Council seeks full revenue details on ore and wheat storage
At a Port Pirie council meeting Dr. Warren suspended standing orders to hear Mr. W J C Cole MP. He urged obtaining exact rates, dates, and amounts paid for ore and wheat storage on parklands, arguing the Wheat Board and Government control deserve proper disclosure and a larger share for the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Warren
W. J. C. Cole
M.P
Cole
Wheat Board
Council
Nicholls
Australia
Mr. Cole
Warren
Elder, Smith and Co
R. Nicholls
Freeman
Cockburn
Landad
J. Cole
Withdrawal of letter sorters under council pressure
Port Pirie reports on council debate over withdrawing letter sorters from trains saving £8400 yearly. The piece notes Adelaide authorities urging economy and cites remarks by Dr Warren and the senior councillor about land purchases and war savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Adelaide
Warren
Salvation Hall
Port Pirie
J. S. Geddes
Salvation Army
Seaman
Pirie Army
Excelsior Band
Army
O. Marsland
Mesdames Seaman
Marsland
Olly
Fisher
Campbell
Sanders
Fyfe
Stewart
Butcher
Misses Lane
M. E
Nelshaby
Worm Pallets Said To Cure Child Worms
Mrs Johnson of Ipswich recalls her child Dorothy being cured of thread worms after using Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets. The vegetable remedy is sold by chemists and stores at sixpence halfpenny per packet or posted from The W. H. Comstock Co. in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Rosina Johnson
Chermaide Road
Ipswich
Queensland
Comstock
Dorothy
W. H. Comstock Co., Ltd
Fang Street
Church Hill
Sydney
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND MUNITIONS NEWS
Private V Telham of Port Pirie was killed in action in France, with details that he had been educated there and later worked in Adelaide before enlisting. A cadet named C Tamms faced a Police Court trial for missing parades while claiming work in munition production at the Smelters, with the magistrate sentencing him to twenty days at Fort Glanville as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Garrett
M. L. Warren
North Ward
Solomontown
West Ward
Britain
France
Belgium
Ken
Vic
T. J. Ivy
T. J. H. Ivy
George Street
Australia
18Th
Royal Irish Regiment
Victoria
Brighton Artillery Corps
Ivy
Victorian
St. John Ambulance Association
Pioneers’ Association
Sly Greg
E. Sabine
S.M
George Panman
John Blower
Broken Hill
W. Emery
George Ball
Mat Pe'haw
Pirie West
V. Telham
Port Pirie
Enes Palham
Adelaide
A C. Tamms
Mesera E. Sabine
BR. G. Bymonda
J.P
Thas.m
G. M
Fort Glanville
Defendant
Help Your Homeland Buy War Loan Bonds Poster Stamps
The article urges Australians to invest in the Liberty Loan through poster stamps issued by Sir John Forrest. It highlights patriotic duty, tax and wealth levy exemptions, 4 4 percent interest, and a closing date of November 2. Supplies are available at banks, post offices, or Commonwealth Bank offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Forrest
Sir John
Australia
Nelson
Trafalgar
England
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Bank
Commonwealth Treasury
Worry and Inactivity Warn of Deterioration
A brief aphorism notes that stress and inactivity harm health, comparing a harsh winter to a tumultuous, thunderous summer as a warning about the body’s fragility.
Port Pirie Trades and Labour Council Censures Leaders
The Port Pirie Trades and Labour Council censured President L A Hopkins and Secretary G L Leipman for issuing a manifesto urging workers at the Smelters to stay at work without Council approval. The vote of censure, carried by the chair, led to resignations offers from both officials amid ongoing local industrial tensions. Leipman would resign after a month's notice. Hopkins defended their actions and warned those responsible may regret the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Hopkins
G. L. Leipman
Port Pirie Trades and Labour Council
Trades and Labour Council
Seigman
Withal
Hopkins
Port Pirie
Rosebery criticizes war talk and sensational war fiction
In the February 5 1909 Register notice Lord Rosebery condemns loud talk of raids while the fleet stays at peace. He warns against sensational fantasies of German warships and cities in ruin, comparing them to penny dreadfuls and platform grahters that mislead public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Scots
Lord Rosebery
North Sea
Penny Dreadful
The Penalty of Overwork and Doan's Kidney Pills
Overwork strain harms kidneys causing fatigue and backache. Mrs W B Smith of Government Road Port Villa West credits Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with curing her kidney trouble after years of pain. She reports lasting health improvement and no relapse. Doan's pills priced 2/9 per bottle, six for 15/3, from Foster-McClellan Co. Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
W. B. Smith
Government Road
Port Virie West
Doan
Steamers in Government Service Offer Passenger Rates
The government service list notes ships including Baulabat Benalla Beltana Borda and Commonwealth at 11,120 tons are now on government duty. When released they will resume passenger service in one class with rates to Durban and Capetown 13 to 18 guineas and to London 18 to 23 pounds. Details from Agents Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durban
Capetown
London
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Rodway & Trott
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Marshall's Chambers
ArrAle St
Adelaide Gardens
Ordara
George Wills
Grfnfell &T
West End
Alliance
Temperance
The
South Australian Brewing Coy., Ltd
T. W. Ingham
Victoria-Place
Govt
Brucefield
Fine Forest
Woods
Owen
Whitwarts
Saints
Masonic Hall
Prospect Church
Hindmarah
Kadina
Coimmonwwealth
Inapa
Thdworth
Ballebury Plain
Rabaul
Drefte
Banking and Exchange
United Kingdon
Austr Interstate
Internav
Intereat
AL Gavings Bank Pacilitie
Denison Miller
Gevernsy
Alice Springs
Central Australia
George Hallett
MR. Hallett
M. E Jones
Hallett
Barron Creek
Constable Jones
Stuart Arms
Clements Tonic Ltd
M. E. Jones
Alice Spin
E Overland Telegraph
Darwin
Sam
Clements
Lerrge Hallett
Insurance Company
Stansard O NZ Limited
Geren Fell
ST. Adelaide
Insett
Lok
J.kitchen ¢ Sons Ltd
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