Yugoslavia Signs Pact as German Troops Threaten Greece
London reports Yugoslavia signed the Tripartite Pact. Belgrade faces censorship and a pro German regime shift. In Berlin a massive Allied bombing raid drops incendiaries and high explosives, with heavy bombs hitting central targets and rail hubs as British raids retaliate.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Vienna
Bn Tis Minter
Berlin
Struma
Greece
Paul
Danube
Germany
Britain
Ttas
Yugoshivia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Legation
Campbell
British Ministst
Yugoislav
Jy Beltrajle
Gerevin
Jenkins Again Re-Elected President Of Pirie Golf Club
Mr Jenkins was re-elected president of the Pirie Golf Club at the annual general meeting held in the Kingston Park clubroom last night. The event drew applause as members discussed the year’s activities and the balance sheet was reported satisfactory.
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J. F Tenkins
Pirie
Kingston Park
Umgk Homs
Jenkins
Wanose
Saul
Dak
Ervat Faval Bas
Biel
Hat Weatligh
Punt
Breit Jnd
Faden
Dasmbid Lds
Urs
Britain
meWest
Germany
Ar Calais
den Heldes
Ireland
English
Plane Hits Tree In Training Crash Near Matong
An aviator’s training plane crashed into a tree near Matong, fracturing the pilot’s skull. Adelaide railway first aid passers list includes M G Longe, T Le Edge, E A Mesecke, and others with varying credits. air raid precautions exams note A G Dodd and others with scores, Balaklava and Gladstone homes.
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Adelaide
M. G. Longe
Gladstone
T. le Edge
Tailem Bend
E. A. Mesecke
LL Phillis
Jamestown
M. J. Denhardt
TL. Gurney
J. H. Leesue
T. R. Reeves
Wilmington
M. J. Hallion
Packer
R. M. Yeates
W. A. E. Copley
F. W. Spencer
A. G. Dodd
Balaklava
EW. Boulton
Blyth
W. Z & Anders
Matthews
A. J Congee
Porter
W. H Penning
H. Budge
Japan's Motive in Tokyo Talks with Axis Seek Russia Pact
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuo Mat suoka gestures toward friendship with Germany and Italy, yet observers believe the trip aims primarily at closing a non aggression pact with Russia. The visit follows Hitler and Mussolini's advancing axis influence as tensions rise in Europe.
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Tokic
Matsuoka
Graziani Resigns From Post Amid Military Turmoil
A Tuesday report confirms General Graziani has resigned from his official post as a high ranking military leader. The move follows ongoing turmoil and pressure within the armed forces and government.
Four Nights Without Raid Over London Report
The Al Minster states that during darkness nothing to report occurred. An enemy plane was shot down yesterday afternoon over Cornwall. London marked its fourth successive night without a major raid.
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London
al’ Minster
Cornwall Lite
Crowd Breaks Procession in Brisbane Parade
A crowd of about 100000 plus surged along Queen Street today breaking through a procession that included visiting American sailors. Australian Navy army and air force personnel assisted by police on motorcycles opened lanes for Rear Admiral Newton amid the unruly formation.
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Brisbane
Tuesay
Queen Street
Army
Air
Newton
Fixing Rents Regulation Pegs Rates Across States
Federal rules to peg rents at December 1 1910 levels apply in Victoria Tasmania and Queensland where long standing regulation exists. Other states will adopt dates set by government actions creating necessary fair seats boards.
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Victoria
Tasmania
Queensland
Local club elects officers amid fundraising plan
A bank credit of £24 11 and £80 in War Savings Certificates supported club finances. Nominations for president vice presidents captain and committee were declared elected though returns were small. Officials: J F Jenkins president J J McCormack J G Sweeney vice presidents Mallyon captain Playfair vice captain Keynes Scott McLeod Thomas committee James auditor Thomas secretary. Honorariums of £355 to Thomas and McLeod. Committee to set opening date and raise funds for patriotic purposes this week. Pirie branch Returned Sailors Soldiers and Airmen League plans to distribute 13 badges andtarget £73 to aid the state goal.
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W. K. Mallyon
J. F. Jenkins
J. J. McCormack
J. G. Sweeney
Mallyon
J. C. Playfair
J. Keynes
W. F. Scott
K. D. McLeod
C. E. Thomas
C. W. James
Messrs. Thomas
McLeod
Antiviyates Mhay
Pirie Sth
Airme League
Comforts Fund Aims At 100000 In March Drive
Sout Australia flying Buices Comforts Fund targets £100 000 by end of March with near £90 000 reached. Mrs Winifred McManus reports steady support since February 28 and sales of Tittle hats expected to push totals higher. Central fund has received £80 since late February with 630 article haden sent earlier, including 40 pullovers and 110 pairs of socks.
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Australas Flying Buices Comforts Fund
Tsual
Winifred McManus
Pirie Annt
Gifort
Adelaide
Central Fund
Pirie
North-West Christian Endeavor Rally at Pirie Central
North-Western District Christian Endeavor held its Pirie Central Mis sion rally presided by Rev A E Vogt retiring president. Attendees came from Hindmarsh Whyalla Telowie and Baroota. Junior rally featured Miss L Macklin and a rose bowl presented by L J Samuels. Sixty members gathered at Central Baptist Hall for prayer led by Pastor A Hutton. Evening session included community singing and greetings from kindred societies. Harold Lundberg presented annual report noting two new societies Telowie Baptist and Church of Christ intermediate section with solid progress. Union effort praised. financials modest. New officers installed including Pastor Hutson president and A O Lundberg Quiet Hour superintendent. Telowie Baptist Young People’s Society contributed item.
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St . North-Western District
Christian —Endeavor
Pirie Central Mission Mission
AE. Vogt T
Central, Baptist Hall
A. Hutton
A. E. Arnold
Church of Christ
Harold Lundberg
Telowie Baptist
Cental Baptist
Your People's Society
O. Lundberg
Baroata
Port Germain
Kenneth Lundberg
J. Walladge
N. Dellaway
J. Vizard
State Council
My Vogt
Pastor Hutson
A. 0. Lundberg
Nell Dallaway
E. Donnelly
H. B. Lundberg
E. Andrewartha
Jane Vizard
B. Smith
C.E
L. W. Brook
Georgetown
Telowie Baptist Young People’s Society
Tennis at Baroota Baroota Telowie results by doubles and mix matches
Baroota hosted Telowie for a tennis day with three doubles events and mixed doubles results. M Harvey and E Williams beat L Olsen and K Beaty in men’s doubles while A Mudge and R Phillis outplayed Beyer and Gifford. Women’s doubles featured E Williams Beyer and D Beyer vs Beaty Olsen and Phillis, and another pairing won 6 5. Mixed doubles saw Harvey Williams defeat Beaty Phillis in a 7 2 set, with other close scores across the card. Telowie finished 7 sets 62 games to Baroota 5 sets 59 games.
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Baroota
Telowie
M. Harvey
E. Williams
D. L. Olsen
K. Beaty
D. Beyer
R. Gifford
A. Mudge
R. Phillis
Harvey
S. Holman
H. Cliff
HL Hoskin
R. McInnes
M. Angel
E. Davis
L. Olsen
B. Harvey
S. Williams
Williams
Clift
Bob's Idea At Balhannah Heads For Great Eastern
Adelaide racing gossip notes Bob's Idea transferred from Naracoorte to Balhannah to finish training for the Great Eastern Steeplechase with trainer F R O Leary. Gold Port eased after a second division run at Victoria Park. Lupina in hand with Pondela on spell. Halyard to have easy time before Adelaide Cup carnival. Miss Beth and Shabash progressing at Morphettville with E Gregory's Mirth and school hurdles.
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Adelaide
Bob
Morphettville
Naracoorte
Balhannah
F. R. O'Leary
Gold Port
Lane
Dennison
Victoria Park
G. R Jesser
Lupina
M. Whelan
Pondela
J. Hawthorn
Port Club Formed After Solomontown Divides Funds
In a town meeting chaired by Mr J. Farrell the Solomontown Football Club agreed to give Port Club half of its funds, opposing a general pooling of players. Debate centered on registering only last season’s players for Port and offering no broad financial aid. Training set to begin Tuesday as the new club plans for early operations.
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Port Club
Solomontown Football Club
Port
J. Farrell
Yackett
Port Cink
Ash. Berry
Port Uhile
KG Lambert
Hawker Air
Wo Hine
Me Berry
Paria
Merry
Messrs
Khl
Heaslip
Moe Walsh
Ine Mg
St. Mark's
Varian
W. Munro
St Mark's Club
Selumui
Tunbs
Pate
Muito
Berry
Munro
Lory Juli Te
Het Propertary
Solomontawi
Pirie
Art
Teai
I Winks
P Puncett
Aml
Starkey
Port Chir
Solomontowi
Proprietary
Solomontown
Parham
Warham
Port Cloth
F. McGuire
R. Cavenett
Rainfall figures and wartime notices from Pirie district
Local notices report Ambulance Sisters G Vass and D Meade rostered, rainfall tallies show 385 points in January, 97 in March, and other monthly figures. Royal Air Force calls for G Edwards and H Leaney, hospital and brigade updates, football club meeting, wage discussions, and a death in Adelaide of William Hill, with family remembrances and a machine gun front-line letter from Gnr Smale.
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G. Vass
D. Meade
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Meade
Pile
Angel Vaye
Lever Town
G. G. Edwards
F. Wurm & Co
Pirie
Gibbs, Bright, & Co
H. 5
Leaney
Vacuum Oil Company
Royal Australian Air Force
Laverton
Victoria
Frank Dunning
Pine Hospital
G. A. ‘Smale
Pirie West
Gnr. Smale
ALF
M. A. M. Wilson
Railwaymen Claim Higher Wages Prompt Conciliation
Adelaide reports Mr M Stewart Federal Industrial Registrar will arrive to act as conciliation commissioner for Australian Railways Union members seeking higher wages and better conditions. Federation secretary F J Chapple will join tomorrow’s train. Union members postponed a rules and regulations strike pending Stewart's investigation. A special traffic employees meeting expressed disappointment at the State council’s action to call off the strike and voted to proceed if the Stewart conference fails.
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Adelaide
M. Stewart
Federal
Australian Railways Union
F. J. Chapple
Stewart
State Council
Robbery at Sydney Jewelry Store Rushes Off With Rings
A thief diverted a shop assistant’s attention and fled from W. C. Taylor and Co. with diamond rings valued at £250. The incident occurred on Tuesday in Sydney as the thief disappeared with all the rings.
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Sydney
W. C. Taylor and Co
Temperature Readings Show Strong Monthly Increase
The report lists yesterday's high 77 and Monday's 81 with early morning 65.2. The year totals 1796 points, signaling a potential rise over two percent. Figures for March show doubles versus 1940 and 1939, with year totals by month and a 539 total so far.
Justice Maxwell clears minister in bread fine case
Sydney report says Mr dreate minister of justice was exonerated from any suggestion of improper conduct in reducing the Abbee Bread Company's fine from £1438 to £500 for selling shortweight bread. The royal commissioner’s main finding was that conduct was proper.
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Sydney
Dreate
Miniter of Justice
Abbeo Bread Company
Justice Maxwell
Royal Commissioner
Pirie Golf Club Sees Membership Drop and Stewardship
Pirie Golf Club reports 10 members on books, 13 below last year, with total including five life members, 72 associates and 99 members. Subscriptions paid. £2 3s returned. Improvements in play noted with longer Nauticaps. many qualified in B grades. Social mixed events promoted while war commitments affect participation. funds and drives raised for patriotic causes.
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LE. Lluis
Jast Wetty
Pirwoli Club
Shany
Af Techab
Giry Tees
Mort Augusta
Pirie Links
Port Broughton
First twins born at Whyalla Hospital mark anniversary
The Whyalla Hospital anniversary was marked by the birth of twins, both boys, the first to be born in the hospital. Parents are Mr and Mrs Jessman of Essington Lewis Avenue.
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Whyalla Hospital
Jessman
Essington Lewis Avenue
Basic Wage Debate Lapses In Parliament
Mr Holloway urged a universal eight week bonus for 70 000 munition workers arguing any delay risks unrest. The Federal Parliament let the issue lapse after the debate time expired with no decision reached.
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Holloway
Australia sees peak marriage rate in 1940 history
Acting Commonwealth Statistician reports 1940 marriages rise to 77,890 from 64,249 in 1939, a rate of 11.08 per thousand, highest on record. Births grow to 126,349 from 122,891, birth rate edging to 17.07 per thousand but still below pre war levels. South Australia and Victoria show the lowest birth rates at 16.78 and 16.79 respectively.
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Canberra
Australia
Commonwealth
Scully Australia
South Australia
Victoria
Yorke Peninsula Seeks Industries and Deputy Visit
Yorke Peninsula committees push for new industries on the coast. Acting Prime Minister A W Fadden cannot attend Wallaroo, Senator McBride of Munitions to visit to inspect facilities and hear deputation. Plan includes shipbuilding related works, storage depot, and starching unit. Committee seeks revival of copper mining. Q O Badman to accompany McBride. Essington Lewis of BHP to meet the group.
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Attead
Mig
Kadina
Wallaroo
Moonta
Yorke Peninsula
A. W. Fadden
Sem. P. A. McBride
QO. Badman
M.H.R
Sen. McBride
Essington Lewis
Broken Hill Proprietary Limited
Smart Half Mile Training in Melbourne
Training in Mentone on a windy Melbourne morning includes Good style from High Tide with Fort Garry over a half mile in 492 seconds on steeplechase turf as Hermes clocks 3.74 for three furlongs and Moontay and Galloping others pace well at nearby Epsom workouts with several six furlong efforts and faster first splits.
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Melbourne
Mentone
Fort Garry
R. Clark
Windrode
E. Preston
Brave Lady
L. O'Brien
Hermes
G. Hope
Moontay
Smithy
Epsom
Ithout
Bookaar Ij Portell
Demure
Smith
Dorady
H. McCloud
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Pirie Hospital
R. J. Murdoch
St.John Ambulance Brigade
F. J. Flinn
Mr. Lihow
Pes
C. L. Davis
W.U
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H. J. W. Patrick
Gooderold
T. C. Maynard
R.G. Maynard
Clare
Mannum District Hospital
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Pike
Hake
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J. Sweeney
J J. McCormack
Wook
Muallyon
W. Scott
Jake Hill Associated Smelters
Recorder
Fey
Thomas
Red Cross Appeal
Pirie Red Cross Fund
Mr. Holloway
Prests Limited
Prests
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