12 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
1
Finland doubts Russia peace terms meet expectations and Moscow talks falter. Resentment toward Sweden and Norway grows as Finland considers appealing to the Allies for direct intervention. Rome reports no shift in Italian policy despite a German foreign minister visit. British Western Front artillery endures heavy fire.
Reports from British and French fronts speak of heavy shelling and increased patrols after months of quiet. Parrying German offensives near the Rhine and Vosges, allied forces counter with fierce skirmishes while air activity rises in northern and western regions. Continued fighting expected, with page 4 coverage promised.
A man, Jack W. Young formerly of Newcastle, was killed instantly on Sunday when his car was crushed between a crane and a truck at the Whyalla blast furnace site. Report says about 400 men marched in the funeral procession as workers paused to attend the service.
Aftor having been with her outing mother in Adelaide since before Christ a Mrs W. Golding wife of the secretary of Pine Football Association returned to Pirie and last night’s two impe State secretary of a Industry Employers Union arrived in Pirie yesterday for union business. He expects to address Adelaide this evening. May an extended illness. sister hats Private Hospital. M. A. Milis York road has retinal disease and will not be able to get about much for some time. Christofis Mow Moye. Ree Danilson and Neve an Febuary for a car tour to Melbourne and Sydney arrived home yesterday morning. They reported they would travel to Melbourne and Sydney later. Mrs B Grait My proprietor at Richmond Brewery, Victoria, was a passenger on the eastbound express through Pirie yesterday. Dr R. Thomas bishop of Willechi was a passenger on the mvlie-Australisi. Mr Med Walt of Broken Hill arrived with his party. Mik Katve has resumed duty. Mr Mildeavat of Semtex, Wal, was injured in a car accident at his home on Sunday. Suikdon, formerly of Pin Pic Ree Seddoi, lived in town yesterday on a visit and will return to the city today. Bedhwrston Tunis Club secretary was admitted to Pirie Hospital. While at work at the Smelters he revived a bow frame hammer and received a wound. Jack Scullsen remains in Pirie Hospital. M. A. J. Syostrom is a patient in the medical ward. Mr K. McLaughlin of Solomontown was admitted to Pirie Hospital on Sunday and left yesterday.
Victorian rail services face mass cancellations with more than 100 country passenger trains and some expresses cut to conserve coal. Next Sunday all country excursion trains are halted, rosters shift, and staff travel plans adjust as the railways implement reduced services. Police in Adelaide search Torrens Lake for a missing man as other regional notices reflect travel and hospital updates.
Enquiries today reveal a woman near Capetown who came to Australia 43 months ago and showed death by own action tendencies after a broken engagement. Police study a crime novel series linked to the case while investigators piece together a troubling record at a nursing home.
Australian coal strike negotiations stall with no definite action. Prime Minister Me Hughes and Ministers promise continued talks while miners' executives seek consolidation of union stands. All union tampart groups in New South Wales agree to refuse coal carey until outcomes emerge.
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain announces that Britain and France have informed the Finnish Government of immediate readiness to aid with available resources. MP Kirkwood asks if this means war with Russia. Chamberlain says war decision not reached yet. He notes an appeal from Finland has been received.
A Danish newspaper reports that Russia and Finland have concluded peace, but the claim cannot be confirmed.
The mercury climbs to 109 degrees marking the sixth hot day of the wave and the fifth consecutive century. Skies clear after 2 pm with humid conditions. pleasant evening expected as winds shift. Local report notes requests for ice and drinks amid high temperatures.
Thermometer shows 109 max yesterday with 74 as 24 hour minimum. Gert notes unprecedented ice demand at week end. Saturday factory record 710 blocks produced. No shortage feared due to ample stock. Heat waves compare with 1940, which lasted longer despite rationing. Continued cold forecast for the North.
Reported in Adelaide during a prolonged heat spell the city logged an all time March high with temperatures climbing over 80 degrees on the third night and reaching 107.9 degrees later, amid multiple indicators of shifting conditions and a 149-point change signal noted by observers.
A large Pirie crowd lined the route from the drill hall to the town hall to farewell Second Australian Imperial Force soldiers marching with band and garrison men. Mayor W. H. Threadgold spoke at the town hall as diggers, returned soldiers, and civilian volunteers processed past Memorial Gates and Ellen Street amid spontaneous applause.
A Melbourne style farewell on the town hall balcony as the procession moves past the station. The crowd hears Mayor Threadgold praise the Pirie volunteers and the Anzacs while Attendees donate funds and salute the Second ALF soldiers marching to join the Empire effort in WWI.
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