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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
2
Shipping notes list vessels in port with arrivals from Bul ro Alte and Tri Bare and expected ships from Pytrias and Clan MacNab. Names such as Ganttiee Tru Haron and Queen traffic are mentioned along with wharf activity and harbor movements.
The Adelaide Steamship Company, Ltd announces sailing from Port Adelaide with departures on Saturdays if circumstances permit, calling at Port Adelaide and then reaching Augusta and Lincoln via Pont Adel Mbe. timing and Monday departures indicated as possible.
The Adelaide Steam Tug Co. sails the steam tug Nelceb ee to Wityalla each Tuesday at 7 a.m. on a Friday voyage carrying passengers and general cargo. Circumstances pertaining.
A damaged OCR fragment lists bus and travel times with bar and motel references in Adelaide and Port Pirie. Mentions Yates and a single or return passenger, banking offices, and a central phone contact. Details are garbled, but indicate schedules and passenger calls.
The Town of Port Pirie announces Citizens Lists for Port Pirie Town are prepared and will be shown at Solomontown Post Office West Ward Port Pirie West M J G Liewhe and Son Shop in Blten Street Ninth Ward Town Hall Blteti-Pkeeet. Claims for competent dust must be submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office before November 1 and objections by November 3. The Council will sit as Court of Revision on November 16. Ern est Le Garrett Town Clerk.
A damaged report faulted the Irrigation Commission for lack of business foresight and for causing large losses to the State and settlers. It notes over £440,000 in losses plus £400,000 in reclamation costs, and criticizes the commission for not assessing commercial viability before opening areas. It highlights tabloid concerns about neglecting genuine settlers and the government’s duty to consider relief and equity for those affected.
A festive scene unfolds as Pirie residents flock to the Brook for a yearly picnic. Trains and trams run holiday schedules while parks and sidewalks fill with families in summer attire. Shops close at noon as workers and children join the celebration, sharing cheer and a rare public holiday mood.
Frightened by a rumbling galvanised iron tank a pair of horses pulling a Treleagan & Browns trolley bolted toward Ellen Street from Main Regis Solomontown yesterday afternoon. The driver Giles regained control as the horses bucked and dragged the load of oil cases, tripping bystander Mr. J Warne who was knocked down and run over. Warne survived after hospital treatment though one leg bore the trolley’s weight.
After two years of inquiry the Royal Commission on Irrigation lays bare losses totaling £1,959,?4? across Murray area schemes. Neela Wall Moorack fruit regions face abandonment with £116,483 loss. Jervois reclaimed area blamed for £400,000 lost. Report cites lack of business foresight and notes limited administration for meetings. Commissioner list includes Smelters and Solomontown names.
Reuters reports Damascus unrest has worsened over ten days with growing agitation and brigandage. Repeated railway sabotage attempts occur as French forces admit insufficient troops and plan to dispatch two Moroccan cavalry regiments to Syria. Messages indicate British consulate largely intact and some property damage.
The British Admiralty announces retrenchment measures including scrapping most K class submarines except K26 and four L class subs forming the reconstituted first submarine line. Special reserve and officers to be utilized elsewhere and the destroyer Mozillas reassigned to reserve. Reductions planned in tenders at harbor training establishments at home ports.
Agents for the steamer Middleham Castle seek a new crew of seamen and firemen after crew members refused to return to work. Deserter labels hinge on men taking clothes ashore at anchor. Interviews reportedly held with three applicants. whether a full crew is aboard remains unclear as further developments are awaited.
The new Pirie Cricket Association shows promise as delegates reject Nelshaby's join request. The Port Parle Central Cricket Association is named with plans for the season. Officers are elected for YM Guid, The Recorder, and Buffs clubs. grants include a batting award and a highest score medal.
In line with League of Nations council action Major Giles the British Military Attache departs Athens for the Greeko Bulgarian border area. French and Tratian attaches are also being dispatched to the scene.
Dr. Frank Crane argues there are two laboring classes one thriftful and the other not prosperity rises with cooperation and mutual understanding. He warns against class hostility and isolation noting that wealth grows when all workers join cooperatives and trade unions, not by pitting groups against each other.
Melbourne engine-driver Charles Milne fell for a confident stranger's money‑making ruse in Elizabeth Street. The man befriended Milne, claimed a wealthy New Zealand heir and banked on Milne to back bets in a merry‑go‑round of card tricks at Fitzroy Gardens. Milne lost most of his cash, drew 120 pounds from the Bank of New Zealand, and now has only a small balance left.
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