Wheat Commission backs home price for flour in Australia
Canberra reports the Wheat Commission, appointed by the Federal Government in January 1934 to study the wheat, flour and bread industries, tabled in the House of Representatives. It urges a home consumption price for flour via excise duties or alternative methods, with 25 recommendations including a compulsory marketing scheme only if farmers in three exporting States approve. The document also calls for improved machinery credit, research on high strength wheats, and stronger extension services to boost the industry.
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Canberra
Wheat Commission
House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Cheadle
Commission
Australia
London
Commonwealth Bank Board
T. E. Moorhouse
Wheat Marketing Board
Royal Commission On ‘Taxation
Ford
Commonwealth Department of Commerce
Soils Division
Commonwealth Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Agricultural Departments
Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau
T. S. Cheadle
World Champion Eddie Tolan Wins Exhibition Title
Eddie Tolan USA won the world championship at the Exhibition after finishing third in the 130 yards. He led in 440 yards with Robertson and Roberts, and finished 220 yards in 21 seconds, a state record. Final points: Tolan 16, Robertson 10, Roberts 6, McFarlane 0.
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Melbourne
Eddie Tolan
U.S.A
Tolan
Gr. A. G. Wales
Robertson
Roberts
McFarlane
Huge Fire Saved Wool Worth £240000 At Six Storey Ard
A fierce blaze at the six storey Australian Estates and Mortgage Company building spread to Western and Murray Co operative Bacon and Meat Packing premises. Firefighters saved £240000 worth of wool though 200 bales valued at £2400 burned. Fire started by explosion of a 40 gallon petrol drum. Eight workers fled. a girl dropped a diamond case but was later rescued. Five petrol drums exploded with a roar, firefighters escaped injury.
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Melbourne
Australian Estates and Mortgage Company, Limited
Flinders Lane
Western and Murray Co-operative Bacon and Meat Packing Company, Limited
Hms Sheet of Fame
Girief
Dicky
Booked motorists complain about new road rule in Adelaide
Complaints arise from the Road Traffic Act rule urging motorists to stay as near the left as practicable. Police officials defend their enforcement, saying breaches will be judged in context. Some drivers say they are booked only to avoid pedestrians or vehicles entering the road.
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Adelaide
Armins
Sie
Strain in Australia over dominion food import limits
London reports from Royal Empire Society centenary visitors note strain in Australia due to Britain’s proposed import restrictions on dominion foodstuffs. They urge adherence to Westward Agreement, greater dominion share of British markets, and cooperation among Britain and the dominions to support secondary Australian industries and open spaces.
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London
Royal Empire Society
Malcolm MacDonald
Australia
Britain
Dominions
Fabian ‘Ware
Uint
Italy
Germany
Girl Finds Baby Crocodile Hatching in Gift Egg
In Sydney Miss Margaret Bignall 19 of Manly discovered two baby crocodiles, about 12 inches long, inside a gift egg from her parents who own a plantation in the Solomon Islands. The egg burst and the crocodiles emerged. they may be sent to Taronga Park Zoo.
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Sydney
Margaret Bignall
Manly
Miss Bignall
Solomon Islands
Taronga Park Zoo
Shipowners anxious over meat export restrictions
Melbourne reports shipowners fear losses of 45000 to 50000 pounds if meat export restrictions from Australia persist. About twenty vessels owned by overseas firms are affected as January shipments saw 140000 warloads. Meat exporters await a Meat Advisory Council meeting in Sydney to discuss the position while exporters continue buying.
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Melbourne
Australia
W. Angliss
Expartera
Abattoirs Strike Ends in Brisbane Amid Restored Work
In Brisbane the abattoirs strike ends as workers return to duties following a committee's recommendation. Management will reinstate some workers tomorrow and most are expected back by Monday.
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Brisbane
Token of Esteem for Pirie St John Ambulance Supt Cornish
Handsome inscribed case and tobacco presented to Supt E T Cornish of Pirie division on last night at Pine Soning railway yards as farewell before he leaves Pirie March 23. Set R A Allan chaired the presentation with W A Harrison announcing and several officers speaking.
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E.T. Cornish
Pirie
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Slivision
Pine Soning
Cornish
Set
R. A. Allan
W. A Harrison
Harrison
Granites Scheme Defended Amid Australian Debate
In Melbourne on Wednesday a defender argued the Granites plan for Central Australia would benefit youths despite claims of increased unrest. James Callander, returning from the goldfields, noted better climate and opportunities, while locals warned of trouble if drinking water and native tensions rise.
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Andersin
Australia
Noys
James Callander
St Killa
Metlaurne
Australian Prime Minister Lyons Visits Aden on Tour
Australian Prime Minister Lyons and party arrived in Aden today en route to Rome and London. The visit highlights the urgency of the meal question as Lyons plans to omit a stop in Rome and reach London by March 22.
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I AL Lyons
Aden
Lyons
Rome
London
Farewell Social at Tennyson for Rev Kilmartin
A farewell social was held by the Junior Christian Endeavor and Ladies Guild for Rev J Kilmartin and Mrs Kilmartin with 109 in attendance. Gwen Martin and the Kilmartins are headed to Strathalbyn next month. gifts included a leather bag a crystal vase and a rugel ling sel in a leather case. The event featured a musical program a supper and games, with thanks offered for years of ministry.
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Tennyenn
Methiot Okersinen
J. Kilmartin
Gwen Ril Martin
Strathalbyn
A. Bolheras
7.C. Bolmear
Ladies' Guild
Kilmartin
Salt
Forden Mission Auxiliary
Mina Gwen
Ales’ Galil
Christan Endeavor
Jack Melonalt
Kilmarlin
Vera Twining
Allen
Crowds Cheer Rebels Surrender in Athens Parade
Delirious joy fills Athens as thousands of rebels surrender and officers flee abroad. Prime Minister Teaidaris faces calls for death sentences while Venizelos, arriving as a political refugee, may avoid Greek authority. General Kondylis is hailed on return, and General Piastiras seeks refuge in France.
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Athens
Nestle
M. Tealdaris
M. Venizelos
Cassos
Kondylis
Gen
Piastiras
France
Ramsay MacDonald May Step Down Rumors Rise
London observers report Ramsay MacDonald's illness fueling cabinet reshuffle talk. Some lobbyists suggest Stanley Baldwin could succeed as prime minister while MacDonald’s health remains a decisive factor and possible resignations loom in the near term.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Recorder
London
Wnr
Stanley Baldwin
Home destroyed as Ellendale fire threatens adjacent house
An unoccupied Greenwood street home in Ellendale burned early yesterday threatening a nearby residence. Firemen arrived to find flames racing along a northern side and the four room dwelling severely damaged. The cause remains undetermined and the fire caused widespread smoke and heat with minor property loss.
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Greenwood Street
Ellendale
Die oWttk
Greenwood
Personal notices from Pirie and surrounding areas
Mr and Mrs WH Dickes of Goode plan to reside in the city next week. Mr L Unherty arrived from Port Adelaide by car yesterday and played at Royal Exchange Hotel. Mr W Linge arrived from Adelaide by car yesterday and visits Moral Exchange Motel. Mr J Kerr of General Motors Huchens Limited stays at No Exchange Hotel after arriving from Pirie yesterday. Among those at Beya Ex Te: Wlel are Messrs NX Cattiee James who motored from Adelaide on Tuesday. Mr E J Cook, district postal inspector, visited Pirie yesterday. Sister Scarlett of Pirie Hospital plans a brief visit to Adelaide.
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WH. Dickes
Gooderom
Pirie
City
Mr L Unherty
Port Auetntaly
Royal Evchante Hotel
W. Linge
Adelvide
Moral Exchange Motel
Jf. Kerr
General Motors- Huchens, Limited
No. Exchange Hotel
Adelaide
Beya Ex
Messrs
Cattiee James
Two Youths Die In Cinema Fire Explosion
In Melbourne a blast at Salvage and Brewer works in East Brunswick accompanying a film treatment caused two youths to perish. One boy was hurled about 20 feet toward Lygon street, the other found near the rear of the premises.
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Melbourne
Works of Salvage and Brewer
East Brunswick
Lygon Street
Fire destroys dwelling and injures several in Coburg
Flames leapt across an alley to the home of Mrs. Wilkie in Coburg burning the palot and woodwork and scorching grass. Victims named Charles Laden and Leslie Smith aged 14 and 15 were among those harmed. A dog perished in the lane and poles ignited, with bystanders forced into the street as the blaze spread. Fire damage included window breakage and burning film.
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Charles Laden
Aerd
Zast_ Brunswick
Leslie Smith
Coburg
Smith
Outback Tragedy Raises Unresolved Aboriginal Death
Information is awaited by the Adelaide Poller Division at Port Augusta on the investigation led by Mounted Constable Francis into the deal of an aborigine at Mr. F. T. Smith's station near the South Australia Northern Territory boundary. It is unclear if tribal strife or other causes led to the death at Tregon Station about 100 miles west of Adminga Siding and Charlotte Waters. Earlier, Constable Francis carried a wounded aborigine from a Far North station to Oodnadatta for trial on a grievous bodily harm charge. the Crown later dropped the case.
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Adelaide
Adelaide Poller
Port Augusta
Francis
F. T. Smith
South Australia
Northern Territory
Tregon
Adminga Siding
Charlotte Waters
Oodnadalla
Aboricine
Pirie West Bus Out of Control Crashes Into Fence
A Pirie West bus lost steering control near The Terrace injuring several aboard. The knuckle joint detached after the vehicle hit a road lump over recent water pipe work, driving into Mrs. J S Geddes’s fence and denting Mrs. Forgan’s car in Crystal Brook before the driver halted the vehicle. No fatalities reported.
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Pirie West
J. S. Geddes
Collision alarms Adelaide cricketer on Paradise road
On Paradise road Campbelltown H G Nilsehke narrowly avoided serious injury after a crash with a motor delivery van driven by Lionel Ray Sincork aged 29 of Campbelltown. Nilsehke’s car wheel and windscreen were smashed the van’s superstructure separated from its chassis and buried several yards. Sincork was hospitalised with a compound fracture and concussion.
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Adelaide
H. G. Nilsehke
Paradise Road
Campbelltown
Lionel Ray Sincork
Nitechke I
British Author to Be Arrested Special Cables Report
Washington dispatch says the government orders the arrest of Evelyn John Strachey a private author for entering the United States under false statements and declaring himself a Communist after arrival. The notice cites alleged misrepresentation and political affiliation as grounds for detention.
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Washington
Evelyn John Strachey
United States
Slander case against Canon Hook at Chatswood meeting
In a Sydney court action Justice Stephen heard Claude Barker seek 1000 pounds in damages from Canon Hebert Hook rector of St. Barnabas Chatswood over remarks at a parishioners meeting. Albert Pontey testified that the presiding person warned those present they had no right to vote and hinted at trouble for speaking, as notes were passed and divisions formed over loyalty to Hook.
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Yoney
Justice Stephen
Claude Barker
Hebert Hook
St. Barnabas
Barnabas
Chatswood
Albert Pontey
Shuren
Anon
Heall
Tip
Inta Troubie
Pontey
Bie
Ponley
Canon Hook
Air Force Plans Draft for German Air Force
A London desk report notes Britain contemplates forming a German air force contingent. It claims German plans include conscripting men for air service and wearing uniforms with seven ranks. Potential pact to use air power against a fascist aggression is mentioned. Berlin is thought to expect about 1,040 fighting planes by year’s end.
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London
Keemany
Nesine
Mareta
Hans Ape
Berlin
Germany
Seven Candidates for Pirie St John Superintendent
Ambiguous exam session names seven candidates from Pirie division Ambulance and ACE-commisioned officers for Supt E T Cornish replacement. Examinations at Porte South yards conducted by District Officers Dey Burns, with results to Dr J Hawkins commissioner for final decision.
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Ambulanta
Pirie
Jon Ambulance Briaude
E. T- Cornish
Omeers
G. Deyood Gurns
Supt. Cornish
Evaminatin Board
Dr. &. J. Hawkins
Ambutsage
J. J. Madigan
W. A. Harrison
Sers
G. Willson
Ti. A. Allin
Pod
A. Lihau
L. Spriegall
God F. Flinn
Porte South
Dey
Burns
Dey and
Burne
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St. John Presentation
Tennyson
J. J. Kilmartin
Mr. Baldwin
MeeDonslit
Stanley Huldwid
Herthern
Dotni
Mos
Guile
E. J. Cook
Districk Postal
Napectorarya Pirie Yeaterday
Scarlett
Pirie Hospital
Atom
Wilkig
Outback
Pirie West Bus
AIR Force
Pirie St. John
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