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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1925
Page
2
The Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd advertises the Varinga delivering freight and passengers. Leaves Port Adelaide each Saturday for Mortts Lincoln Pirie and Augusta calling at Pork Germelan Vor nights.
A public auction notice lists sale of 500 tons of hay, farm implements, household furniture, and live stock. Items include a reaper, threshers, cultivators, harrows, machinery, a range of harness and saddles, plus rugs, furniture sets, dishes, kitchenware, and miscellaneous sundries. Inspect before sale. terms as usual. luncheon provided.
A fragment from a historical ad shows A H Smith, a carpenter, with a garbled address line referencing Ki Tai Math Street and Mae West, and the number 427. The readable bits suggest a trade card or local business listing with contact details.
Nomination details for the South Australian Grey division election for the House of Representatives. Dates listed include nominations on the thirteenth or fourteenth of November 1935 and voting on a later date, with submission deadlines at the government building in Port Adelaide.
Mrs H Mitchell and Pamily thank kind friends and relatives for letters cards and tributes after the sadevesverment of Bridget Elizabeth Ford burial details announced her remains to be moved from 36 Three-Chain Road Solomontown to Georgetown Cemetery Symonds Bros undertakers and embalmers announce arrangements
The Recorder cites A E Turley general president of the Waterside Workers Federation arguing that the strike in Australia was driven by irresponsible leaders. He notes water front workers depend on casual employment and overtime, and that many strikers are not financial Seamen's Union members. He asks why Australian workers follow petty disruption and suggests the dispute belongs in England if unresolved.
Local Court at Pirie orders seven days imprisonment for seven defendants for failure to attend to unsatisfied judgments. A separate case cites John Gurten charged with indecent language, pleading guilty after arrest for drunkenness. magistrate scolds him and fines him along with costs.
Charles Samuel Kean, a young man, is in Ae Hospital after an alleged self inflicted shooting on Saturday. Authorities say his condition is satisfactory and not serious.
In sunny Sydney the Labor Eight Hours Festival featured a long procession with trade banners and displays. The Australian-Made Preference League organized crafts from tinsmiths to painters while burlesqued deportation signs and political banners appeared on lorries. British seamen and waterside workers joined the march amid mixed public curiosity and crowd support.
Petros Yikes sues for 28 pounds claiming wages from June to September working as a gardener for a Pirie defendant. Dispute centers on start date, pay rate, and settlement offers as evidence and cross examination. Case adjourned to fix a date.
A Brisbane report states the sugar industry now employs 22,000 men with invested capital totaling £17,008,000. The document notes expansion in total cultivation area and hints at future development within the sector.
Rev. W. G. Clarke president of the South Australian Alliance addressed the Baptist Union annual meeting in Adelaide urging churches to unite circles to advocate prohibition. He argued there are two churches for every hotel in South Australia and education should accompany the effort.
A meditation on acting on good impulses and converting Sunday feelings into daily action. It warns that sentiment without action harms character, likening unused conviction to an emotion addict and urging even small acts to express noble impulses.
Returning Officer K J Foord announces receipt of a writ for the Grey by election. Nomination closes at 12 noon on Thursday October 15. Polling, if required, will be on Saturday November 1. Voting is compulsory with penalties for noncompliance. limit on expenditure noted.
The Sunday School anniversary in the Baptist church featured the Y Class led by Miss Chapman with decorations by Mr Lincoln Garrett. Children excelled with an orchestra led by Mr A Wilson, readings by Miss Nita Clark, a dress drawing from India, and performances by Winnie, Doreen, and Mavis Ward. Miss Ghik spoke on women and learning, urging a sweeter home life, while the program highlighted the year's work and left a memorable impression.
In New Market Adelaide this morning fruit and vegetable prices ranged with cooking apples 8/ to 12/ and eating 12/ to 1/ per dozen. Pears 16/ per case, oranges 9 to 11 3, tomatoes 08. to 1 6 per Ib, cabbages 2/ to 4/ per dozen, and peas 10 to 12 per bushel. Stock Exchange notices via wire from G Wan Ca dated October 5 listed bids and sales for several companies including Sulphide Corporation and Electrolytic Zinc with varied buyer and seller figures.
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