Hongkong
Imperial Airways
Plans for Anglo Italian talks in Rome March 8
London reports plans for talks with Italy to begin in Rome on March 8. Lord Perth in London consults with Lord Halifax and the Prime Minister as discussions span Friday. Britain may grant some demands if they do not threaten routes to Egypt and the Near East while Italy seeks fleet reductions and recognition of Abyssinian conquest.
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Mussolini
London
Rome
Lord Perth
Britain
Lord Halifax
Eden
Italy
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Red Sea
Egypt
Near East
Duce
Chamberlain
Signor
Lord
Perth
Obituary of Port Augusta native M. Speck at Pirie Hospital
Native of Port Augusta Mr. M. Speck aged 45 died after an illness of six weeks at Pirie Hospital. He lived in Pirie many years and engaged in various trades including Harrell's grogery, Foster’s establishment, and BILA.S. Co-operative Store before moving to Iron Knob. He served as hockey captain for war groups and leaves a widow Miss Zola Stephens and children Gwen Ralph and Irene. Three brothers and two sisters survive, with a third wife previously deceased.
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Thamas Michael Speck
Pirie Hospital
Wits
Basen Fool
Bort Wingustii
Winmanly
Bitie
Parvrits
St. Mark's
Winatat of Muses
Sluler
Tiglar
Eiten Street
Harrell
Unis
Foster Liore
Bila.s. Co-operative
Zola
Pens Stephens
H. Stephens
Pirish West
Gwen
Ralph
Ine Tast
Frank
Edward
Iles Speck
Stepherd
Hert Parsons
Spei
Pirie Janser Rati
Speck
Jet
Auburn Farmer Burned In Accident Near Home
Auburn Tuesday pronounces the death of Mr. Irs Nicholls, 53, a farmer, whose badly burned body was found four chains from a burning motor car after it ran off a steep hill and crashed into a fence. Neighbors, attracted by the blaze, could not locate him at first. It is believed his clothing caught fire as he tried to extinguish the blaze, causing him to run along the road before collapsing. Nicholls belonged to a prominent local farming family. his brother W. P. Nicholls of Crystal Brook is a candidate for Rocky River in the upcoming state elections.
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Auburn
Irs Nicholls
Mr. Nicholls
Rames
Nicholls
W. P. Nicholls
Crystal Brook
Rocky River
Temperature Record Shows 92.3 High and 74 Low
Yesterday's thermometer peaked at 92.3 degrees while the 24 hour minimum ended at 8.30 am with a reading of 74 degrees.
Pirie notices obituary for Mr Lambert aged railway man
Pirie records the death of Mr Lambert of Alpha Terrace, a long time Australian Railways worker born near Newcastle upon Tyne. Emigrating at 17, he worked across Australia on rail and construction before 40 years in the permanent way and a later caretaker post at Cockburn barracks. Survived by two sons and two daughters, burial conducted by Rev J Hunter. Local officials and railway colleagues praise his integrity and a life membership in the Australian Railways Union.
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Ms . Lambert
Tevrieve
Cockburn Barracks
Huddleston
Cockburn
Lambert
E. Hubert
Alpha Terrace
Pirie
J. Hunter
W. Fi
Threadgold
Ald. I. Berridge
M. S. Keane
H. Merlino
G., Featherston
J. W. Brady
C. G. Duffy
Ross
T. Madison
McKay
E. Atkins
L. Atkins
Tangley
H. (Merlino
Haldane
J. Edwards
V. Davidson
Dawn
Sorenson
E. Scanlon
B. J. Sutton
Lorna
Frank Wilson
A. E. Cox
C. Lamport
W. Frost
Archie Berry
H. R. Matthews
Jand
Central Hotel
F. G. Princ
Accident on Thornton Bridge prompts damages claim in court
In Adelaide on Tuesday a Supreme Court hearing began for damages after a November 14 1936 bridge fall near Thornton Bridge Ethelton. William John Amber and Elsie May Amber sued Leith William McNiven Martin and Donald William Gill for unspecified damages following a car crash that sent the couple 30 feet over the structure.
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Adelaide
Thornton Bridge
Ethelton
Supreme Court
Cleland
William John Amber
Waite Street
Elsie May Amber
Leith
William McNiven Martin
Ralaton Street
Largs Bay
Donald William Gill
Semaphore Road
Semaphore
Bankrupt's Outburst at Bankruptcy Court During Examination
In a Bankruptcy Court examination, the bankrupt Thomson challenged Mr. J R Kearnan and denied telling the truth as registrar Howland ordered him to answer. An affidavit states Thomson expected a net £40 monthly from carting work related to Anzac Highway reconstruction. Thomson’s estate was sequestrated on February 18 on Mrs Esther McCaffrey's petition for a £282 Local Court debt. The case also covers a collision on November 14, 1936, involving Mr and Mrs Amber and drivers Martin and Gill, with injuries claimed by the Ambers and contested negligence by Martin and Gill. Attorneys for Amber, Gill, and Martin appeared. testimony described the crash, damages, and potential sequester implications for creditors.
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Esther Alice McCaffrey
Stanleysteet North Adelaide
A. S. Blackburn
W. FJ. McCann
Ambers
K. Ward
Gill
M. Badger
Martin
Blackburn
Amber
Thornton Bridge
Thomson
Adam Tan
Anuier
SpirIe Man's Misadventures Round City Told to Court
In a Perth Criminal Court session, taxi driver Maylin Bertram and Edna Jeap Bastian faced charges of larceny receiving and fraudulent conversion or handling money gained by a misdemeanor. The trio allegedly involved a January 24 West Beach incident with stolen cash, a cheque book, and a cheque dishonor scheme.
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Spirie
Adelaide
Criminal Court
W. C. Gillespie
The
Crown
West Beach
Up to His Neck in Alleged Theft at West Beach
The trial details claim Barlow's £15 may have been illegally taken by Boord and Bastian with possible larceny or conversion charges. Boord handed £4 to a detective amid inquiries. Barlow’s ruined cheque book and lighting by a torch on the shore are noted as part of the incident.
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Gillespie
Boord
Barlow
Bold
Parkside
Det. Gully
West Beach
Bastian
Mr. Gillespie
Radlian
High Court upholds ruling on permanent hair waving patent
In a unanimous decision the Full High Court affirmed Justice Cleland's dismissal of Frederick Maeder's suit over a permanent hair waving process. The court found the invention not patentable, noting prior art and existing chemical formulas. The case now proceeds to pending appeal considerations before the Privy Council.
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Melbourne
Thesday
Justice Cleland
South Australian Supreme Court
Frederick Maeder
Grant Avenue
Toorak
Hefenhiiis
Buseli
Veta Street
Proppaet
Tie Privy Hauwell
Doha
Han
Boris Mey
Kopel
Mead W.nefligan
Verdict for S A Trotting Club in Adelaide case
Sir George Murray granted the South Australian Trotting Club verdict in favor of the club in the case brought by Harold Gracie Watson seeking damages. Watson claimed 2000 for injuries linked to a running rail incident on June 8. The Chief Justice noted evidence supported no liability by the club and that Watson suffered harm in a sequence of events surrounding racing at Way the Sbewseratitide.
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Adelaide
George Murray
Harold Gracie Watson
Nazi Control in Styria Sparks Street Turmoil
Report from Vienna notes in Styria that Nazi influence grows as partisan mobs confront noncompliant residents. Streets fill with posters and youths selling propaganda while some residents resist through symbol and refusal. Schools face pressure to align with Nazi doctrine as authorities seek allegiance across Graz and Vienna corridors.
Federal Cabinet Meets in Canberra for Deliberations
The cabinet will discuss instructions to the trade delegation departing London on March 22 and delineate migration policy. It will consider the Royal Commission on Banking recommendations and a brief dispute on British foreign policy after Anthony Eden’s resignation.
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Melbourne
Htve
Canberra
London
Royal Commission On Banking
Anthony Eden
Quarry accident Greek laborer brought to Pirie
A Greek laborer injured in a quarry fall a week earlier was rushed to Pirie by the trans Australian train. M.P. L G Riches urged improved medical supervision for workers along the line, citing the need for better medical attention after accidents.
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Pirie
L. G. Riches
M.P
Train Crash Injures Man on Trans Australian Run
Port Augusta yesterday saw Mr. G A Gahan and MP Mr L G Riches travel amid weather and rail updates. George Galinos, 31, married, of King and Sons ballast quarry, suffered a crushed left leg and back when a rock fall occurred at the quarry bottom during boring work. He was carried onto the east-bound train at Watson, treated on board, then transported by ambulance to Pirie Hospital arriving about 9:30. ambulance staff and first aid on site. Riches urged improved welfare care for workers in remote camps amid calls for better medical access. about 70 men work at the quarry with two receiving extra pay for first aid duties.
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G. A. Gahan
Commonwealth Railways
Port Augusta
L. G. Riches
Pirie
Adelaide
George Galinos
King and Sons
Hexas
Galinos
Watson
Junction
Pirie Hospital
Ceduna
Cook
Riches
Negligent Drivers Suspension Upheld in Supreme Court
Mary Josephine George of Clarence Park appealed against a licence suspension ordered by magistrate Sanderson SM. in Port Adelaide. Justice Angus Parsons noted the law empowers magistrates to suspend licences and urged broader use to deter negligent driving. George pleaded guilty to failing to yield at the Cross and High streets intersection in Queenstown on December 19, with £3 fine and 10s costs recorded.
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Adelaide
Angus Parsons
Supreme Court
Mary Josephine George
William Street
Clarence Park
Sanderson
Port Ade‘laide
Thhrough
Y Cross
High Streets
Queenstown
Victim Had Money Alleged Admissions
The third count against Bastian alleged she received the money and cheque book knowing they were obtained under circumstances amounting to a misdemeanor. Justice Richards presided with Millhouse for Bastian and Philcox for Board. Gillespie outlined Barlow's Adelaide arrival with part of £105 granted in workmen's compensation and his visit to a Kent Town house.
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Iie
Vere
Victor Barlow
Pikie
Lie
Kearnan
Thomson
Barlow
Bastian
Justice Richards
E, RB. Millhouse
C. J Philcox
Mr. Gillespie
Adelaide
Kent Town
£ twelve thousand ransom for boy father asks police to step aside
New York Tuesday Philip Levine age 12 has been kidnapped and a £12 000 ransom demanded. The boy's father, a wealthy attorney, asks state police and federal agents to back off so he can attempt to pay and secure his son's release. He reported the boy missing last Thursday but later cancelled, saying the boy was visiting an uncle. This is the fifth major child kidnapping after the Lindbergh case.
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New York
Hilip Levine
Gwen
Lindbergh
Russians Charged As Traitors Face Moscow Trials
Report from Moscow notes 20 leading Communists charged with treason to be tried in Moscow on Wednesday. Meetings in factories and mines rally support for death penalties, with Pravda calling the accused the dregs of humanity. Among the defendants are Bukharin, Nikolai Bukharin, and others, held by the OGPU for months as medical and other professions urge executions.
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Doxs Dox
Carrion
Bukharin
Comintern
Kykol
Ogpu
Wil
Mayor Opposed to Police Moiety in Council Report
Local government debates high police moiety payments and potential abolition as Pirie Town Council questions annual £939 15s cost. Officials note government grants and state charges outweigh council receipts while funds fund footpaths pumps and weighbridges under the Weight and Measure Act.
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Stroud
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Hse Niente
Mie
Ebise
Leon
Shimehih Wien
Mr. Chamberlain
M. Speck
Auburn Farmer's Fate
Australia
George Lambert
W. H. Threadgold
Mr. Lambert
Australian Railways Union
J. R. Kearnan
Mr. Kear
Univers
G Ger
Ste" Anutier
Abe
Gil
Gillin
Maylin Bertramnd
Board
Paringa Street
Edna Jeap Bastian
Gilleapie
Rundie Street
Kent
Clothham
K. Justice Richards
Maeder
Sir John Latham
Far East
S.A. Trotting Club
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Roasin
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Gonree
Styria
LUST
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Stria
Guyern
Drnwkers
Musik Indies
Hitler Post
Vienna
Hhramlhe
D. Yates
Traci
Harold Russell
New Zealand
London Metal Market
Pirie Council
Heneral
W. HW
Generel
Pirie Town
Counell
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