08 Sep 1934
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1934
Page
1
Adelaide police receive telegrams claiming a man identified the murdered Albury girl as alive at her St Peters home. Investigators confront the girl who admits her name matched the message but says she has not left the state in four years.
The opening Adelaide wool sale in the A934 series drew large buyer attendance led by Japanese and Australian representatives. Prices were not as high as last year, with overall averages lower by about 29 to 50 percent.
In Sydney during the opening week of the season the average price dipped to about £76 12s. The report notes lower levels in wool and related sales with buyers showing cautious demand. Local dealers and brokers observed softer values across the early trading.
The Melbourne Woolbrokers Association decided at a meeting that sales would be held on September 18 or 19 due to uncertainty of the weal quantity. Previously, sales were arranged to begin on September 14 but were postponed because the Geelong sale was canceled.
Market briefing on September quotes from the London Metal Exchange with figures for lead, tin, copper, electrolytic, wire bars, spelter, and standard and silver prices. Includes spot and forward movements, unit prices per ton, and small noted rises in gold and related metrics.
Wise accepted a tender from Kingsford Smith Al Servier Limitest for transport of a party of technical civil crews. They will conduct a preliminary survey to prepare for the geophysical and magnetic survey of Northern Australia.
The Duke of Gloucester aboard Sussex at sea invites much of the ship's company to swim in placid waters while wireless reports convey the voyage. Ashore plans and the ship's routine frame a calm day at sea as the vessel sails toward Australia.
Prime Minister Lyons told a Sydney audience that federal plans for unemployment relief are grounded in hard cash and not reliant on inflation or credit schemes from the Commonwealth Bank. He outlined national works funding via a stable schedule of enduring services across Australia.
Fifty thousand members of the Volunteer Labor Corps staged drills in Nuremberg using spades instead of rifles in a display of trained precision. The event, amid wartime measures, showcased months of drill practice and was described by officials as part of the relief fund course and national mobilization efforts.
The thermometer recorded a high of 68.6 and a low of 53.2 for the 24 hour period ending at 8 30 am.
The factory at Priday near Melbourne was robbed of about 10 000 rounds of ammunition valued at £100. A motor truck drove through the door and boxes of ammunition were carried away. watermen were stationed outside but police fear further thefts as the plant has survived previous break ins in which 400 cartridges were taken.
The meeting details the closure of a waste depot, redistribution of funds to the Mayoress Fund, and ongoing supply arrivals. Accounts show £242 paid and £40 outstanding. compensation claims range up to £10. A motion aims to sign the fund accounts by the mayor and clerk, with a request for a housing and building committee report and no later claims after September 15.
The Recorder notes a violent clash tied to the textile strike in Honeyport and Greenville, with casualties rising as protesters confront authorities. Reports indicate 40 dead and numerous arrests amid the unrest.
Wednesday approval lists numerous appointments in infant method and infant practice at schools across South Australia. Names include Miss M. M. Hoombs Goodwood Central and Misses Mo F Holmes Wellington Noad, with many assistants and practising teachers named in Solomontown Plympton Norwood Conbat and other districts.
The document notes the will of J R Collins, longtime secretary to the government wealth treasurer, filed for probate in London. Details remain fragmentary but indicate estate matters proceeding.
Scores registered for a handicap billiards tournament at Institute Billiards show A Clark 267 Warren 50.20 and J Roohn 193 with other players including Threlfall 56 and W Hubwry among the entries.
Contributions to the Mayor's Relief Fund reach £10,506 3s 4d after yesterday's drive. Subscribers include Port Pine groups and individuals such as Mr Wolk and Artur Evens. The Border Water collected funds at Mount Gambler as part of the campaign.
The mayor and finance committee discussed the Meh Fund tally, noting about £1,000 subscribed excluding a £5,000 grant from the Company wall. They plan to place funds under interest, with potential weekly returns on £10,000 at 2 percent, while awaiting further government support and outstanding functions.
Irie flood relief bedding commit remains unfinished with about seven applications awaiting attention. Delivery will continue today with aim to finish soon. Yesterday’s receipts include two single mattresses 80 double and 320 single blankets. Articles distributed to 106 persons included 190 blankets sheets and 25 pillows. Mayor Threadgold noted pumps repacked for removal had to be reactivated for further work due to seepage.
Mayoress stated that married men may apply for clothing at the Town Hall on Tuesday. Flood relief recipients would not be eligible. About 40 families queued at Royal Skating Link yesterday afternoon, supplies exhausted. Women and children garments were available. some felt and material were repurposed for intimate wear.
Heavy plaster collapses from the Lexistative panel chamber ceiling shortly after 1 pm. Debris falls onto the floor and threatens proceedings. No members were injured though one person reportedly avoided harm by sitting. Investigations cite structural weakness and prior decay blamed on aging beams and nearby traffic.
Local officials report improved inflow at Millbrook Reservoir after heavy rain. Intake damper machinery was found functioning, lifting water supply levels and stabilizing the basin amid the downpour.
King George is convalescing in London with a light cold after missing a Wales sports event at Kraemer. A mountain air exposure was deemed imprudent. Doctors report a slight illness affecting his throat and voice.
Mrs Enith Lansell widow of Bendigo died on March 42 leaving 104000 pounds to her sons and daughter subject to an annuity for her niece and gifts to employees.
Open air meetings in Pirie featured Labour candidates M J Murphy for Grey, Sen M R O Halloran for Senate, and J E Stephens M P for Port Adelaide. Stephens attacked pension cuts and unemployment, while Murphy stressed industrial revival and youth employment as central aims of the party.
Documentary evidence presented at a Senate munitions inquiry showed German firms set up munitions concerns in Holland Sweden Switzerland and nearby nations to secretly sustain Germany as a submarine power. An American Electric Boat Company official claimed credit for appointing two Congress members to the Rules Committee which backed a 600000 pound appropriations bill to pay a plain by the company against the Festiral Government.
Highest price ever paid for gold in Australia earned by Broken Hill Associated Smelters this week for a parcel sold to Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company Port Kembla for realisation in London.
Sussex bowler Maton Tate claimed his 2000th career wicket during a visit by Gentlemen to Folkestone marking a milestone in his long cricket career.
Wall and WJ Reilly were hosted by the National Coalition of Teachers in a visit described as Wall's final trip to Fnelumd. Wall addressed eulexisms and reflected on the occasion as a farewell or closing engagement with Australian figures WooOM, Woodfull, and TV.
Morland of Coburg details being struck while cycling near Tunlop factory. He alleges a vehicle with driver and two passengers fled after the crash. Morland suffered a broken shoulder blade and multiple abrasions but gave police a clear description of the car and occupants.
An elderly man stood in freezing muddy water near Port Adelaide station and waited for four men. Motor Traffic Constables brought him to Fort Adelaide Police Station for medical examination after he refused to leave the area. He had been in water over an hour as A W U duties connected him to national knowledge from Alice Springs to Mount Gambier. Labor policy, as described by M A O Mal loran and Mr Murphy, promised finance to land and job growth with reduced working hours to employ all people.
Sydney reports that Lilian Anderson received a 20 year prison term for the manslaughter of her husband Moncrieff Anderson. It was her third trial after two prior hung juries, and the defendant allegedly fired during the Wagon of Edward Henry Morey proceedings.
Evidence linked Iaw McGregor to forged cheques totalling £3557 as part of a betting scheme in Menard. He claimed large deposits followed cashing but refused to testify. Bookmaker Edward Leonard Heid faced charges of altering cheques and was jailed for 12 months after a jury verdict.
Monsignor J G O Rourke will dedicate a statue of Maria del Marler at St Marks Church in Augusta diocese this morning at 10 o'clock. Hes De Walst will conduct a cantata and speak on the theme. The statue was donated by Mr Antonio Degenaro of mid street. a candelabra from Mrs Honora McBride will also be dedicated.
Melbourne style. This item lists travelers on the Adelaide Eyre Peninsula air mall with names including Mrs A S Penrose Miss G Herbert Mesdames O Connor and Ward Misses Scott and Warby and others bound for Whyalla Pirie and Adelaide. It covers arrivals in Pirie and notes hotel stays and medical and civic figures connected to the motion.
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