Port Pirie to buy Morris motor ambulance at discounted price
At a Port Pirie Town Council meeting, councilors approved purchasing a British Morris motor ambulance for £548 with 10 percent cash discount. The move ends Port Pirie’s long felt need for an ambulance. A garage for the vehicle is to be discussed next meeting, with price comparisons between brick and concrete structures.
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Port Pirie
Pirie
S.A. Cheney
South Australia
Munro
Middleton
Air Force Plane Crashes Near Goulburn
Sydney reports an Air Force plane crashed near Side Goulburn today. Crew members Flying-Officer Lord and Aircraftman Pirin survived with bruises after a shallow dive from about 100 feet, the aircraft heavily damaged in the incident.
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Sydney
Goulburn
Pirin
When Love Grows Cold Who Takes the Presents
A Port Adelaide Local Court ruling, delivered by Mr Gr Halcombe, decides that personal gifts stay with the recipient while gifts for a prospective home must go back to the donor. In the case Marold Chatterson sued Gladys Semper for return of goods, the verdict: the girl keeps items such as an oil painting, gramophone, jewelry, and a clock worth £24, but must return glassware and linen valued at £49 or pay their value.
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Adelaide
Jawa
Halcombe
Port Adelaide
Marold Chatterson
Gladys Semper
Bus ban protests from Fern Tree Gully riders
A 60-strong deputation of hill resort residents from Fern Tree Gully and Mornington Peninsula met Minister for Public Works Mr. Tones in Melbourne to protest the government bus ban. The Minister promised consideration of the issue.
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Melbourne
Fern Tree Gully
Mornington Peninsula
Mr.Tones
Seamen's Union Secretary Fined For Inciting Crew
Brisbane Tuesday Me Carrigan secretary of the Seamen's Union was fined £400 with £150 costs in default six months imprisonment for breaching the Crimes Act by inciting the crew of a lighthouse service steamer against action. Notice of appeal was given.
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Brisbane
Me Carrigan
Seamen's Union
Y M G A Team Set to Face Pire-Ten Club
The Y M G A squad will represent Ossenton in a tennis match against Pire Ten Club Brade. Brade Sn is listed among YMG A’s players for the upcoming contest.
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Pire -Ten
Nis
Brade
Ossenton
Atlantic Heroes Honor Transatlantic Flyers in New York
A New York reception honored Capt. Herroan Koehl Baranyon Hahnefeld and Major James Filamurice, as rain and a paper storm raged on city streets. Their wives, visiting from Europe, vowed to return aboard the Bremen if allowed. Mechanics were sent to repair the damaged Bremen at Greenly Island with hopes the crew will fly to Ireland next month.
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United Service
New York
Herroan- Koehl
Baranyon
Hahnefeld
James
Oftel
Watling
City Mall
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Europe
Bremer
Greenly Island
Kogh
Ireland
Fatal Nose Dive Claims Three In Air Effort
United Service reports Wil lard Wenzel a 43 year old musician and composer sought to cure colfness with an aerial dive. Pilot William Paletia carried Wenzel and a friend to about 4000 feet and nosedived 4500 feet. The plane exploded upon impact and all aboard were killed instantly.
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United Service
San.prangisco
Willard Wenzel
Colfness
William Paletia
Wersel
Record Non-Stop Flight From London To Berlin
Captain R H McIntosh and pilot Barnard completed a nonstop flight from London to Berlin in 44 hours covering 470 miles. The flight, part of United Service operations, followed a Fokker aeroplane and parallels the earlier attempt to India with Bert Hinkler.
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United Service
London
Fokker
India
Bert Hinkler
R. H. McIntosh
Barnard
Berlin
Flight to Singapore Aerial Return Due to Strong Winds
Wing-Commander Wackett left Richmond aerodrome today on the river stage of his flight to Singapore but after about 30 miles was forced to turn back because of strong winds.
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Sydney
Wackett
Richmond
Singapore
Girl Stowaway Lands Safely in England
Special from Cardiff reports Miss Jeanne Day a stowaway who arrived in England and has gone to London to her aunt at Sandhurst. She confirms Australian citizenship and expresses readiness to take any job. The item notes her prior voyage and intent to pursue employment.
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the Recorder
Cardiff
Miss
Jeanne Day
London
Sandhurst
Miss Day
Dunlop Rubber reports Francis Birtles returns to Siam border
London dispatch notes Francis Birtles who left Rangoon in his car on April 46 has returned in good health near the Siamese border eight miles east of Moulmein on April 23. The statement from Dunlop Rubber confirms his safety after the span of uncertainty.
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United Service
London
Dunlop ‘Rubber Company
Francis Birtles
Rangoon
All Avell
Moulmein
Lon
Preference to Foreigners in Melbourne Dam Works
The Returned Soldiers League investigates complaints that foreigners are being employed on the Big Silvan Damsworks, excluding returned soldiers. The Tuesday report cites alleged job discrimination affecting veterans seeking work at the site.
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Melbourne
Returned Soldierst— League
Bigsilvan
Pirie Club plans winter cycling meet with trial races
The Pirie cycling club discussed opening the winter season with trial races next Saturday and the following Saturday. Senior two miles Colts half mile and combined three quarter mile will be raced as match events with results contributing to a cup donated by the Football Association and a £53 cup provided by Roy Hopkins. MiraN-Parham pledged to donate a medal for the Colts division.
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Pirie “Crele
Tte
Brack
Tesavas
Roy- Hopkins
Seston
Seston Algo
Miran - Parham
Trouble Brewing Objection to Italians Cairns Tuesday
An industrial dispute risk grows in the South Johnstone Sugar area as Board of Trade figures rush to Innistail to chair a conference of parties. At a Sunday meeting a 70 percent Britons requirement for cutters was urged, while farmers sign on Italians. Speakers led by W J Harrlan, state secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, cited widespread Italian employment in Victoria Maknade mill regions and Ingham areas, about 500 Italians engaged last week.
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Cairns
Johnstone
WJ. Dunston
Board of ‘Trade ’and Arbitration
W. J
Hiar
Lan
Australian Workers’ Union
Victoria
Maiknade
Ingham
Egypt Assemblies Bill Delayed After British Warning
London dispatch reports Sir Austen Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Lord Lloyd warned Egypt to provide a categorical assurance that the Public Assemblies Bill would not be proceeded with. If not received by evening, Britain would act as it sees fit. Tonight Egypt’s Parliament agreed to postpone discussion of the bill.
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London
Monilay
Sir
Britain
Parliamen
SPORT IN PIRIE APT PUBLIC LACK OF INTEREST
Apathy defines Pirie sports as local clubs face dwindling support. The Pirie Trotting Club and Memorial Oval racing stages draw weak attendance, while wireless loudspeakers in hotels cut gate revenues. Visiting organizations occasionally boost gate receipts, yet overall patronage remains unreliable.
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Pirie
Memoria Oval
Pire
Pirla Athletic and Cycle Club
Sharkey Knocks Out Delaney in Opening Round Fight
In New York on Monday United Service, Jack Sharkey stopped Jim Delaney in the first round of a 15 round bout. Sharkey weighed 13 st 11 lb while Delaney was 12 lb lighter. Within ninety seconds Sharkey floored Delaney three times and delivered a decisive straight left and right hook to end the match without a count.
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United Service
New York
Jack Sharkey
Jim Delaney
Delaney
Sharkey
Swice Delaney
Wen
Disappointed Spectators See Sharkey Stop Delaney
Sharkey, outweighing Delaney by 42 pounds, knocked him out in under half a round as the crowd of 45,000 left disappointed. Delaney rose twice before a final right on the jaw ended the bout with Sharkey prevailing.
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New York
Jack Delaney
Sharkey
Teleney
Delaney
Heeney Arrives For Sharkey Delaney Fight
NEW YORK Monday Heeney lands from the Leviathan weighs 15 3 and appears in strong shape to train for the Sharkey Delaney championship. The New Zealander, smiling, says he plans to start training tomorrow and expects to weigh 44st 6lb on fight day. Heeney says he is not acquainted with Avon Wilkie and shows limited interest in Farnol's prediction of his chances.
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New. York
Tom
Heeney
Leviathan
Tam
Avon
Wilkie
Ton Lweetey
Phin
Tunneay
T'ot
Jeffrey Farnol
Wene
Farnol
Tunney
Australian Olympic Team Sails From Sydney Amid Crowd Sendoff
The Australian Olympic squad departed Sydney on the liner Naldera with an enthusiastic crowd farewell. Sprint runner Jimmy Carlton was struck by a winch handle during the voyage. initial fears of a broken arm proved unfounded and his condition improved.
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Sydney
Naldera
Dimmy Carlton
Orst
Ludwig the German Biographer Cited for Excesses
According to Herreau, the well known German biographer Ludwig Bismarck smoked a vast number of cigars and drank thousands of bottles of champagne. In five years the figures reach extraordinary levels, highlighting the eccentricities of the biographer.
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Herreau
Ludwig
Bismarck
After Church Service Popular People's Meeting Planned
A Sunday evening service begins at 8 15 at the Alhambra Theatre led by Rev EB Leger N OE Lade J Dewar and AC Jones. The aim is to reach folk unlikely to attend regular worship with community singing hymns and a short address by Rev Glifford Jones. The ministers emphasize a nonconfrontational evangelistic approach.
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Alhambra
BR. Leger
N.oe. Lade
J. Dewar
A.C. Jones
Glifford” Jones
Anda
Evangelis
Football Record Fragment Emerges From Erratic OCR
Fragmentary OCR text references football and German terms and numbers, suggesting a historic record note. It lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable subjects. The readable bits imply a statistic or remark about matches played and a personal name or acronym, but specifics are unclear.
Soviet Official Condemned for Crime in Crimea
In Moscow on Monday the Crimean Soviet Republic president Ibraimoaft Torsgeven was sentenced to death by the Soviet High Court for robbery murder and embezzlement. A witness described his strangling of a victim in his kitchen. Crimean vice president Mus tapha was also sentenced to death and 44 accomplices to ten years with isolation.
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Moscow
Ibraimoaft
Tors
Geven
Antanas
Crimea
Abe
Gourt
Berapol
Avashe
Strang- Iing
Pasi
Red Army
Cho- Iak
Cholak
Mustapha
Gales Cause Damage Across Auckland Waterfront
A Tuesday gale swept parts of New Zealand causing an estimated £10,000 in damage. In Auckland, anchored vessels dragged anchors, several business premises flooded, and fishing boats at the Thaies were caught but found shelter.
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New Zealand
Auckland
Forged Notes Case Points to Russian Suspects
Detectives probing the forged notes case seized at Ocean Grove believe Karasiewlcr and Machenko, Russians arrested, were linked to a gang. Three men unknown to Geelong were questioned late tonight as arrests loom. A large quantity of note forging paper was found in Geelong premises. Detained men to be sent to Metropolitan Gaol for identification.
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Melbourne
Ocean Grove
Karasiewlcr
Machenko
Geelong
Laughter-Maker Dan Rolyat Dies at 47 in Brixton
Dan Rolyat, famed British comedian known for sensational entrances and acrobatic gags, died at his Brixton home aged 47 after a long illness. Once associated with Fred Karno, he rose to fame with spectacular stunts including an aerial drop and a late career injury from a horse on tour.
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Dan Rolyat
L.G.T
London Daily Chronicle
Brixton
Fred Karno
London
The
Apollo
Edward’ German
Shaftesbury
Dan- Rotyat
Dan Rotyat
Herbert Taylor
Dan
Tan. Leno
Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne Subscriptions Total
Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance reports subscriptions totaling 2199 000 with figures appearing in the Tuesday update. Officials urge further support as donor lists and payment deadlines are not specified in the readable text.
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Melbourne
Queensland Floods Reach Dawson Valley Chaos
Brisbane reports floodwaters in Queensland easing as communications resume. Dawson Valley residents endure four days of rain and rising waters that inundate farms and towns, with Rannes losing buildings including the post office and bank branch. Stock losses devastate Calivilgal Station as about 4,000 cattle are swept away.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Dawson Valley District
Manied Smith
Duneru
Rannes
Commonwealth Bank
Henry Abbott
Starmoral
Dawson - Valley
Jearneo
Abbott
McDougall and Wilson
Calilungal Station
Ling
44 Hours Week Adjourned For Smelter Fitters
Dr J Hewilson president in the Industrial Court adjourned an application for a 44 hour week for maintenance fitters at the Pore Pirie smelters. Daly appeared for United Trades and Cabot Council, Mundy for the union, Bennett KC and colleagues for Broken Hill Associated Smelters Proprietary Limited.
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J. Hewilson
Kelly
T.° Maughan
Broken Hill
Limited
May Day Demonstration Draws Hundreds In City Parade
Unemployment and low mood in the building industry prompted May Day protests. A main thoroughfare march drew hundreds of workers, with a striking tableau: a tall frock coated figure representing the Premier and a shorter laborer figure. The pair carried a giant cigar and a pick and shovel, a chained depiction of worker subordination.
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Adelaide
Isolation charges spark call to ease payments
At a Local Board of Health meeting Dr. Coffey pressed for relief of a man with six children who faced £16 to £17 in isolation charges. The man, a returned soldier earning about £1 a day, promised to pay £1 monthly and cover other debts. The Mayor urged handling cases in aggregate through the Finance Committee, while the Town Clerk cautioned against piecemeal action and promised a full report.
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Coffey
Board of Health
Hom Heo
Lad
Hev
Ford
Finance Committee
Dr.-Coffey
Dr.- Coffey
Tase Singly
Dr. Coffey
Drew Coffey
Australian Trades Union council intervenes in marine cooks dispute
The Australian Council of Trade Unions empowered the Cannella emergency committee to confer with representatives of the Marine Cooks Union to seek a settlement. Calls for cooks to man Huddert Parker and Company ships went unanswered as the idle fleet remained unmanned.
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Australian Council of ‘Trades Unions
Marine - Cooks
Cannella Emergency Committee
Marine Cooks' Union
Huddert Parker and Company
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