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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
4
Port Pirie Corporation hears a report on water supply and street works. The Works Committee discussed berthing and water service details, and the Public Works head outlined ongoing arrangements and future steps for the Port. The council will receive further updates on the sewer lights and power supply projects.
Sept 4 Halbory reports formation of a Bed Grove Society branch with Mrs H Roberte as president and Est An erson secretary. Sept 7 Hoyleton Cricket Club holds annual meeting. balance sheet approved with officers listed. Sept 7 Mount Templeton notes election results and gusty winds. Mount Templeton versus Balaklava match shown. school remains closed. Balaklava Red Cross Society branch formed. Sept 18 patriotic concert and sewing projects planned. Mulberry discussion on donations and Monday meeting set for Sept 22.
A Saturday evening gathering at the Tereinua Hotel Balaklava bid farewell to Mr G M Shepherd who is moving to Adelaide. speakers praised his long town service and integrity while expressing regret at his departure. A travelling rug gift and well wishes were presented.
A local effort to form a Masonic Lodge in Hamley Bridge culminated on September 3 with consecration by the Grand Lodge. Officers were installed by Wpl. Bro. M. Piney, and visiting brethren arrived from Balaklava, Gawler, Adelaide, Riverton, Jamestown, and Jeraphore. A patriotic concert followed the ceremonies, with remarks by Wpl. Bro. Eustace B. Groady and songs by Misses Cilento and Melva Cilento.
Lieut Archie Dick of Mount Templeton received a hearty send off at the Balaklava railway station on Wednesday. Lint Vick presented a gift of a military insignia and best wishes for a safe return from the war. Messia Heard and Leitch gave brief speeches, and Dick thanked friends, pledging to serve the Empire faithfully.
Balaklava Progress Association met Monday with Mr D W Leitch in the chair. They considered fire brigade timing, letter-spillare safety posts, telephone links to the railway, and all-day local phone service. A vigilance deputation to the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway was approved, along with measures to improve town tidiness and post office access control.
On Wednesday evening G N Goldsworthy hosted premier football team officials at a Hamley Bridge dinner. The event featured speeches by A Black and others, with Father Denny and Mr Woods among responders, and a piano singalong on the balcony after a hearty meal.
The report for the half-year ending May 1014 notes profit and production details. It cites a net profit of £180,714 after depreciation, iron and zinc concentrates, and lead output. The board postpones the dividend and plans up to £400,000 more for plant extension while noting the death of Chairman John Darling. Port Pirie details include smelters, slimes treatment, and equipment upgrades.
The document reports on extensive industrial progress including ore processing and refinery work, new locomotives, coke ovens, and a blooming mill with plants and scaffolding nearing operation. It also notes a vocal social in Avon on the 19th by the Liberal Union with speeches by Mr Kelly, Mr Butler, and Mr Robinson, followed by supper and dancing attended by local figures.
A man named Mr. Duffield died after a gunshot wound believed selfinflicted following a history of melancholy since his son’s death. The incident occurred Thursday near Hol Pirie, with a delay in medical aid and a coroner's inquest returning the verdict that the death was caused by a shot fired within the premises.
The Hydpey correspondent of the Slat-arewage stats surveys wartime conditions. The overview lists over 3,000 at Broken Hill, 2,000 at Rewssstin, plus other locations affected by industrial trouble and broader wartime disruptions. Mr. Cannangs pledges all effort to Gad work for them. Death notice: Av. 19 in Pork Wert for John Edwerd Whittard, aged 68, a respected resident. He was born in Darsiey, Glowcamtershire, married 41 years ago, emigrated to Australia 13 years later, lived in Melbourne, then Broken Soil Property, later Pirie Went. He leaves two sons and three daughters, with siblings in England.
A fragmentary obituary note lists the burial of a man and his wife at Went Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide. It mentions attendees Mevara J and W Whitterd, Bite Tusker, Mr B Tucker and Mim Tucker, with funeral service led by Rev. E Bungay formerly of Port Pirie. The deceased was a Freemason and member of the Dealde Carles.
A garbled wartime note discusses misperceptions between Britain and Germany. The writer warns many hold a dangerously illusory view of the conflict and future relations, urging clearer thinking as events unfold.
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