Found Drowned at Pirie Port in River Along Railway Wharf
The body of Michael James Murphy, about 60, a former Port Pirie resident who had recently faced heart trouble, Bright’s disease, and life in boarding houses, was found Tuesday morning in the river under the railway wharf. He had been employed by F J in the Hondred district and earlier served in the police. The body was identified and taken to the morgue by Constables Soesla and Hennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chee
Durham
Harlem
Soesla
Hennedy
Michael James Murphy
Port Pirie
F. J
Pirie
W. Cook
Florencesteest
Mc Cacks
Murphy
A. A. Chester
J.P
Bond
Ichard Kenyon
Harbors Board
Solomontown
C. Durham
L. G. Tassie
Iocal Hospital
William Cocks
Florenceséereet
Michal James Murphy
Daconsed
Mc Walsh's
Ecomel
James Coady
G. F. Sosala
Railway Wharf
Kennedy
Messrs Cocks and Coady
Port Pirie Hospital
Coroner holds inquiry into Murphy death at Courthouse
An inquiry led by coroner A A Chester examined the drowning death of Michael James Murphy at Port Pirie. Tests found kidney and heart trouble but no external injury or foul play. Witnesses identified Murphy and described his last days, with no clear cause of entering the water.
Dr Morse Indian Root Pills Gain Trust Across Australia
For over twenty years Morse's Indian Root Pills have built steady sales throughout Australia with nearly a million bottles sold annually. The pills are praised for a sound formula and reliable liver targeting action, claimed to regulate and tone the whole system, reflecting public confidence rather than grand claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Dr. Morse
Australia
Crea' E Island
Institute Building at Port Pirie Faces Disrepair and Debts
A deputation from the Institute Committee met the Cornell council to seek funds for renovating the Port Pirie Institute Building. The building’s ceilings leak and debt remains at £3150, with proposals to shift control to the Council or lease the property. A sub committee will meet the deputation to explore concrete options to preserve the town hall and revoke further decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Pirie
Institute
Mesera J. H. Thompson
G. R. Brickhill
F. G. Hawkine
Cornell
Drake
Briskhill
Roth ‘Ne
Hawkine
M. L. Warren
Brickhill
Ponsell
Jenkins
Hawking
SoMr Thompson
Office Jokes Bleak Desk Banter in Historic Page
A fragment from a historical page captures office humor with a quip about editors and an office boy trying to get a joke through. The exchange highlights workplace banter and era language.
Motive Business List at Gladstone Exchange
A dense OCR fragment lists firms and individuals associated with Gladstone Telephone Exchange and local institutions. Entries include names such as Bond, Growden, Thomson, Cook, Elder and Co., Bagot Shakes, Read, Fisher & Sons, and local officials or venues like Bishop of Willochi, Odgers, Police Station, Gladstone Gaol, Hotel, Town Clerk, National Bank, and Commercial Hat. The item reads as a directory snippet or meeting roster with multiple names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arean Express
Elder, Th & Co
Bagot, Shakes, & Lewis
Read
C. G. Fisher & Sons
Bishop of Willochi Bouoyoolse
Odgers
W. Grubb
F.C
Gladstone Gaol
Humphbris
B.A Gale
Space copies ma bad from Mr bla oem miveaeuts o
Fragmentary text mentions Gladstone and space related items with unclear names and vague references to copies or moves. The readable parts provide limited context and no clear event, date, or organization to anchor a full summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Bla
Miveaeuts &O
Gladstone Sree
London Directory offers international trade connections and ads
The annual London Directory lists manufacturers and dealers in London and provincial towns with 2000 trade headings, goods details, and colonial markets. It includes shipping lines by port, one inch business cards for firms, and agency ads printed at cost, with a £2 parcel post copy and listing by Condon Directory Co., Ltd, established 1814.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Europe
Condon Directory Co., Ltd
Abchurch Lane
K.O
England
How to Make Good Family Cough Mixture at Home
A home preparation method advises obtaining HEENZO from a chemist or store, mixing with a large cup of water sweetened with treacle and honey sugar, and following label directions to create a family cough influenza and sore throat remedy. It claims no boiling is needed and that each batch saves money. The ad references HEENZO Cough Diamonds and lists a price per tio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hean
Phases of the Moon Calendar Summary
The record lists lunar phases by month with full moons and new moons. Notable entries include July full moon on the 11th and 181 as a day marker, August full moon on the 29th and new moon on the 14th, September full moon on the 28th and new moon on the 12th, October entries for full moon on the 28th and new moon on the 13th, November’s New Full moon on the 26th and new moon on the 11th, and December’s full moon on the 25th and new moon on the 10th.
Gladstone Fixture Schedule and Stock Sale Notes
Gladstone fixtures recur on the second Monday and alternate Fridays. Meetings occur on the second Saturday and fourth Monday at the Institute. Monthly stock sales are listed with firms Elder Smith & Co and Bagot Shakes & Lewis, on the first and second Tuesdays and Fridays respectively, with Beoox on the second Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giaperons
Guaperons Ditexic
RS A
Zod
Institute
Guaperons
Elder, Smith & Co
Ttn
Bagot
Shakes & Lewis Cavers
Beoox
Shakes & Lewis
Gladstone Institute to Open Daily for Subscriptions
The Gladstone Institute announces free readings against the open daily schedule starting 9 a.m. on Wednesday and continuing through Saturday. Committees meet on the first Monday of each month. Mrs Myatt, Abramaran, and Mr T F Jones serve as core officers.
Local government notices and office hours summary
Official calendar entries list Covat-March and Covnt-Third Thursday each month with daily open office hours from 10 to 5. Insouvanex Count open daily 19 to 3. Budge, Clerk, and Lovat Covnt are cited with budget and clerical references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormourr Covat
Budge
Oalver
Lovat Covnt
Local Odd Groups Meet on Alternating Tuesdays in Gladstone
Paced notes show several societies in Gladstone such as 4,0.F. saxo Juverinz A.O. F. meeting alternately on Tuesdays with 8 and 7 o'clock sessions. Mazoxic Lopes 71 and 8.4.C. hold first Thursday monthly at 8 p.m. at Eek Hall. Budge and Ner. Irish secretary names appear among minor fraternal notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F
M.A
Maets
Gladstone
Budge
Saxo Juverinz
A.O. F
Fomer
T. F. Jones
Mazoxic Lopes
Thorsday
Eek
Gladstong
C. Budge
Borrato Loves
G.L.E
P.m
T. Ner. Irish
Railway Timetable at Gladstone With Daily Arrivals and Departures
The timetable lists arrival and departure times for trains to and from Gladstone including Adelaide via Blyth Terowie and Peterborough Port Augusta Moonta and Port Pirie. Some services run daily except Sundays and a Peterborough to Adelaide connection at 10 16 am is absent on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Adelaide
Blyth
Pee Adsleide
Terowie
Pie Pirk Pirle
Booleroo
Peterborough
Port Augusta
Port Wakefield
Balaklava
Wee Moonta
Brinkworth
Port Pirie
Booleoo Centre
Moonta
Brinkorth
Peterbrugh
Post Office Hours and Mail Schedules Across Towns
Post and telegraph offices list daily hours from morning to evening including Adelaide Peterborough Caltowie Jamestown and Port Pirie routes. Mail deliveries from Gladstone Foot and other towns are timed with specific cutoffs and holiday closures noted for Sundays Christmas and Good Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Dail Om & S
Emacenes
Smestown
Oaltowle
Huddleston
Cryatel Brook Eeemantown
Port Piste
Stone Hist
Wisraban
Eoserve
Stone Hut
Centes
Melrose
Wilmington
Gladstone
Fullowen
Peterborough
Caltowie
Jamestown
Lous
Increased Postal Rates Seem in 1900s Telegraphs
The document outlines revised postal charges including weights and minimums for letters, post cards, books printed in Australia, magazines, catalogs, and telegrams. It notes special rates on Sundays and holidays and gives per word charges for telegrams beyond city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Australia
Cata Ogue
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Mr. Farmer
Hank
Rabaul
New Britain
Savings Bank Department
Savings Bank
Papua
Agi
Igrass Furniture
BOR
W.j.pimlott, Ltd
Forgan
Harver
Balaklava ! ‘Station
A OE. Johnson & & L. Shroeder
Baer and House
Walkerville
William Street
Peré Pirie
K.& W. Hackett, Ltd
Rundle Street
Gentral
the Institute
Gladstone Telephone Exchange
SeEo Sin
M. Bond
W. Growden
D. Thomson
Lh Ltd
Expressee
Gladstone Institute
Gladstone Courts
Renivals
Arhas’ Express Office
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