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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
Fragmentary report notes Tony Wilt from Newcastle tied age on arrival at Pirie yesterday. No other arrivals or sailings listed. Spotted movements and weathered details unclear due to damaged text.
The Adelaide Steamship Co announces the PAMINGA will sail from Port Adelaide at 6:50 on Saturday for Port Lincoln Pirie and Augusta calling at Cedemeth Portnightly. The notice lists intended ports Germelh and L4veold with departures from Adelaide on a regular schedule.
Adelaide Steam Tug Co operates the steamer Nellcebee sailing to Wieyalla each Tuesday and Friday at 7, returning the same day with passengers and general cargo if circumstances permit.
Advertises sale of chaff, fowls wheat bran pollard flour fire wood corn sacks twines fencing wire and one federal harvester used one season with terms arranged to suit buyers. Local buyers urged to inquire for details and pricing.
Obituary notices recounting the deaths of Hoare and Hoare nee May Stith at Port Pirie Hospital in October 1924. The notices honor the deceaseds kindly lives, generous deeds, and loving memories, noting inscriptions by spouses, siblings, and nephews. The text preserves affectionate tributes and expresses enduring remembrance.
In parliament on Tuesday the government proposed taxing motor spirits used by vehicles on roads and imposing higher vehicle tax on solid and metal tyres. The plan aims to fund main road improvements, including a link between Adelaide and Brisbane, with £260,000 expected revenue and broader benefits for country districts as better highways are built.
Adelaide reports cabinet has not yet acted on reinstating four Port Pirie police officers exonerated by the second Royal Commission into the Judd case. Chief Secretary J Kelley says the commission report will go to Brigadier-General Leang. the officers remain dismissed and have not regained work. Glaxon and others have stayed home awaiting the inquiry outcome.
The liner Nestor docked at Outer Harbor at eight thirty with Lord Stonehaven aboard. He stepped ashore at nine, met by officials including Mr Legh Winsor Senator Wilson Captain A Curtis and Mayor A A H Tapp. A guard welcomed him and the party proceeded to Adelaide amid a rain, greeted by Prime Minister Bruce and other leaders at Government House. A Civic reception followed at the Town Hall with notable attendance.
Adelaide report details that Bert Twaites allegedly uttered I want to die while lying on a railway line near Camden last evening. He was charged at the Ade wide Police Court with being drunk as railway staff reported seeing him on the rails before the train. A detective and railway staff described attempting to move him as the engine crew spotted him minutes before departure.
Mrs D F Gibson and nine friends were driving to West Paradise when a lorry and a trument forced them off the road into a sand patch. The car skidded and capsized rolling onto its side. All passengers escaped unharmed though the vehicle was badly damaged.
The Assistant City Coroner will on Friday inquire into the deaths of Mr Normanby Noward and his wife at Henley Beach found yesterday afternoon. Circumstances suggest murder or suicide by the husband. Bank records show rapid changes in noted funds.
The annual school football social of the Fort Schools Association occurred on September 29 with about fifty boys present. The association Cup was presented to captain Frank Fitzgerald by Mr. Gornish after praising the players’ spirit and conduct. Clergy and local officials lauded sportsmanship. G. Millbank won the association medal for best all round player. supper followed the ceremony.
Lord Stonehaven and Lady Stonehaven return to Australia amid cordial welcomes. He praises racing interest and Melbourne Cup prospects while favoring economical air travel for future outback trips. The couple enjoys a warm reception. she notes his happiness and shares stories of shipboard music.
Commercial. Today's rates in the New Market included the following items with varied prices for fruits and vegetables. Apples and pears listed with per unit or case pricing. vegetables show multiple lines with modest figures and some garbled words. overall text is fragmented and difficult to fully interpret.
Stock Exchange quotations dated Thursday October 7 from S. O. Ward and Co of Adelaide and A. A. Pearce and Co of Pirie list prices and buyers and sellers for Mt. Meargan Amalgamated Zinc Junction North North South Zinc Corporation Sulphide Electrolytic Zinc Taranaki Oil Mt. Isa and Broken Hill Gas with buyers and sellers across several entries including prices in pounds shillings pence and notes of deferred status and preferences.
Dr T Mewitson deputy president heard the Australian Workers Union application to vary the industrial agreement with the Corporation of Pirie. The matter was adjourned to enable the parties to confer. During the day a City of London traction of 430 715 and a proviber sent 313 709 remains there at night.
Rainfall in Pirie for September reached 10 points, with the year to date total at 802 points. From October 1 to date, 24 points of rain have been recorded in Pirie, indicating a favorable comparison to the same period last year.
A meditation on thoughts shaping health and ruin, arguing that mind control dictates healing, religious aims, and even the fate of nations. It asserts thoughts influence bodies, economies, and conflicts, urging mastery of inner images to achieve health and peace.
A detailed Australian newspaper account describes the overwhelming reception of The Ten Commandments in Adelaide and Pirie, noting massive crowds, repeated viewings, and the film’s atmospheric prologue. The piece highlights the Prologue’s grandeur, the orchestra’s accompaniment, and Paul Verdayne’s Pharaoh role as a key draw.
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