08 Mar 1946
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1946
Page
1
Rioters clashed with police in New Delhi during a procession marking victory week. Mill workers and students attacked a town hall, causing damage to wires and buildings as authorities dispersed the crowd.
Surenburg reports War Crimes Tribunal opens with defense motions. Von Papen seeks support from King Gustav of Sweden claiming to urge Vatican cooperation and US liaison in Turkey to halt persecution of church members.
Residents report a spectacular smash in Solomontown near the emergency station. Witnesses include Aine Gist Mio and others as police investigate a scene with damaged houses and frightened bystanders. A possible suspect list is referenced with limited details available.
Readable handicaps list for a 14 mile road cycling race. Includes names such as Threyah Leigh McVicar F Bamatow and Reichel Johnson Nestor Whitehead and Williams among participants. Race starts at Glob Hotel with figures like 240 and 3.20 noted.
Australian Prime Minister Mr Chifley announced a report that two transports carrying wives and children of servicemen to Australia had been earmarked for troop movement. London sources cited a Beastes or dent Minister confirming prior planning for the ships.
A lengthy health battle ends as Cecily Mas, daughter of Mr and Mrs, dies after a crippling illness recorded at Birle Hospital. The case mentions severe arthritis and extended illness affecting several family members and associates, with details spanning medical care and community notices.
Police report theft of fencing posts and sheetlead from a site at Pirie West near the old soapworks. Mrs Fitzgerald reported the loss and post remnants were later recovered. Investigations continue as officers seek two men linked to the incident. A second lead is investigating short lead iron and fuel containers missing over the weekend.
A packing-house strike paralyses meat shipments to Europe, prompting a government warning to Britain. Argentina faces export shortfalls as the strike nears 40,000 tons behind pledged supplies, with fears it could complicate any move to isolate Argentina.
Receipts and expenditure from Pirie Football Association annual meeting show match receipts totaling £629 13s 2d for 15 A grade games supervised by secretary JS Hocking. Other matches earned £59 3s, £19 2 1d, £22 4s 2d. expenses for Accade games £280 12s 7d and other matches £41 14s 8d. Profits disbursed to Selumut Tuvi and Port £50 9s 6d and £48 15s 3d. Reserve fund boosted by carryforward £8 and £17 15s 7d credit. A match South Adelaide vs Pirie paid visiting team £14 19s 4d. Red Cross gift £0 8d. Fathers' Association received £5 17s from Railways. Smelter noted £99 3d distributed to Pirie Citizens' Soldiers Reception Communities funds.
A fragmented list of race picks and entries for forthcoming events. Notable names include Malachine Wiel Avons and Avions, with selections across hurdles, handicaps, and steeplechasers. Several entries such as Ducal Nigheas Dhonn Asoka Amer Pieot and Wing Two Spots appear amid uncertain spellings.
List of race names and leading contenders from a race meeting with horses such as Sol vent Siluria Just Jill Leonard Stakes Reveilly Vine Tilston Oatcake Knock arlow Silurian and others noted in event headings and placings.
Pirie District Council members conducted a detailed 110 mile inspection of flood damaged roads in the north western area. They assessed washouts from roadwaters, identified urgent works including widenings and spillways, and discussed crossing repairs and new concrete pylons for a bridge project.
At the fourth meeting of the Pirie branch of the Federated Liquor Trades Employes Union Mr. R Maxwell was appointed secretary treasurer succeeding Mr. B Johns who resigned. Attending were F Standish state general secretary and A F Kilson executive member to discuss loyal interest matters.
A wartime rule exempting service personnel from the residential qualification of 14 days was discussed at the Pirie Football Association annual meeting. A motion to delete the rule and apply a general exception to service players failed for lack of seconder, deferring the decision to the next Pirie Hospital ward meeting.
Canberra debate reports Minister J O Makin stating Australia is free of guilt over conditions on the Japanese destroyer Yoisuki that transported Formosans to Formosa. He asserts vessel type and crew were MacArthur’s decision and that Geneva Conventions were observed in health supervision.
Resentment erupted at Pirie Chamber of Commerce meeting in the town hall over the Fire Brigades Board charging 22 pounds per hour for pumping flood water from business cellar premises. Local officials pressed for a rebate or reduced rate, arguing the fee was excessive for the scale of work.
A man named Guy was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife in December. Acting Judge Slatey commuted no emotion as evidence showed charred human bones found at a paddock on Guy's farm. The case featured a gruesome discovery and a harsh punishment.
An experienced apiarist Mr Ron Roberts used a smoking can to calm a swarm of bees that settled on the rear bumper of a small car in Ellen Street. The bees were expected to depart within 24 hours to a more suitable site, and a driver without smoke risked severe stings.
Australia faced large stockfeed losses while pledging efforts to feed Britain as shortages in the UK were expected to last about eighteen months. Minister W. J. Scully told Parliament that despite reduced reserves, the government would compensate stockowners, boost dairying, wheat outputs, and ship 750,000 tons of food including 300,000 tons meat and 115,000 tons dairy products to Britain this year.
The item reports rapid sales of four houses in Pirie West area at about £275 cash each. Sale agents and bidders are referenced with names like Fred O. Liew and Henry Wesartan. The text notes buyer families, six room units, and multiple inquiries, with dates and prices cited and a Wednesday closing hinted.
At Pirie Football Association annual meeting Mr W Hine urged reform to include schoolboys, noting their enjoyment of Friday matches. He moved to contact headmasters about Friday afternoon games. A motion carried to issue tickets again for schoolboys to view matches at Memorial Oval.
Police in Pirie West probed an incident at Goode Road and Fourth Street where a man on a bicycle allegedly took a three year old girl to a nearby park building and committed an offence. A woman followed the rider, and a bicycle was found nearby. A suspect was questioned, placed in a lineup, but the child and others could not identify him. he was released as the investigation continues.
The journeyman forecast notes light rain in the Far West with improving conditions, rising temperatures, and southeast to northeast winds. A local police report states Constable D C Rabbich injured his hand at Pirie Police Station, receiving two stitches at Pirie Hospital after a cut from an unsturdy blade.
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