Loyalist Forces Halt Seres Assault Amid Surprising Resistance
Athens reports government troops after crossing the Etruma River met unexpected opposition seven miles from Seres. Bombing hit Bethymo barracks in Crete, with pilots claiming destruction and many killed. Venizelos warns of reprisals on Crete. Gen Condylis says 200 prisoners taken and five guns captured. plans to seize Seres, then advance to Drama and Kavala.
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Athens
Etruma
Seres
Bethymo Barracks
Crete
M. Venizelos
Condylis
Drama
Kavala
Cross Purposes Gen Plastiras Plot Foiled by Venizelos
London sympathy dispatch reveals inner Greek intrigue as Venizelos and Plastiras planned a joint coup to topple the government. Plastiras pressed for an earlier rising but Venizelos blocked it and ordered an earlier revolution, prompting swift official action.
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London
Percival Phillips
Daily Telegraph
Athens
M. Venizelos
Gen. Plastiras
French journalist spots Zoubkoff in Paris cafe
In a Luxembourg cafe a French journalist recognized Alexander Zoubkoff, who married Princess Victoria of Hohenzollern. He lives on one meal a day, works as a luggage porter, and cannot obtain permits to stay in France, Germany, Belgium, or Italy.
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Paris
Luxembourg
Alexander Zoubkoff
Victoria of
Horse killed in Bolt Melbourne scene shocks crowd
In Melbourne on Monday a harness horse named Saartian perished after the four-horse team bolted. The animal fell, was dragged a distance, and died when the team crashed into a post. Local witnesses described the incident with concern.
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Melbourne
Saartian Fey Weiter Hern
Ted
Gor Ot
British Journalist Breaks Clear After Escape From Greece
Selkirk Panton, a Daily Express correspondent, recounts escaping Greece after an 80 mile trek by car, foot, and mule. He describes Salonika's belief that the government has lost control, hesitating to send planes for fear pilots will desert. Metaxa, the temporary War Minister, is viewed as a monarchist using the revolution to restore the monarchy. Names of the Duke and Duchess of Kent are floated as possible King and Queen.
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London
Greece
Selkirk Panton
Daily Express
Panton
Salonika
Tion
Metaxa
Duke
Duchess of Kent
Maria
Rebels Escape and Seres Seats Helli Helli Surrender
An official report states the rebel cruiser Helli Helli surrendered after officers abandoned the ship in the night. Government troops occupied Seres as rebels offered no resistance and claimed three thousand captives.
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Seres
Fatal Collision Kills Woman in Clayton Crash
A motor car and a motor truck collided at Clayton today. Mrs Edna Fullard aged 33 of Yallourn was killed instantly after being thrown through the windscreen. Her husband Stanley Fullard also aged 33 was injured. The crash was attributed to skidding or a wet road.
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Melbourne
Clayton
Edna Fullard
Yallourn
Stanley Fullard
Well Known Oarsman Kunoth Dies After Accident
Adelaide report says K. E. Kunoth of Berri Rowing Club died from injuries after a fall from a lorry on his way to work. He was son of the Werei District Council chairman and rowed in the Berri champion eight last year and in the King's Cup, with a State championship race planned for Saturday.
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Adelaide
K. E. Kunoth
Berri Rowing Club
Werei
Berri Shampion
Schmeling Defeats Hamas in Ninth Round Elimination Bout
In Berlin last night Max Schmeling defeated Steve Hamas by technical knockout in the ninth round before about twenty thousand spectators. The referee halted the contest as Hamas absorbed severe punishment. Schmeling, a two to one favorite, advances to face Max Baer, the American title-holder.
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Berlin
Max Schmeling
Germany
Steve Hamas
America
Hamas
Schmeling
Max Baer
Law students walk out over unscheduled exam
Law students at the university protested by walking out of the lecture room on the first day of term. They objected to an examination set for material they were supposed to have studied during the vacation.
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Melbourne
State finances Adelaide February surplus and tax receipts
State finance figures show February revenue exceeding expenditure by £345,000. The eight months to February 28 show an excess of £747,000. Land tax receipts for February total £136,000, eight month total £, income tax eight months £615,000, with £64,000 in income tax instalments held in trust and to be transferred upon assessments.
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Adelaide
Petrol price dispute cited by Pirie council
Pirie town council discussed a letter from the Automobile Association alleging retailers in Pirie earn a penny a gallon more profit than in Adelaide. The AA questioned the retailers and urged a price adjustment while Shell and Vacuum Oil defended depot economics and local benefits. The council voted to receive the letters and press for clarification, with some members contending retailers profit at Pirie is unfair.
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RERE
Pirie
The
Automobile Association
Adelaide
Tose
Pirle
Caines
Recorder
Io Pirie
Resellers’ Association
Pirie Connell
Watts
Alan Watts
Dr. Dey
Threadgold
Shell Company, Limited
Birken- Head
Fa Vacuum Oil Company, Limited
Dey
Iron and Glass on Cycle Track at Bendigo Easter Fair
Bendigo cyclists lodged a complaint with the Easter Fair Society over the carnival track which provoked protests by visiting riders. A rider cited broken glass iron and foundry sweepings in the last track. The society chair said the council knew reconstruction was needed but funds were lacking. The group aims to urge council to upgrade the track to first class standards.
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Bendigo
Bendigo Easter Fair Society
Cabinet Gift To St John Ambulance Division
Pte J L Williams presented a small cabinet to the St John Ambulance Brigade at Solomontown Beach for the brigade room. He said Sgt R A Allan was away on holiday and he had arranged with A M Bickford and Son to obtain the cabinet from Mr Jackson, sales manager.
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Mr. Jackson
A. M. Bickford and Sons
J. L. Williams
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Solomontown Beach
Willams
R.A. Allan
Bickford
Redhill to Port Augusta Railway Route Visited
Redhill council reports Commonwealth Government engineer toured the town to inspect the route to Port Augusta. Mayor W. H. Threadgold and town clerk E. Garrett reviewed flood risk near Pirie with the engineer, who found the position favorable for the railway.
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W. H. Threadgold
Pirie
Rain and Cooler Temperatures Hit Pirie Area
A cool change arrived in Pirie on Sunday bringing rain and a 24 hour total of 23 points measured up to 8.30 am yesterday. Drops started before 4 pm Sunday night, rain then intensified with useful showers in the early morning hours. At 7...
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Pirie
Weather Summary: Cool Spell Ends as Rain Drops Fall
Yesterday recorded a maximum of 79.9 and a low of 62 by 8:30 am. A light drizzle occurred with a few drops, replenishing tanks after a long hot spell. Overcast skies earlier promised rain, but none fell. the low was the coldest since Feb 23.
Sir Winston Dugan Sickness Forcing Public Engagement Cancellations
Sir Winston Dugan remains under medical care as his general condition improves yet complications from a severe internal chill keep him confined to his room for another fortnight. He has canceled all public engagements through April per medical advice.
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Adelaide
Winston Dugan
Winston
Hotel proprietress held up in South Kensington robbery
Two armed youths robbed Miss K. A. Richards, proprietress of the Point Hotel, South Kensington, of £53 last night. They tied her with strips of sheeting and fired a shot at a passerby who came to her aid before fleeing the scene.
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Melbourne
K. A. [Richards
Point Hotel
South Kensington
Sir George Murray Goes Abroad Nine Months
The Government grants Sir George Murray eight months leave from April 25 to visit Britain and Europe. Mr Justice Angus Parsons will act as Chief Justice during his absence. Attorney General S W Jeffries says the state will incur no expense to cover court work, due to the Chief Justice taking leave without salary.
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Adelaide
George Murray
Britain
Europe
Angus Parsons
S. W. Jeffries
Geo. Murrey
Civil War in Cuba Declared Amid Strike Efforts
Recorder Special from Havana reports a state of war declared across Cuba after an attempt to force a general strike. Conditions described as the wildest since the 1933 revolution.
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Recorder
Havana
Cuba
Mackay Appointed NSW Police Commissioner Succession
Sydney readers learn that Supt. W. J. Mackay was named Metropolitan Superintendent to succeed Mr. W. H. Childs after Childs tendered his resignation to the government. The notice confirms the change in NSW police leadership in Sydney.
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Sydney
W. H. Childs
Waday
W. J. Mackay
Ill-fated flight case seeks death declarations
In Probate Court today a judge granted leave to swear to the deaths of Charles Thomas Phillipe Ulm and George Littlejohn, partners on the Pacific flight. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith said Ulm’s plane sank quickly after water impact, based on conversations with Ulm about plans for a future America to Australia air service.
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Ydney
Charles Thomas Phillipe Ulm
George Littlejohn
Pacific
Charles Kingsford Smith
Ulm
America
Australia
Prams Decline Cited As Birthrate Drops In Victoria
A Victorian manufacturer asked the Tariff Board to retain duties on prams and go carts. He cited a falling birthrate as the cause of orders shrinking to 13 factories employing 140 workers, with £18,929 in annual wages. Disher of Disher and McBrien represented South Melbourne.
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Atelbourne
Monnday
Victoran
Tariff Board
Australia
D. Disher
Disher
Nd McBrien
South Melbourne
Compulsory Wheat Pool urged in Canberra
A wheat growers deputation met acting Prime Minister Dr Earle Page urging a compulsory pool to stabilize the industry. Page said the wheat report would be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday and a policy statement would follow.
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Canberra
Earle Page
Page
300 Miles an Hour Goal
A fragment notes an unnamed figure aiming for 200 miles an hour, with implied progress toward a speed goal but unspecified context or results. The text suggests perseverance toward high velocity milestones without confirming attainment.
Rumor on Lamb Report Sparks Petrol Price Talk
A memo from KC chair Mr Lamb of the Prtzel Commission hints at sensational findings. The report reportedly omits some items in the House and notes discord among commissioners. It mentions petrol price trends from 1920 to the commission’s end and petrol content of imported crude.
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Canberra
Lamb KC
Prtzel Commission
Lesky
House of Representatives
Lamb
Government law held invalid in High Court action
The High Court voided a government law in a case brought against Vacuum Oil Proprietary Limited. The decision centers on the challenge to constitutional or statutory validity and the court’s ruling impacts regulatory enforcement. Vacuum Oil Limited remains the defendant in the matter.
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High Court
Vacuum Oil Proprietary, Limited
Still at large after Castlemaine reformatory escape
Three youths captured from Castlemaine Reformatory during a fire at Sthompcane Engineering Works remain at large. Police report they climbed to the roof of the reformatory using improvised devices and escaped in garbed person clothes.
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Melbourne
Castlemaine Reformators
Sthompcane Engineering Works
Ie i
Motor Cyclist Collides With Post at Pirie West
Mr. N. Thornton escaped with shaking after his motorcycle collided with a post on Sunday afternoon at the corner of Second Street and Terrace, Pirie West. The machine apparently skidded in loose earth.
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N. Thornton
Moppett Road
Pirie West
Second Street
Terrace
Pirie Hotel Guests and Arrivals Report
An array of visitors and arrivals at Pirie are listed with many staying at Royal Exchange Hotel. Names include Mr W Scott Mr A E Darby Mr P J Rigney Mr B Easter and Messrs C H Clarnette K Jameson, with several others arriving from Port Vincent Adelaide Melbourne Port Lincoln and Port Pirie. Capt F J Cormier begins relieving harbormaster duties during Capt Malcolm's leave.
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W. Scott
Architect-in Chief's Department
Pirie
Royal Exchange Hotel
A. E. Darby
Shell Company
Vielting Pirie
B. Easter
C. H. Clarnette and
K. Jameson
Peeks, Limited
A. Dorman
Melbourne
Messrs
T. Roeebone
H. Pearson
A. Edwards
H. Roe
Port Vincent
Mr. R. Downer
F. J. Cormier
Port Adelaide
H.G. R. Malcolm
G. W. Brandis
Barenga
Moonta
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Bolt
Berri
Pirie Council
Pirte
Ald
Davin
Ture
ST. John Division
Redhill Railway
Sir Winston Dugan AS
Sir George Murray
Aires
Atwell
N.S.W
Police
Supt. Mackay
Ommissioner Mackay
New South Wales Police
Littlejohn
Dr. Page
Malcolm Campbell
Queensland
P. J. Rigney
G. H. Brinsey
Port Lincoln
Hi Bo
Messrs. A. H. L. Goodeed
Potion
Comet
G. Pirie
Wats
Cra
Atwell, Reid, Dey, Cockburn
Cones
A. Liddle
Queen Street
Clementown
Pirie Hospital
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