Pirie Corporation Walks Off With City Dispute Over Vacancy
A deadlock between Pirie town council and its staff halted all corporate services yesterday. Workers protested the decision to hire Mr. W Reid for the surveyor’s vacancy, marching to AW A Hall for stopwork meetings. A 9 30 conference is planned as council and men seek a settlement, with the sanitary service heavily disrupted and power stations idle.
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Pirie
W. Reid
Aw.a. Hall
Pie
Dehate
Reid
Surveyor's Department
Cotmcil
Corporation Power Staion
G. H. Sharpe
Wlorislce Street
Awa
Hall
Sharpe
Seashela
Council Compromise Sought Amid Worker Sit Down
Amid a tense council meeting Dr L H Davis urged surrender while Dr Jesnes proposed a morning conference with the workers to resolve a stoppage. The mayor and council members debated without resuming work as the city faced halted services and tense public health concerns.
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L. H. Davis
Jesnes
Industrial row at Pirie halts work as council seeks calm
In Pirie a severe industrial dispute erupts over seniority and job allocation as stopwork meetings and a council vote fuel tension. Mayor, Dr Jeanes, and Alderman Davis frame a plan to invite employer representation for a conference at 9:40 am while workers consider resuming.
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Dr. Jeanes
Em—Ployer
Als
Pavitch
Liberal candidates prepare for Grey seat plebiscite
In Adelaide a Thursday meeting outlines four nominations for the Grey seat at the federal election. Nominations close at noon Monday. Arthur Christian MP hopes to move from state to federal politics. M M B Middleton, former Pirie mayor, offers services. Others named include Wedley Chapman Rubunga and Lloyd Lauman Port Augusta. Lionel Lill former SA Labor premier is mentioned but would not confirm.
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Adelaide
Liberal
Goertry Langue
Grey
Arthur Christian
Flinders
M. M. B. Middleton
Pirie
Messie
Wedley Chapman
Rubunga
Lloyd Lauman
Port Augusta
Lionel Lill
South Australia
Weather Log Fragment Indicates Record High Low
An OCR snippet notes yesterday's maximum 71 and minimum 65.5 for a 24 hour period ending at 3.20 am, implying a brief weather observation.
Three boys charged with hotel break in Pirie case
In Pirie Children's Court three boys aged 13, 14, and 15 admitted breaking into the Family Hotel and stealing 99 bottles valued at 16/6. The Bottles were exhibited at Pirie Courthouse. Parents bound for good behaviour. two boys fined 10 and one six months, recognisances waived.
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Pirie
Belvo Messrs
S.J. Warren
A.L. Goode
Children's Court
Ellen Jury
J. Hodge
W. A. Brooks
Crystal Creek
International Hotel
Wey
Treleaven and
Brown's
Eles
International Motel
London Metal Prices in Adelaide Market Report
Lead and tin prices show declines while copper and silver rise in the latest London Metal Exchange quotations. Spot and forward rates for copper, lead, tin, silver, and gold are listed with adjustments in shillings and pence per ton or ounce.
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Adelaide
London
Jacob Johnson Seaman's Union Chief Claim Seeks Recognition
In Melbourne on Thursday Jacob Johnson asked Chief Judge Dethridge in the Arbitration Court for an order directing recalcitrant Seamen's Union officials to comply with rules and recognise him as general secretary He claimed he was duly elected but barred from the post due to hostility from certain secretaries at Sydney Newcastle and other sites The judge indicated Johnson had broad support among union members and reserved ruling on whether he could compel the position or apply such orders
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Melbourne
Jacob Johnson
Sisiney
Dethridge
Arbitration Court
Seamen's Union
Sydney
Newcastle
Yat Alhough Johnson
Pulebla
Judgne Detheidge
Johnson
Sonalder
Wheat Market News and London Demand Shifts
Wheat prices moved unevenly on May 1 as Britain showed improved demand and Liverpool opened steady on United Kingdom buying. Chicago held steady with no standout features while Winnipeg saw strong Manitoba interest from UK and Continental buyers. German purchases lifted Liverpool, but US selling restrained the close. Forecasts of showers in the western US influenced export figures and profit-taking at Winnipeg.
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Adelaide
Tate
Bane
Port Agslaide
Gatporta
Baturdeg
Liverpool
United Kingdom
C. G. Nicholls
Chicago
Winnipeg
K. G. W. Anderson
Germany
United States
Winniper
Rylands Strike Threatens 7500 Jobs in South Australia
Rylands strike at Newcastle plans to reopen negotiations with management over a new wage and union agreement while awaiting an award. A strike committee of workers at Nylands Steel Wheel Works aims to speed up the award process. The outcome could affect 7,500 motor body workers in South Australia.
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Newcastle
Nuts
Eesutlettime
Uteri
Lee
Nylands Steel Whee Works
Unem
South Australia
Boy Breaks Wrist At School During Morning Recess
Wilfred Ellery a 10 year old son of Mr and Mrs K W Biles of Bamond road Pike South broke his wrist while playing with other boys during morning recess at Pie School yesterday. He was taken to Pike Hospital where Dr L G Tasso treated him and then sent home. His sister previously broke a leg when she jumped from a fallen tree in Adelaide about two months ago.
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Wilfred Ellery
K. W. Biles
Bamond Road
Pike South
Pie ‘School
Pike Hoapital
L. G. Tasso
Wilfred
Adelaine
Port Pirie Fashion Drapers Highlight Six Decades
For 60 years we have led as Port Pirie fashion drapers offering buyers freedom to choose goods from top Australian and overseas manufacturers. The store emphasizes not being tied to a single workroom, promising access to designs from 50 or 60 designers in a single curated range.
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Port Pirie
Australia
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