Transferred public servant not entitled to former salary
The Full Court upheld Public Service Commissioner L C Hunkin in a dispute over £2737 awarded to George Morley, a retired public servant. The court ruled Section 11 allows a salary in line with the office but not guaranteed when reclassification reduces pay, recognizing Morley’s overpayment under prior terms while affirming limits on security of salary after transfer or promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Hunkin
Public Service
George James Morley
Eighth Avenue
St. Peters
Dustion
Lohan
Vly
Chhyul
Morley
Richards
Public Service Act
Angus Parsee
Thatice Napier
Tuilay
Classification ,Board
Mayor Notices Many Visitors to Pirie
At a recent Pirie town council meeting Mayor Threadgold noted a rising stream of visitors over the past fortnight. He welcomed the visits and said it was pleasing the town was receiving attention. He also met Perth’s first lord mayor J T Franklin, who was impressed with Pirie.
Night in Tree After Flood Traps Two Motorists in Auckland
Two motorists on New Zealand’s east coast escaped death when floodwaters swept their car into a torrent. They clung to a fence then climbed willow trees and spent the night awaiting rescue. In daylight a party of Maoris rescued Mr. Hutchinson of the Union Bank and Mr. Ganager of the Napier bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Mr. Hutchinson
London
Union Bank
New Zealand
Newton Ganager
Napier
Costly Jobs Reported At Pirie Town Council
G E Anderson warned of high costs in the council report. Pituminising Florence Street opposite Austral Theatre and Central Hotel cost £4 11 10 while the hospital drain guard fence stood at £4 146. Ald Howley called the hospital fence exorbitant. Ald Davis requested cost details from Mr Angiersen. Florence Job wages were £83 and materials £2 …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirie Town Council
G. E. Anderson
Plorence Street
Austral Theatre
Central Hotel
Ald Howley
Ald Davis
Angiersen
Florencs
Road work costs and concrete rates debated at meeting
The meeting discussed Wheat and Silver Wheat paving including concrete rates, hire of plant, and labour. Engineers explained lorries and roller were debits on the job while Dr Warman urged finishing the Austral Theatre and Central Hotel frontage with bitumen to prevent waste. The dressing cost was around £2 12s 6d and the engineer believed the project could finish for about £12 10s more. The motion to proceed was carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Howley
Warum
Warman
Icar Overturns on Solomontown Road in Fiery Crash
A car swerved off Solomontown Road near Pirie Yacht Club, crashed into Green's boat builders, injuring two Pirie residents. Edward M Nicholson and Miss M. Dunstan were taken to Sister Bray's Private Hospital with shock, minor concussion, and abrasions. Car damaged severely, no bones broken, drivers escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomontown Road
Pirie
Bray
Edward M. Nicholson
Florence Street
M. M. Dunstan
Balmoral Road
Nicholson
Dunstan
Pirie Yacht Club
Green
Hel Finlay
Midway
Oakbank Course Sold for Ten Thousand Pounds
Adelaide report states Onkaparinga Race Club sought the Oakbank course and paid £10,000 via cheque to the ren tative of J and A Johnson, the Jowners, for the property or lease in question. The event occurred on a Monday in the Onkaparinga district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Onkaparinga
Oakbank
Messrs. J. and
A. Johnson
Jowners
Australians Collapse After Worcester’s Surprise Stand
Australia posted 541 for 0 against Worcester after opener Lyttleton and Cooper gave a solid start following Bull's head injury exit in the first over. McCormick bowled poorly, with 19 no-balls in three overs, as Worcester fought in damp conditions on day two. Bull opened Worcester's reply, but Lyttleton hooked a no-ball into his own face before rain interrupted play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Associated Press
Worcester
Lyttleton
Cooper
Bull
McCormick
Weather and cricket notes from a busy day in Australia and Worcester
Yesterday's high 76 degrees Fahrenheit and a low 52. Lyttleton and Cooper set a brisk pace scoring 99 by luncheon. Australia innings highlights focus on Brown Pingleton Bradman McCabe, Hassett, Fleetwood-Smith. bowling by Crisp Howorth Perks. A censorship issue emerges with a letter from Canberra urging stricter controls on undesirable magazines, prompting a protest from the Council of Churches. Worcester match details include Bulger Cooper and Fleetwood-Smith in a tense first innings with several wickets.
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Australia
Brown
B. Crisp
Pingleton
Crisp
B. Howorth
Bradman
Martin
McCabe
B. Perks
Om Badcock
Singleton
Barnett
Hassett
Howorth
White
Perks
Canberra
Commonwealth
Sydney
Worcester
Aotian
Fathwoa-Sith Ag Rs
Presbyterians Call For Strong Citizenship And Immigration Review
Melbourne cleric Karl Fenster urged the Presbyterian assembly to strengthen defences by filling skilled roles with good citizens from diverse backgrounds. He warned against falling birthrates and urged reassessment of immigration policy white Australia ethos and trade controls to keep land and nation secure. He cautioned against failing to act as not deserving to hold land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australis
Palley
Australia
Literature censorship board to report on cheap crime and sex themed imports
The literature censorship board has been asked to furnish a report on importations of cheap productions that emphasize crime or high spice sex stories. The board's report is expected soon and will be thoroughly reviewed to determine possible actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literature Censorship Board
Local Anzac Fund Reaches 234 0/8 Pounds
Broken Hill Associated Smelters gave 100 pounds to the Anzac Day Distressed Soldiers Fund, announced by A Sjostrom acting secretary of the Pirie sub branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League. The locally acknowledged total previously stood at 134 pounds 0 shillings 8 pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Hill Associated Smelters
A. Sjostrom
Pirie
Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League
No Metal For Germans
Sydney report states wharf laborers have decided to extend a plan regarding metal and tin imports. The message mentions German and Japanese steamers, indicating trade disruptions or labor actions affecting shipping from overseas ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Hee Nan Tin
44-Hour Week Favored for South Australian Workers
Chief Judge Dethridge of the Federal Arbitration Court indicated support for a 44 hour week for construction workers and forestry employees in South Australia. The Australian Workers' Union petitioned for an award, with government officials and union representatives debating feasibility and protection against harsh conditions in forestry and quarry work. testimonies highlighted arduous shifts, shift meals, and challenges like rabbits and foxes impacting forestry.
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Adelaide
Federal Arbitration Court
Dethridge
South Australia
Australian Workers’ Union
P. J. Sheehan
Geoffrey Edward Ross
Glencoe West
South Australian
Forestry Department
New Zealand Advances in Military and Civil Aviation
Mr M Semple declared New Zealand is on the verge of development in military and civil aviation beyond anything yet attempted in the dominion. He urged every centre to have an aerodrome as essential as a railway station. Fifty more aerodrome sites were under consideration as the Government aims for the best aviation network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
M. Semple
New Zealand
Dominion
Axis unity against Bolshevism shapes Mussolini Hitler talks
London dispatch from The Times Berlin notes Mussolini and Hitler poised to view their axis through a shared anti Bolshevism lens during Rome meeting. Germany seeks stance on Czecho Slovakia and Hungarian autonomy, while Italy weighs intervention risks and Anglo French signals. May Day rallies in Prague attract large crowds as Sudeten Germans cross borders.
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London
the Times
Berlin
Signor Mussolini
Herr Hitler
Mediterranean
Rome
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Uerr
Hitler
Signor
Mussolini
Unittrians
Italy
Gaelio-Slovakia
France
England
the Vines
Ute
Ber
Lin
Mitler
Berchtesgaden
Madame Tabouis
Prague
Henle
Boghole complaint over Three Chain road waterworks work
Pirie Town Council faced a complaint from resident H Tomsett about Three Chain road from Grey Terrace to Jesmond road. He blamed the Waterworks Department for new pipe work leaving a trench and clay heaps, causing mud hazards and business losses at petrol pumps. Council backed action to rectify the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirie Town
Three Chain Road
H. Tomsett
Grey Terrace
jEsmond Road
Tomsett
Dr. Reid
No Prosecution In Infantile Paralysis Quarantine Case
The Local Board of Health decided against prosecution after a discussion last night on the infantile paralysis quarantine. An inspector said there was no deliberate flouting of rules, only ignorance of the position. Alderman Howley moved that no further action be taken, while preserving future board action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Ald. Howley
Ald
Howley
Opal Find Reveals 15-Ounce Giant in Bark Hut
An old prospector named Otto uncovered a 15 ounce uncut opal the size of two fists. He refused 100 pounds for it, predicting a cut value near 1500 pounds. Otto, living with a mate in a bark hut, recalls a long field career with this first major discovery.
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Otto
Pirie Town Council Meeting Attendees Listed
Personal es ey Veale Opie and Frank Schembrucker of Harris of Scarte Limited arrived in Pirie for weekend business. The council meeting last night included Mayor Threadgold Ald Devis Howley Cr Walters Warman Rel Taylor Ryan. Apologies were tendered for Ald Coffey Ber ridge Ors Johnson Dey and Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Ey Veale Opie
Frank Schembrucker
Harris
Scarte, Limited
Pirie
Mr. Schembrucker
Yes
Pirie Town
Threadgold
Ald
Devis
Howley
Cra
Walters
Warman
Rel
Taylor
Ryan
Coffey
Berridge
Ors
Johnson
Dey
Edwards
Gift For Bombing Plane Clears Canberra
Monday reports from Canberra state an outstanding gift of 10,500 pounds by Sir Thomas Buckland to fund a bombing plane purchase. The Prime Minister announced the project would be named after Mr Sack Madigan of Pirie West, with Buckland to remain patient in the marginal ward of Pirie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Thoma Buckland
Sack Madigan
Pirie West
Sir Thomas
Buckland
Pirie
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Angus Parsons
Justice Richards
Justice Cleland
Jane
Eid
Hunkin
ICAR
Hoopers
Port Pirie
Customs
McCormick, O'Reilly
Fleetwood-Smith
Perkins
Council of Shute
Tuck
Peeks
Martin W
Haworth
B.H.A.S
Albert Howes Underwood
Gaylie
B. E. Schumacher
Messra
W. A. Norman
D. \. Roberts
G. Zlesing
Australian Government Workers’ Association
M. B. Crisp
Tasmanian Forestry Department
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