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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1915
Page
4
A valedictory social at Port Pirie honored Rev. Ayd Urs and the late four-year pastorate. Speakers praised dedication toCentral Mission work, Kindergarten movement, and church unity. Tributes noted the minister's efforts, with community leaders and congregants highlighting service, modern ideals, and future plans for port Pirie and Adelaide connections.
Ex president and Visiting Committee member Mrs AW Bosworth attended a farewell event for the retiring leader. A letter of best wishes from the choir speakers and Savory authorities was presented. Attendees included Mrs Middleton and others, with a pleasant reception and light arrangements observed.
A garbled text fragment references energy policy, public safety, and structural notes from multiple sources. It mentions Wells, Warner sites, various organizations and investigators, and assigns blame or actions to figures such as Mien and Leiksomone without coherent context. The readable portions suggest a broad, unsystematic record rather than a single clear event.
A public meeting in Tren to Tanquet, Port Pirie, discussed forming a Belgian Relief Fund committee to assist in Wallon relief. Mayor A. A. Degenhardt chaired, with plans for Adelaide headquarters, partial funds raised, and subscriptions organized.
Port Pirie Ladies Benevolent Society held a March report meeting recounting a year of activity. Contributions supported hospitals and charity, with nineteen members active, twenty three cases attended, and fifty visits recorded. officers and district organizers named, Society to resume meetings in May.
In Port Pirie the referendum on liquor at 6 o'clock drew 3,740 votes from a roll of 9,400 as supporters campaigned with cars and echoes of a six o'clock deadline. The return counted 5,083 votes across districts with several observers aiding the tally. The Port Pirie church reports praise for Pastor Steward and notes the resignation of St. Paul’s Sunday School superintendent Mr Middleton after 37 years of service, with testimonials from church leaders and officials.
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