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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
1
Germany proposes non aggression pacts and trade treaties with Balkan nations to blunt the British blockade. The war leaves 100000 Finns homeless, with the government facing a huge task to provide livelihoods. Norway doubts an alliance with Finland, wary of Russian consequences.
A London dispatch outlines German and Russian moves to reshape the Balkans and Near East. It cites an Italian Russo-German trade line and non aggression pacts with Romania and Turkey as steps toward a broader bloc to break the Allied blockade.
Finlands need for new homes drives a colossal government effort as 100000 Finns evacuate, with Italy Germany and Britain shaping diplomatic moves. Officials say 4 million pounds in export credits remain for Finland’s reconstruction, while housing and cattle resettlement pose social challenges amid wartime upheaval.
The report outlines Subhas Bose opposing Gandhi on three core points of independence strategy while Nazi and Allied reactions to Finland’s peace with the Soviet Union stir debate in London. It notes US and Swedish views on the peace and recalls contemporaneous remarks on Allied strength and Soviet influence, alongside local crime notes and Swedish credits to Finland.
A French force, under cover of darkness, freed a stranded engine near Lauterbourg. After hours of work, they breached barbed wire and rejoined the locomotive, inspiring cheers from outposts as Germans remained unaware of the retreat.
Adelaide Police Court heard Robert Laurenc O Grady testify that after a shot was fired he took a rifle from his father and struck him four times. The weapon then broke as he rushed to his mother Kathleen O Grady, who lay injured. The elder Edmund Joseph John O Grad faced a charge of maliciously wounding his wife.
In a Local Court case Acting Judge Mark heard claims of deprivation of services and damages by Thomas Frederick Crookes against Oswald William Ragless. Crookes alleged Ragless fathered his granddaughter and deprived his daughter Jean Laptorne Crookes of services, with medical, maintenance, and funeral costs disputed. Damages awarded to Crookes were £25 with costs after evidence of care, funeral, and maintenance expenses.
Police allege a fire started to boil billy and spread across hundreds of thousands of acres near Camperdown. Damage is estimated at £280,000 after initial extinguishing, with the blaze reigniting last week. One man faces accusations related to starting the fire while authorities probe further details.
Mrs L Stevenson of Glengyle Station Western Queensland described rat infestation plaguing local homesteads. She reported traps set in carbide drums to catch up to sixty rats nightly, rats gnawing leather harness and saddle packs, burrowing under floors and screeching around houses. setters hope the rat horde will be killed off by Moody.
Adelaide report describes three South Australians appointed to the Federal Cabinet and discusses perceived neglect of South Australia, defence work, and political influence. It notes geographic and transport issues, health and safety risks from undersea and inland routes, and mentions travel and relief efforts amid regional strain.
Fragmented report on six week funds for coal miners and calls for government intervention during a strike. Discussion covers industry funding, potential federal involvement, and labour council attitudes amid wartime defence orders and regional distribution of air force training facilities.
A crash about a mile from Parafield Aero drome on the Adelaide side involved members of Third Light Horse who assisted the injured. The victims were unable to be identified from the readable text.
A proposed alliance among Sweden Norway and Finland falters as Norway shows hesitation while Finland and Sweden push for a broader defense pact. The plan envisions a northern bloc amid shifting regional security dynamics.
Wheat prices firm in Adelaide with 40 percent quoted in port trucks and Manitoba prices easing. London Baltic quotes show Manitoba No 1 at £1 1/4 per quarter and No 2 at £1 10/6, with declines in other listed items.
Yesterday’s minimum reached 87 with a 24 hour period ending at 0900 hours showing a low of 55. The data reflects daily temperature extremes and is sourced from the local weather service records.
The State Pall Court ordered the Cont er Association to pay James Walsh 96 to 49 years old, after ruling an employer must pay the full adult minimum wage. Walsh, a billiards room attendant and later a cinder, earned 29/ and 33/ a week, with the court finding no escape from minimum rate laws.
Police patrol Rothbury as threats of violence surround Red Cross appeal funds. Miners plan resistance to a federation tactic, with £807 6s 2d raised locally and £6 5s 6d in Cessnock area. Deputies monitor Aberdare and Central, while stoppings halt mines and workers move to coastal towns during the strike period.
Mr 2. S Onn of Charles Street Pirie West was admitted to Pirie Hospital yesterday morning after arriving by motor. L Graume and Mr Bisower traveled Whyalla to Pirie by Guinea Airways. Church leaders from Adelaide and Western Australia were en route for Easter Jubilee in Western Australia, meeting Pastor A Hutson at Pirie Junction. A G Palmer of Adelaide is visiting Pirie for two weeks. Conroe of Mintox Belo montown admitted to Pirie Hospital. Middleton, secretary of Lower River Broughton Irrigation, involved in local matters.
A passenger attacked pilot Joseph Rosemarine aboard a seaplane, forcing it to crash into the water near Pirie Memorial. The aircraft broke apart after the assault, with Siliakus and Harriton among the injured. others reported shock as the lone survivor described a sudden interior rupture before the plunge.
A Norwegian freighter departing Sydney was halted when authorities still needed a passport check after clearance. Signals were flown but ignored. artillery fired across the bow to stop the vessel. The ship circled into North Harbor and anchored in the examination area before authorities boarded and cleared it two hours later.
Fire crews battled blazes at Nulla Vale and Uni Flot in the Lapceteld district after a wind shift. An emergency call for men to Woodend came at 1.40 am as a fire broke on the Clyde golf links and threatened Ses Field, with a house saved and multiple firefighters treated for burns.
Melbourne police report a break in at Hartleys Spects Store in Swanstreet. about 450 pounds of wireless sets and other goods were taken. Albert Gray aged 12 and Michael Duke aged 17 faced City Court, remanded for one week on a larceny charge, Gray arrested by two patrolmen and Duke at his home several hours later.
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