14 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
1
The Fortnightly General Meeting of the above will be held at the AW.A. BALL TONIGHT at 8 o'clock sharp. Members urged to attend. Secretary Munday notes business is Very Important. A sailing boat, 22 feet overall, with beam 5ft 6in and drafts aft, nearly new with well, is offered by W.E. This. Apply.
Fishermen of Port Pirie announce direct sale of fish to the public starting Wednesday March 11 at the wharf. Prices listed per pound include Tommy tough mullet salmon gard fish and whiting with delivery options and order taking from hotels and boarding houses. Restrictions limit families to 12 pounds for private sale to avoid misunderstandings as prices commence next week.
Friends of the late John Ru Binich are informed that his remains will be removed from Solomontown Morgue at 4 a m on Thursday for interment in Port Pirie Cemetery. Symonds Bros Undertakers and Embalmers located on Alexander Street and Solomontown arrange the service.
Mr J. T. Sampson publicly expresses gratitude to Dr. Goode, the Matron, and the Port Pirie Hospital nurses for their kindness during his illness.
The Lama Jockey Club advertises the £55 Handicap Hurdles £30 Flying Handicap and £25 Handicap Trial Stakes. Tenders for Publican s Temperance Saveloy and Roll Booths must be submitted to Secretaries J March Spicer and H McDonald.
The Corporation of Port Pirie invites tenders by 4 p.m. on March 18 for 1000 yards of good limestone rubble to be delivered within 12 months within the town boundary. Tenderers must supply a sample and declare the rubble locality. Ernest E. Garrett, Town Clerk.
Meusrs J Fitzgerald and L Hill Australian Labor Party candidates for Port Pirie district and Hon J Jelly will open their election campaign in the Town Mall this evening where Ley will address four meetings of electors. A special invitation is extended to ladies. Death of a Pine Soldier in Germany Pte Harold Hoole youngest brother of Mr William Dodd of Port Pirie died of consumption in Germany. He was a prisoner of war and died in December last.
Adelaide reports reveal military officers testifying before the Senate Select Committee on soldiers and drink. Col. Rogers cites alcohol as harming coordination and recovery, suggesting limits on alcohol for soldiers under care. Other officials note drunkenness cases, support for early closing, and debate on prohibitions.
Residents await Public Works Commissioner as SA Government rules out a state shipyard. The plan centers on private firm Poole and Steele of Sydney, supported by federal and state funds, to build dredges and later ships, with cabinet approval and parliamentary scrutiny.
A brief historical entry links despondency with indigestion as a common cause. It notes mood disturbance arising from stomach discomfort and mentions remedies used in the period.
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