10 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1921
Page
1
Professor David confirms a report of mineral discovery in Kimberley West Australia. Anilaide Sunuisy notes the genuine find after a month-long investigation of opal resources in the western interior. He states the mineral find at Kimberley is the first recorded in Australia.
A Sunny Adelaide report notes wheat prospects are good. By late September a Parilla buyer offered 4/10d a bushel. The best figure farms estimate is about 1/34d, with farmers labeled. A Tuya operation is active in the district.
The article notes South Africa readying for the Australia ticket tour opener at Johannesburg on October 22. Taylor Nourse Gluckerhors and Yalch have been invited to play, with others advised to practice assistance. A hearty welcome from the locals is anticipated.
Paris dispatch says a rail crash near Agen on the Garannp River killed two people and injured about one hundred. Among the injured are two Dutchmen. A second collision at the same station caused two deaths and three injuries.
Melbourne Sunday report states William Henry Bowling 418 was admitted to Melbourne Hospital with broken arms after riding a pony at Filsam and colliding with a horse. The pony rider suffered multiple injuries in the crash.
A meeting led by Mix Lucey outlined progress at Baroota Reservoir where workers faced disruption. A temporary easing of tensions was agreed, with plans to resume tasks and minimize delays while the contractors adjust to the situation.
British Ming figure Gd Emer returns as Mr Gd) Emer. G Hylton plans to resign from the Ben Ken Air Joint Compensation Committee with Emery as a representative. Helton, Zinn Corp manager, travels to Adelaide then Sydney for the All Australian Master Bakers conference. Minyes remains in Adelaide a year, travels to Sydney with Lex Souls. Minopap, Port Pirie Hospital partner, left for Adelaide by train Saturday. Mermelee arrives from Adelaide and returns with Ter.
London experts debate radium as a medical agent with Sir Thomas Parkinson arguing limited value and potential danger. He cites X-rays as superior in many cases and warns radium can burn and aggravate disease. A New Zealand discussion follows, with plans to purchase radium for a hospital at £10,900.
The new St Anthony's School at Salamontown, opened with a ceremony led by the Bishop of Park Auguste. Attendees included Father Prendergast and Father Galt, with altars blessed, a procession, and a concert raising funds for the school and parish groups such as the Sacred Hearts Society and the Young Men's Guild. Additional donations were announced, and the building praised as a significant local asset.
The text outlines a large hall 74 by 18 feet with a proscenium of stamped miners, footlights and stage lighting. It notes two large dressing rooms, an 18 foot square glass room, verandas 70 by 40 feet, a front porch, a 40 foot wide verandule, and classrooms and washrooms on the south side. The ceilings feature plaster, heavy cornices, and moulds, all wired for electric light with plans for ventilation and axp boards. Frontage details incomplete.
Reports from London describe a Saturday scene where Irish self determination supporters and allied groups gather to greet visiting delegates. The event includes a large turnout of sympathizers and a cautious mood as officials weigh public reaction to the talks.
The Admiralty advertises that surplus and obsolete warships are for sale for breaking up. Vessels must be broken up under the program and terms of payment are provided. The move aims to recycle ships and reduce idle fleets.
Members including Howton Wesir Cubits Runkiorn Brasex Thompson Prenticy Pearce Pallet Latta Burgess and Watkins from the Australasian Etagby football team attended the opening ceremony at the new Manchester Exchange today. The ceremony was performed by the jing.
Miss Bernard, an employee of Mr Renny Panayhuba, reports four masked men attacked her during return from Pamphillon’s residences on St Kura Road at 40.45 last night. She was robbed of a fur coat valued at £30. a safe deed was also disturbed as the men fled, while the assailant escaped.
A reader reports a demonstrative experiment in Schenectady where a resident used wireless telephone tech to sing to a baby aboard a walking device. The singing reached the infant as the device moved through streets, though whether the baby heard clearly remains uncertain.
In Perth, Friday session of the Supreme Court to extradite Thomas Ockerby, two of his sons Wilfred and Aubrey Ockerby testify. Wilfred, a director with 500 shares, claims a 400 weekly salary and expenses. Thhidas Gokerhy, aging director, received 4200 notes costing 4064 38 for services. The firm’s collapse is linked to overpricing second grade timber and failed sales in Singapore. Aubrey admits the company gifted his mother land valued at 2500 pounds for services, unsure if mortgage notes funded the purchase.
A fragment describes tailored design for a building in Itay Jbon with a two storey extension and rooms above the front section. It notes a separate installation and a Targa block of land purchased at the rear for additional space of the playground.
A severe hailstorm hit Melbourne on Sunday, flooding streets as downpipes became blocked and caused water damage to buildings. The weather disturbance followed a day of unusually heavy precipitation.
A boy is missing from Hawinsen after a severe hailstorm with trams derailed in the streets. Reports say windows were broken, gashes of hail filled gutters, and heavy rain disrupted transport as authorities search for the missing lad amid damaged town infrastructure.
Prices of the tend group cabled to the Metals Exchange yesterday show spot prices around £26 12s 6d for am offers, with foreign spot at 229 2/6 and ball, standard 3s 5d to 7s 8d, fine 3s 9d, with a rise of about 1d 6d.
A speech at the Mehumettebarm show highlights a hereditary love of the land as vital for boosting Australian agriculture. The Governor and Lady Weigall hosted guests while advocating larger farm education and stronger rural identity to match England’s farming ethos.
In London on a Saturday report, Rembrandt paintings are said to have been sold amid refugee movements via Paris. A Guirest representative claims shipments were saved from a Bolshevik sack near Petrograd, valued around £150,000.
A Reuters service report from Vancouver describes American papers highlighting a so called psycho logical separation within the McHarald McCormack fortune. It notes Edith Rucke Talles McCormack’s interest in European psychology and proposed conversion of Chicago to her beliefs, with Jung and Garden figures named.
From United Service in London a Saturday dispatch portrays Germany warning against militarism. It notes pressure for peace and shifts in propaganda as Australia and Dalby stories shuttle through reports on the war, reflecting a cautious mood about total mobilization and materialism.
The article notes worldwide concern over debt burdens and wartime reparations as nations, including Britain and the United States, reassess payments. Lloyd George’s possible broad announcement is anticipated amid calls from industry leaders and US Chamber of Commerce vice president Goodwin linking unemployment to global economic strain and a need to rethink war debts.
A 21 year old laborer James Van Sen was injured when a Powell Town tram ran off the line near Stokessn wills while carrying over several miles of Seamway. He suffered severe pelvic fracture and serious injuries and was admitted to Melbourne Hospital after a long journey, with over 22 pounds of damage reported to the tramway.
William Jamison, 28, a resident of Matern, fell from a Melbourne-bound train at Armalale station on Sunday. He was admitted to Melbourne Hospital after the incident and Bisley was firebired.
Canadian politics out of Vancouver sketches a tense pre election scene with Meighan and Meigheds involved. The debate centers on tariff policy and protection for Canadian industries. Analysts say no single party may win a majority leading to a possible coalition government after the vote.
Brussels dispatch notes the International Russian aid conference with eighteen states present including Britain France the United States Germany and China. Delegates weighed Hoover and Haen recommendations on relief supplies and potential inquiry to Australia while stressing action for children's relief and preferring initiative without formal consensus.
Article reports Dr. Nansen discussing Soviet actions and policy on wartime population, calling for widespread effort to support employment and save the nation. Notes emphasis on mobilizing every possible means to sustain the economy and war effort.
London reports show Cabinet divisions over unemployment relief and stabilising exchanges. The Premier explains plans for immediate expenditure of 15 million pounds while ministers debate whether to hold another conference or pursue artificial market restoration measures.
Berlin reports that Lousbeer and Terr Rattionau signed a proposal to cooperate in reconstructing western regions of France. The pact envisions large supplies of machinery materials and rails, with a total value set through May 1 1/28 at seven million yards of gold marks. Supplies are restricted to reconstruction uses.
Fragmented OCR text references New South Wales finances and London attitudes, noting improved conditions and oversubscribed colonial issues. The source text is garbled with missing words and unclear context.
Fragmented text notes an appeal in Adelaide for a hospital aimed to raise £20,000 with £47,000 mentioned as raised or planned. The garbled lines reference cable news and Times reports, but details are unclear.
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