20 Mar 1933
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1933
Page
1
Sydney report notes Peter Pan, Australasia's champion three year old, won the Randwick Stakes a mile weight for age at the Tattersalls Club meeting. He clocked 4.364, just a quarter second off the Australasian two distance record, suggesting further records may fall before retirement.
Dr J C Ross surgeon superintendent and Dr G Wilson resident medical officer resignations were accepted at the Broken Hill Hospital Board monthly meeting dated March 13. Ross seeks immediate relief, Wilson’s resignation takes effect in one month. The board adjourned pending further committee work.
A weekly summary of school tests lists honors across grades VI to VII for girls boys and mixed, with top names such as Jack Murray Reg French and Bill Fisher in Grade VII and long rosters for Grades IV V and VI. The report includes detailed lists of students by grade and notes on attendance and effort.
Fire at Warnertown reserve prompted police and Mounted Constable Manhood to interview onlookers. Officials disputed breaking a full perimeter, noting a wind shift and a late village response. The caretaker and fire controller stressed safety for nearby homesteads as a coroner’s report is prepared.
Sydney Sunday report says Roland Craig, recently jailed for 20 years for May Miller's murder, will appear at Central Criminal Court on Monday as a second murder charge against Bessie OConnor is mentioned. If Crown proceeds, trial likely deferred to June. Craig will be moved from Long Bay with other prisoners. He has grown more cheerful since sentencing as suspense eases.
A large party of Adelaide businessmen and bowlers travel aboard the Moonta to Port Pirie early this morning. The list includes W. O. R. Fisher F. C. Osborne S. Hammond I. Pettitt and many others with plans to visit the Smelters and engage in local games before returning.
In a 15 round bout at Melbourne Stadium Australian welterweight champion Jack Garratt defeated Cyril Pluto in a full distance contest. Garratt pressed throughout and retained his title, dominating Pluto and cementing his status as Australia’s leading welterweight fighter.
A fragmentary notice from Victoria mentions a monthlong activity titled Stawell Easter Gift Run led by Bishop eprinter with a focus on Saturday. The statement is unclear but indicates a local event linked to Stawell during Easter in Victoria.
In Sydney the first grade petrol will cost 1/10 and second grade 1/8 in the metropolitan area with five major oil firms distributing the prices. Melbourne oils firms hesitate but are expected to align soon. Suburban dealers are in a price war with some selling second grade at 1/8 and one at 1/7 2 per gallon.
The Rev D J Scurry-Jones and his sister Mrs M Whitehead bid farewell at St Pauls Parish Hall Pirie after four months as acting rector. They sail to London this afternoon aboard the Gal- sperance Bay. Parishioners praised Jones for his work and gifts, hoping they return to Pirie someday.
The body of 72-year-old Annie Crawford was found in mallee scrub eleven miles from Balranald after a six day search led by Aboriginal trackers and Constable Smith. She died of thirst and exhaustion, having walked long distances with swollen feet and lips. The trackers and police praised the indigenous effort and skill in locating her.
Sunday sport is rapidly gaining ground in Sydney with organised matches that charge admission. Councils see it as a income source and some aldermen argue footballers and cricketers should be allowed to play on Sundays, similar to golf and tennis.
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