23 Mar 1923
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1923
Page
1
Three persons face trial over crimes involving pillar box thefts. Names tied to the case include Nellie Beaumony and others, with allegations of forged clues and substituted items. Proceedings reference charges and a related exhibit featuring Chemiss Meighan.
An assortment of elastic garters fabrics and trims for children and adults. includes elastic shirting, cretonne, flamne lustres, wool blends and travel goods. Prices range 2/6 to 3/6 with emphasis on durable fabrics and varied colorways.
In Victoria championship play, Fitts and Victoria pair win doubles with partner Cocks. In singles, Innes and Fitts reach semifinals as Boyd Mountale and Le Messurier Weston advance to next round. Victorian representations show strong form with field narrowing to final four.
The wind-up meeting of the Pivie Football Association convened at the Pied Hotel with Chairman Mr J D Sweenay and delegates from St Mark's Solomantown and Promivtary, noting finances, membership, and forthcoming appointments. The secretary praised duties as the committee adjourned to March 38 for further preliminary business.
London council meetings discuss water supply changes and a wage reduction proposal affecting sixty thousand workers. Reuter reports broader international talks on reparations, credits, and emigration policy amid Imperial defence debates and a royal wedding presentation in London.
A magistrate concluded there were charges relating to imports of Seales. The Seale Company faced fines and costs totaling 6420 with 1940 paid, amid questions of the proceedings. The wording is garbled but indicates a financial penalty decision.
An unclear Sydney based report mentions rowers and a world championship event with phrases about participants and timing. The text is fragmented but indicates competition details and possible quotes around athletes and officials. Further readable details are not available in current fragments.
NSW Labor split surfaces as the executive contemplates action to oust Dooley and Brady. Roweuk’s faction protests call for McGirr leadership while Dooley and allied members deny coordinating with other parties amid internal tensions and possible resignations.
A Pirie hospital board meeting with chair 5 Kainéng noting 26 admissions and 10 discharges. Discussions cover ward transfers, patient admissions, and temporary reallocation of women patients to the men’s ward. Reports cite drainage and sanitary concerns, maintenance delays, water tank removal, and a brick fuse conversion. The board considers staff appointments, site conditions, and forwarding correspondence to higher authorities about hospital accommodation and porters.
Reuters reports from London that Germany seeks a settlement on reparations while France shifts its position. The piece notes German negotiator efforts, the broader European tension, and mentions a separate fatal shooting of an unidentified assailant in an unrelated case.
News in brief states the inter Allied Hhinelong High Commission orders a tariff rise from March 25, 1922, to 43 percent on imports under the German tariff. The measure aims to curb movement of persons and goods into unoccupied Germany and restrict crisis flow from Russia.
London report states Free State units raided 40 houses in Dublin with numerous arrests. Four men captured during a dance at Port Gaul while forty wardens were seized in a Dehn raid. The Daily Bulletin office was seized amid claims of minting Republican currency. Military wave tallied in Cock County splum.
London report recalls a tense English League season with backers and bookmakers. Names like Preston Manchester and Timmy White appear amid claims of alleged-startling trials and heavy betting money. A Glasgow bookmaker Dingley is noted as owning a horse that reportedly won a race.
Fragmentary OCR reports a 14 month old infant killed while in a shed after a motor vehicle accident. The piece mentions names such as J.P. Vort and Hamley and references a London court scene with a seam White and a Naill, but the text is incomplete and obscured.
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