Local Industry Growth Backed by Adelaide Government Contracts
Adelaide reports Gunn Government has awarded over £2,008,000 in contracts to Australian firms since April 1924 to boost local industry and provide jobs. Total state plant and material purchases amount to about £940,000, with many items from other states, including sleepers and equipment for rehabilitation of runways.
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Adelaide
Munday
Gunn
I Gunn
Presset
Omer
Broken Mill Proprietary Company. Limited
Arbitration Award At Yallourn Sets Wages And Housing
Melbourne Monday the Federal Arbitration Court delivered provisional judgment in the dispute between the Australian Workers' Union and the State Electricity Commission. The basic wage for Yallourn employees was set at 46/10 per day with reduced housing costs or 400 houses to be built for rent at 12/6 to 17/6 weekly. A model workingman townsite is proposed with extra allowances for open cut and brown coal mine workers. The award fixes weekly earnings for various job classes and runs from March 1926 to March 1927.
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Melbourne
Federal Arbitration — Court
Justice Powers
Australian Workers' Union
State Electricity Commission
Yallouro
Townshire
Yallourn
Doncaster and Cup: Valicare Favored in Sydney
Sydney reports Valicare remains hot favorite for the Doncaster while Nobespierre failed to draw strong support. Prime contenders for the Sydney Cup include Caserta, Heroic shares, Pookarby, and Flightanuer with Valbee and Shrapnel among other noted names in the field. LATEST SCRATCHINGS list Manfred, Letane, Doncaster Hunbay, Herolc, Eger ton, Blackadder, Father's Voice.
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Sydney
Valicare
Doncaster
Nobespierre
Lis
Prince
Fin Pookarby
Pilliewakie
Naps
Flightanuer
Ihea Valbee
Shrapnel
Manfred
Letane
Doncaster Hunbay
Herolc
Egerton
Blackadder
Father's Voice
Industries Born Result of Protection Policy
Sydney reports three new cotton mills planned near Murarratta, creating employment. The development is described as a direct street-level result of the Federal Government’s tariff protection policy.
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Sydney
Murramatta
Waterside Troubles The Overtime Strike
Port Adelaide sees widespread discontent as waterside workers refuse overtime on coastal vessels causing wage losses. A meeting of the Waterside Workers Federation was called to decide on declaring the strike off while compulsory conference plans unfold in Melbourne under the Federal Arbitration Board.
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Morris
Deelarine
Gulazs
Qurl
Lowa
Meliauene
Duras
Watersile Workers’ Federation
Amt Lea
Polit
Adelaide Stewnshiy
Nie Pork
Sleivns
No Comment on Union Split by Austrabian Seamen’s Union Leader
In a morning session at Woodsford on Monday the secretary of the Austrabian Seamen's Union declined to discuss the ongoing rift between Messrs Wats and Aylinson. He stated he first needed to confer with union members before commenting on the current trouble and related matters.
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Adel Aln
Alg. Woodsford
Federated Seamen's Union
Woolsford
Uotan
Hal
Oakleigh Tragedy Arrest Looms In Melbourne
Melbourne detectives near arrest over a death in Elizabeth Laws residence. A head injury was found Thursday near Oakleigh. The suspect had been estranged from his wife for years, with no known involvement from her or family in the affair.
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Melbourne
Elizabeth Laws
Ourleigh
al Bright
Mort's Dock resumes work as strikers are recalled
Sidney and Munday Mort's Dock restarts operations today after a strike. Managers announced in the afternoon that work is proceeding smoothly and all striking workers have been brought back to duties.
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Sidney
Munday Mort
Farewell to Reverend Andrews in Solomon Town ministry
Last night Solomon Town bid farewell to Reverend Andrews after three years of service. Leaders praised his guiding role in church growth unity and gardens, while Mrs Andrews was lauded for support. The harvest festival and memorials followed, with thanks from the church trust and local groups as they wished him success in West Australia.
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Solomontown Methodist Church
Circle Hall
T He Hey
J. A. Andrews
Andress
Thos
Sulymontoyea
Solomontuwi
Mwleews
Aris
Solomon Low
Melthoufats
Andrews
Solomon Town
Dayia
West
Lern Australis
Australia
Auurowe
Ghurel Trust
Goode
Me J
Tamsay
Rowe
Hey Andrews
Mr Andrews
Mrs Andrews
Andrew
Rough Express
M Andrews
Phillips
Gers
Messrs
Palme Wu Belle
Matthleo
Wes
Ramsay
Scanlon
Kenner
Pirie South
Andrews Ant
Andrewd
Galt
Calum
House of God
Bnt
The
Indies
Jan
Birle
R Andrews
Lis
Ney
Saeain
Western Australia
The Prince of Wales Undergoes Minor Operation
The Prince of Wales has undergone a minor operation after recurring ear trouble. Four doctors, including J Henkins and J Arthur Cheatle, incised the eardrum with relief. He was bedridden, planned to stay at the Helianthi Hotel in Paris, and would not accompany the group to America.
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Reuter
London
Prince of Wales
Australian Press Association
Bronday
Trotter
Euston Staton
Prince Henry
Princess Arthur
Des
J. Henkins
J. Arthur. Cheatle
Aut
Joh Weir Taweu
Penn
Daily Chronicle
Bairrits
Helianthi Hotel
The Cause of Science Lifelong Task Shown
London Reuters reports a Daily Chronicle tale of William Denning a man about 90 years old living in Bristol who spent hours daily in his garden observing stars and weather. His patient observations allegedly reveal long term celestial changes and a temperate earth.
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Reuters London
Daily Chronicle
William Denning
Bristol
Observathone
Denning
World Sculling Championship Duel on Parramatta River
The race for the sculling world champion between Major Goodsell and Tom Saul is set for Monday on the Parramatta River. At St Barnaas Hall Salementowt on March 26 the Improvement Committee bid farewell to retiring president Mr J A Andrews with praise for his leadership and plans for ongoing work.
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Sydney
Major Goodsell
Tom Saul
Parramatta River
St. Barnaas' Hall
Salementowt
Mev
J. A. Andrews
Muncy
Andrews
Ankrens
Mayer
Ho Leaher Fay
J. C. Fitzgerald Beach
Aspertel
Aspertel Mretine
British coal crisis sparks union rally and wage dispute
A British labour crisis deepens as Labour victories in by elections boost miners’ wage resistance. Speeches by Lalor leaders and workers stress no wage cuts, while calls for industry support and avoiding strikes loom. Sir Joynson Hicks warns of a precipice as employers and unions debate revival prospects.
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London
Lalor
Bushwell
Sullivan
Jook
Abertindivor
J. TH. Thomas
Uupfermline
Stoke
Joynson Hicks
Sydney
Destiny of Italy celebrates seventh Fascist anniversary
Rome marks seven years of Fascism with a national thanksgiving. Premier Mussolini issues a message claiming opposition views are dispersed and Italy’s destiny rests with discipline. Fascists parade, trains and public buildings display Mussolini imagery across the country.
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Reuter
Rome
Italy
Signor Mus
Salini
Tealling
Faxeist Haly
Lve
Signor Mussolini
Mussolini
Cryershire
Fatal Fall Claims 74-Year-Old in Adelaide Cellar
Mrs Mary Awntle Overbury aged 74 fell down stairs in a cellar at Rowe Park Adelaide on Saturday afternoon while going to fetch a basket to take to Botanic Gardens. She was found unconscious and died at Adelaide Hospital the same evening. Coroner deemed an inquest unnecessary.
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Adelaide
Rowe Park
Mary Awntle Overbury
C. T. Cooper
Adelaide Hospital
Steamer Oronsay Brings 4000 Passengers From Many Nations
Melbourne reports the steamer Oronsay arrived with 4000 passengers including British settlers and large groups of Italians, Greeks, Czecho-Slovakians, Esthonians, Spaniards, Germans, Austrians, Armenians, Syrians and other nationalities. The total nationalities cited reach twenty.
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Melbourne
Duke of Orleanes Death Reported by Australian Press Assn
London Sunday reports the Duke of Orleans died of illness after several days of illness. The aging duke had been in frail condition prior to his death and the news agency confirmed the passing.
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Australian Press Association
London
Duke of Orleans
Nin
Express Meld Up Melbourne Train Delays Rail Incident
Express Meld Up at Melbourne today as seven hours delay disrupted passengers due to rail derailment on the line between Goulburn and Cootamundra. The incident caused great inconvenience to the Victoria Railway Department and affected travel schedules.
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Melbourne
Mutidus
Goulburn
Cootamundra
Vitoria Beulbwey
Four men jailed after life sentence order for robbery shock
A jury found Palrtie Leslie and three others guilty of robbery and assault. The judge noted a misprint in the Criminal Appeal Act amended last year, removing the minimum three year term, leaving life imprisonment as the only option. The names and precise details appeared in court records, with officials to raise the issue with the Attorney-General.
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Palrtie
Leslie
Freak Xing
Etic
Erle Milhouse
Grew Provecuter
Justice Parsons
Finny Monsters Haul of Five Sharks At Adelaide Beaches
Five sharks were landed at Adelaide beaches on Saturday and Sunday. A sixth monster escaped. The first, caught at Grange late Saturday, weighed about 10 stone and measured 8 feet 2 inches. Two others were six feet long hauled in by nine o'clock Friday evening. A hammerhead measured about six feet and was captured yesterday.
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Adelaide
Weaches
Sunda
Grange
Selurdas
Deosased King Mislouk Charged in Patricide Case
Vriently states that the deceased's son Mislouk, described as strong, is implicated in killing his father. Authorities report ongoing investigation and potential charges as details emerge from the scene.
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Vriently
Deosased
Mislouk Strong
Sydney Royal Show Opens With Drought Affected Cattle
The Royal Show opened today in Sydney amid bright weather with prospects for good conditions. Cattle were judged, and judges noted the ewes did not reach last year's standard, largely due to the ongoing drought impacting the flock.
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Sydney
Satisfactory Position at Port Pirie Bricklayers Report
Mr Z Thompson secretary of the Bricklayers Society says a visit to Port Pirie found the building industry there satisfactory from a bricklayers' standpoint. The remark came as a general assessment of current work and conditions for local tradespeople.
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Adelatle
Momiuy
Z. Thompson
Bricklayers’ Society
Port Piri
Eaid
From & Bricklayers
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