Uproar at Federal Labor Rally in Sydney Town Hall
A wild melee broke out at a Federal Labor Party rally in Sydney Town Hall as marchers rushed the platform. Police intervened after a minute of fighting, with strong Lang supporters in attendance and the crowd breaking into cheers for Scullin before order was restored.
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Sydney
Fats
Federal Labor Party
Sydney Town Hall
7. T. Lang
Southern Gallery
Scullin
Sculiin
Hao
Lang
Taxed ten limit bookmakers protest Adelaide
Bookmakers in South Australia protest heavy taxation as turnover impost of 2 percent plus a ticket tax of 3d on bets. They note Victoria has no turnover tax and NSW charges 1 percent. Officers prepare expenditure accounts from December 26 to April 30 and urge the government to reduce taxes or risk financial collapse of bookmakers.
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Adelaide
Treasury
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Lead Steady in London Metal Exchange Quotes May 22
Advices from the Australia Mines and Metals Association show May 22 London Metal Exchange quotations for lead, zinc, tin, silver and gold. Standard and forward prices vary by grade and period with spot soft lead at 16 47/6 and tin steady at 229 47/6 per ton, while gold opens at 646/3 per ounce.
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Avelaide
Australiia Mines and Metals Association
London Metal Exchange
London
National Recovery Admin Sets 75 Percent Cotton Textile Capacity
Washington reports a sweeping NRA order to curb surplus finishing goods. Cotton textile machinery must run at 75 percent of current capacity, effective June 4, targeting production control under the agency’s broad stabilization program.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Tr Tw
New Record Flight From England in Sixteen Days
New Zealand girl flier Jean Batten reached Darwin today on the 16th day of her flight from Britain and set a new woman pilot record. She left Koepang Timor at 545 am and arrived at 2 58 pm Adelaide time. The 550 mile Timor Sea hop is a dangerous leg of the England Australia air route in a single engine Moth. Batten sent a letter from Karachi and said she enjoys the journey despite night storms. Her mother says she does not plan commercial aviation in England.
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Darwin
Jean Batten
New Zealand
Britain
Koepang
Timor
Adelaide
Timor Sea
Miss Batten
Karachi
England
Assault Charge at Pirie Court Over Hammer Attack
In Pirie Police Court Nathaniel Charles Starke faced an assault charge after an incident March 26 at a Kyte property in the Hundred of Pirie. The case, involving cross accusations from Kyte and his wife, centered on Starke striking with a hammer and shoving Mrs Kyte as Kyte and others intervened. testimony detailed injuries including abrasions and a facial swelling. The hearing adjourned until this morning.
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IL G. Nesbit
Pirie
Nathaniel Charles Starke
John James Kyte
Hundred of Pirie
Kyte
Starke
S.J. Warren
Plaintif
C. R. Hannan
Warren Salt
Starkes
Kytes
Nathaniel Starke
Dr. Warren
Mrs. Kyte
Kyle
B. G. Johnston
Hupnan
Mannan
Tangled Web of Crime Thefts Lead to Six Deaths Case Solved
In Munich a 50 mark theft linked to six deaths over six years was solved with clairvoyants. A 1923 robbery and murder in Schrobenhausen led to the nephew Josef Boehm, whose sister died by drowning. Boehm later died by his own hand, and his father hanged himself in prison. Clairvoyants guided police to a recovered head and tied to the case.
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Munich
Schrobenhausen
Josef Boehm
Hi Bister
Boetin
Ludwig Buerkel
Road to Ruin Dancing Condemned by Y.C.C.
Mr Zweck condemns Port Dancing as not essential to the Y.C.C. He fears assisting the branch would ruin church morals and entrap young unemployed members. He says dancing can offend the Seventh Commandment and has long led people astray in dance halls.
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Zweck
Vthe
Tank Breaks Loose in Chicago Building Tragedy
Three men were killed and several others injured when a special cable tank burst, releasing 40 000 gallons of water through a Chicago building.
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Chicago
Moscow Charity Home for Australian Miners’ Children
Moscow report says The Daily Telegraph correspondent notes Moscow International Labor Aid will maintain a home in Australia for the children of unemployed Australian miners, providing care through a special facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
London
Moscow
Daily Telegraph
Moscow International Labor Aid
Australia
Polglass Arrested in 1933 Poison Murder Case
Brisbane reports Stanley Polglass was arrested and charged with murdering his wife Violet Polglass. Violet died in hospital from ingesting poisoned stout in August 1933.
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Brisbane
Stanley Polglass
Violet Polglass
Outside Painter Debates Barber Clash Over Local Work
A painter criticizes Ald Davis and the Pirie council over youth employment and the use of outside labor on Memorial Oval fence painting. He argues the contract limits apprentices and harms Pirie tradesmen, calling for council oversight. A second correspondent from Adelaide firm Russell Ads. Limited agrees the work is a boy’s job and stresses local men rarely handle country ads.
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T. D. Barber
Pirie
Tmber
Corporation
Threadgold
CIA
C. Moritz
Russell Ads. Limited
Adelaide
Recorder
Pire
Memorial Ovalueace
Ald
Davis
Father Pays Tribute To Miss Balten In Sydney Flight
In Sydney fliers honor Miss Jean Balten with tributes and congratulatory messages sent via Wallfield Company. Her father praises her pluck after surviving a crash in Rome and continuing the voyage to Darwin, marking the adventurous journey with public admiration.
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Sydney
Jean Balten
Darwin
Wallfield Company
Auckland
Miss Balten
Rome
Hampshire Cricket Stumps Scores Recorder Special
Hampshire cricket team stumps a late score as the Recorder special covers a London cable service launch. Officials say the event marks a milestone in local broadcasting trials with public interest high and observers noting the interplay of sport and media in the capital.
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Recorder
London
Tele
Bowlers Have Bad Day in London Test Start
Australians opened against Hampshire with several changes. Ponsford Grimmett Ebeling Wall and Barnett were left out while Kippax rejoined the side. Bowling figures included O'Reilly 7 for 115 and Bromley 0 for 23 with others taking modest returns amid a cautious start.
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London
Hampshire Veda
Ponsford
Grimmett
Ei Ebeling
Wall
Barnett
Ae Kippax
Roosevelt Tells Congress on Silver Stock Increase
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress proposing to raise silver in American monetary stocks aiming for one quarter in silver, three quarters in gold, and the remainder in other assets. The plan faces anticipated resistance in the Senate.
Weather snapshot from yesterday and morning reading
Yesterday recorded a maximum of 25.5 degrees. The 24 hour minimum ended at 30 am, with a reading of 48. The fragment notes a brief temperature summary without complete context or location.
Pirie Hospital and City Figures Move Amid Updates
Personal notes from Port Pirie detail staff changes at Pirie Hospital and nearby hotels including retirements, new arrivals, and training completions. Nurses V Anderson and D J White return from training or holidays, N F Davis and M A Murch join or finish training, E A Neuhaus and J Scott begin duties from Millicent Hospital, and other residents and visitors are listed with hotel stays and local duties. An incident lists a four year old with a scalded arm in the children’s ward. Local officials and businesspeople are noted at Royal Exchange and Central hotels, with licensing and court oversight mentioned.
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E. A. Neuhaus
J. Scott
Port Pirie Hospital
Millicent Hospital
Latve Thelma McBride
Malcolm Dunn in England sprint handicap result
Malcolm Dunn, the Australian sprinter, was beaten by a foot by McFarlaine of Scotland in a 130 yard handicap sprint. Dunn, off 3 yards, won the 130 yards handicap in 12.38 seconds. He started as 4 to 1 on Exvorite, Dunn had the Seid beaten by twenty? from the finish.
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London
Malcolm Dunn
McFarlaine
Scotland
Dunn
Exvorite
Millicent clash as Education Minister storms out in protest
In Millicent on Wednesday heated remarks erupted during a vote of thanks to Minister of Education Mr. 8 W Jeffries. The minister’s reply denied urgent relief while local officials urged action on school accommodation and facilities at Millicent High and primary schools.
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Millicent
Stie
8. W. Jeffries
Alb. DeGuris
Jeffries
Ir. Tedarin
Mowbray
Seven Injured in Terrific Laboratory Explosion in Sydney
A powerful explosion at Industrial Research of New South Wales in a basement lab during a dry cleaning process injured seven people, three seriously, and shook the Macquarie Place building. Injured include Henry Drake, Eric Johnston, and William Millburn, with facial, eye, and leg trauma as fumes spread through the premises.
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Sydney
Industrial Research of New South Wales, Limited
Macquarie Place
Aken 10 Hospital
Henry Drake
Eric Johnston
Wiliam Millburn
Ennge
Ple
Loan Council to float new 14 million loan soon
Canberra reports that terms for a forthcoming 14 million pound loan to be floated by the Loan Council will be announced next week. Applications are expected to be called in early June with an interest rate likely not to exceed 32 percent.
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Canberra
Rae
Belgrade University riot ends with student arrests
Police stormed the Faculty of Law as hundreds of Belgrade University students occupied the building to protest punitive actions for political activity. Officers captured the barricaded rebels after a chaotic downstairs clash, arresting 250 with 25 hospitalizations reported, while technical students sparked a related strike and pledged continued resistance.
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Belgrade
Belgrade University
Faculty of Law
Aerial Survey Plans North Australia Tender Invitation
Melbourne reports that ministers from Commonwealth and State Parliaments consider a yearly geological survey of North Australia. They decide to invite tenders for air transport to traverse survey areas and require governments to protect rights over discoveries.
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Melbourne
North Australia
Alr
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Suai
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Moscow “Charity
AL D. Davis
MR. Barber
Pirie Painter
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O'Reiy
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Colppersaid
Darling
E. J. Thomas
Pederal Hotel
V. Anderson
Eave Port Pirie Hospitel
D. J. White
Hastet Pirie Hospital
M. A. Murch
N. F. Davis
Todd
Pirie Yeaterday
Pederay Hotel
Benson
Postmaster- General's Department
Central Hotel
H. Jackson
Allanm Limited
Cameo Pirie
Royal Exchange Hotel
A. Shillavere
L. Wilkins
Goodyear ‘Tyre Company
J. Willlams
Gollin and Co
Roval Exchange PLC
FP. T. Daniel
A. 4
Bick
Ford Sons
Central Fie
LV. Willsmoore
Mr. W. White
Pirte
HW. G. Nesbit
S.M
M. M. Finch
Solomontown
Cn A A A Lashear
Ontown School
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MR. Jeffries
Price
Seige Broken
Aerial Survey OF
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Prests Limited
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