Deputation to Acting Premier urged for Redhill line
District leaders push for extending the Redhill to Port Augusta railway to win State Cabinet support. Port Augusta leaders aim to add Northern Metal Traders, industrial bodies, and district councils to a representative delegation, stressing Commonwealth funding and unemployment relief as reasons to approve a practical shorter line.
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Commonwealth
Redhill
Port Augusta
Hidhill
Hitchie
Threadfold
Pirie
Crys Vit Brook
Alt
Belme
Titherto
Adelaide
Toin
Butler
Terowle
Mie
Hine Fe
Theadgold
Port Rmein
Dolewales
Metail
Crystal Brook Rail Link Debate Sparks Town Meeting
Residents in Crystal Brook discussed a proposed railway link to Beadle and a potential third rail from the current line. Officers and locals argued land acquisitions would be costly, and the government buying land was unlikely. Supporters favored the route to benefit paddocks and farm areas, while others warned of mounting expenses and logistics.
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Crystal Brook
Uplian
Mirouzh
W. FP. Nicholls
Chance For Two Eyes Auckland Patient Has Extra Ribs
In Auckland on Sunday ill health led to an X ray revealing Charles Headland of Birkenhead has 13 pairs of ribs instead of 12. One rib pressing a nerve was removed by a surgeon.
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Auckland
N.2
Charles Headland
Birkenhead
Lawrence of Arabia Injury Report and War Profile
London report notes Lawrence of Arabia injured in a motorcycle accident last week but improving last night. He rose to prominence during the Great War, led tribes in Arabia to rebel against the Turks, organized irregular cavalry, and supported General Allenby’s operations.
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London
Lawrence
Arabia
Allenby
Miler
India
Dental Mechanic Fined Ten Pounds in Pirie Court
In Pirie Police Court a 36 year old dental mechanic William Ernest Christie pleaded guilty to unlawfully practicing dentistry for a fee. He was fined ten pounds with costs and warned that further action would follow. The case highlighted unregistered practice and the need for proper dental credentials.
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Pirie
William Ernest Christie
Moonta Motorship Hosts 90-Passenger Gulf Trip Party
A large Moonta motorship crowd sails this week with about 90 passengers aboard. The names list includes many passengers such as Mesers HK Hulmereth WE De W Baton Wallbride I Nelson and others, reflecting a sizable voyage party on the Gulf trip.
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PHE Motorship
Moonta
Mesers
Hulmereth
W. I. Baton
IL. Wallbride
I Nelson
de Tliver
la Ad Sheewili
Hoa
Ais
Loos
Aives
Fo Beitfer
Bolin
HM. Schultz
Witty
Brown
Hupeis
L. Vie Team
WF. Pfilaner
J O'Lunetitin
Miller
Wissel
Keddie
Kool
Roberts
Matton
D. McAiua
S.A. Simmons
M. Faunce
Patterson
Th Padereon
Heebe Dean
Mesihitiiesti
Richardson
PLW
Sease
Met
Maines
E. Holagrete
Vetiaris
Eaton
W. JJ. White
M. Pauee
Sherwin
A. Hills and Child
LA. Chartres
E. W. Holin
Beek
F. @fitzmer
AL Sutherland
Griffen
W. E. Mutton
B. McAinsti
XA. Simnyens
K. D. Roberts
T. Watwo Hedger
Chapman
Paseo
Mo Pulteson
Wo Mowe
K. E. Cluselinn
Clusohma ‘Taylor
Mo Kiros
To Winter
G. Lewis
M. Mutiye
K. Hodge
Hodge
M. Wells
Mally
Trodinger
D. Crea
M Ac Sutherlnd
Ge.sutherland
Rivet
Mo Wilkins
LM. Perry
Vv. Mumton
Alfayanagh
White
HH. Hodges
Weather Brief: Rainfall Low Across Baroola District
A farmer from Baroola reports no rain last night and none until Pirie early Saturday morning. The arumayor ran Friday night and Saturday morning, registering only three points in Pirie for the month, totaling 3 percent. Serdins was proceeding spate.
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Pirie
Baroola
Serdins
South Australia seeks 3 million loan claim from Loan Council
Acting Premier Mr Ritchie announces SA will claim £3,000,000 at the Canberra Loan Council meeting next week, a sum repeated from last year and including about £600,000 in repayments. Stuckey and King head to Canberra for taxation talks while markets expect tighter money and a possible 3 percent rate on a shorter 14 year issue.
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Adelaide
Ritchie
South Australia
Canberra
King
Stuckey
Rattler Jumpers and Free Riders On Australian Railways
The article recounts the practice of “jumping the rattler” by travelers on ore trains between Broken Hill and Pirie. It describes encounters with passengers sneaking into freight cars amid cold, rain, and wind, guarded by railway staff who must enforce regulations. The tale ends with a note about Mr. F. W. Knowles mistakenly believed to have won a Jubilee medal, later confirmed on the official list.
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F. W. Knowles
Broken Hill Exchange
Knowles
Mr. Knowles
Store Robbery Sparked by Surprise in Tumbulgum Suburb
Sydney paper reports six men attempted theft at a shop near Murwillumbah when the storekeeper Johanson activated alarms. Police restrained one suspect as shots were fired wounding another in the scalp. A fifth man fled. later one suspect was arrested in Brisbane. A large Jerry keen WIN coride was found nearby.
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Sydney
Tumbulgum
Murwillumbah
Johanson
Weather data snippet from Saturday highlights
Record shows Saturday high 70 and low 80 occurred by 8 am 4 yesterday’s high 643? unlikely. The fragmentary data includes times 6 30 am and scattered figures 4 appearing as measurements, lacking clear context or stable values.
Lead Up Again Awelaide Australian Mites or Nssnihatlan
Fragmented OCR text covers racing and market notes with unclear names and events. Key names include Bey, Standard, and Fabiah. mentions Hamden Owen Market and an ounce price. The passage is garbled with stray letters and partial phrases, hindering clear event identification or outcomes.
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Miwon
Hamden Owen Market
Local Pirie Hospital and travel notices from Warnertown
Mr T. J. Stith of Warnertown left Pirie Hospital at the weekend. Bonn, of Warnertown, visited his parents in Pirie West. Mr C. Nelson, of Senate Road, injured in an accident at Gambies, is making progress at Pirie Hospital. Newman relieves the Bank of Adelaide today and will stay at Royal Exchange Hotel. Mr and Mrs E. Molineaux and family from Norton Summit arrived in Pirie and stay with Mrs Molineaux’s sister at Senate Road. Miss Joyce Williams of Baroota had an operation at Pirie Hospital Saturday night and is reported satisfactory. A party will arrive in Pirie for service tomorrow and overnight, including Mrs Dawkins and several Misses. Businessmen Sthiur, Wood, Co, Forbes, and Sanderson are due to arrive in Pirie today and stay at Royal Exchange Hotel. Mr R. Downer, Pirie manager of Cash and Carry and St Mark’s footballer, remains seriously ill in Pirie Hospital, unchanged. Mrs Wooll. El Prana, Master of Science, lectured at Broken Hill on Protective Resemblance and Mimicry.
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C. Nelson
Senate Road
Joyce Williane
Baroota
Pirie Hospital
Pirie Te
Royal Exchange Hotel
Dawkins
W. Goodwin
C. Goodwin
Taylor
Wray
ML Wray
McNeil
Mr. Gorbstizagar
Sthiur
Wood, Son, & Co
A. Forbes
Robert Reand Co
G. EF. Sanderson
Wilkinson & Co
Pirie
Royal Exchange Hote
R. Downer
Cash and Carry, Ltd
St. Mark's
Wow. EL Prana
Broken Hill Technical College
Workers’ Educational Association
World's largest aeroplane crash near Moscow kills 48
In Moscow at the Moscow Aerodrome the Maxim Gorky airship, the world’s largest, crashed during a joyride. All 48 aboard died, including 11 crew and 37 passengers. A bi plane piloted aerobatics, causing a collision and wreckage across a wide area. Eight women and six children among the dead. One wing collapsed a house. Russia to compensate victims families and hold slave funeral ceremonies.
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Moscow
Sungay
TSE
Maxim Gorky
Ielude
Viking
Pirie Wheat Stacks Attacked by Weevil
Weevil damage feared across Pirie wheat stacks as shipments progressed at Bullie Wharf and the Alyupia Maru. A.B. Goode notes most grain shipped, but moisture and late-season weevils threaten further losses, with past outbreaks in Wallaroo and Australia’s wartime records cited for context.
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Pirie
Phe Weceil
Bullie Wharf
Sete
Duyers
A.B. Goode
Ausipatia
Mr. Goode
Wallaroo
Tms
Wheat Board
Offeer
Seatustrellam Wheat Marerst Board
Victorian Wheat Commissalon
Broadbent at Wyndham, Darwin flight schedule update
Viator H F Broadbent returns to Darwin after refuelling during a record streak from Adelaide en route to Townsville Normanton and Wyndham. He logged 3500 miles in two days at an average 135 mph, with brief rests and a detour near a claypan before continuing toward Perth.
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Wyndham
Viator H. F. Broadbent
Darwin
Adelaide
Rockhampton
Broadbent
Townsville
Dawn Bwoke
Normanton
Sea of the Gulf
Perth
Tomcat duel snarls Melbourne traffic at Queen and Little Bourke
In Melbourne today a vehicular jam formed as two cats fought at the Queen and Little Bourke streets intersection. Hundreds gathered around a four ring crowd while bets circulated. City traffic officers cleared cars and dispersed onlookers, ending the main clash as the combatants continued the brawl in a side street.
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Melbourne
Trac
Queen
Little Bourke
Twe City Council
Weevil plague hits wheat storage and shipping sites
An old report details how wheat from distant sources was slackened in sheds and yard piles at railway yards and coastal ports, with infestation inevitable as carry-over grain and damaged bags allowed weevils to spread. Breeding cycles reached months long, with females laying dozens of eggs daily and mated within a day of emergence.
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South Ameteallam Farmers” Union
Welme
Winterbottom
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