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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1931
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment lists handicaps and running times for events and participants including Raymand Smith, W. V. Base, Gh. Cisth, and W. L. Jones with figures like 65, 110, 220, and 180 yards. It preserves no clear event dates or outcomes.
A local club announces a shooting day at Eudunda on 21 April with a prize of $40 and a double 600 yard event. A Burra Engunda ladies rifle match is also arranged with members invited to attend and convey invitations from the Budunda Club.
The Burra Rifle Club reports mixed scores with improving marks after early ranges. Younger shooters like A Philips and others posted credible results at 200 and 800 yards, while entries, prize lists, and forthcoming shoots drew attention. local sports also note cricket and tennis matches with strong spectator turnout.
Railway notice lists changes to services during Easter including trains to Broken Hill Adelaide Terowie and Burra with new departure times 7.07 pm 10.36 pm and 5.60 pm, arrival Burra 11.12 pm. The note urges passengers to check revised schedules for exact details.
The piece compares Mr Lyons to William Pitt the Elder, praising integrity and public spirit. It argues Lyons’s success hinges on popular support, not caucus power, and urges sustained fundraising from supporters to back the push for federal economy and reform.
A local newspaper piece repeats praise for Down's Backache Kidney Pill with endorsers claiming relief from severe back pain. A reader testimonial describes crippling pain across the reins and exhaustion, noting limited movement and constant weariness before trying the product.
An expository essay surveys human evolution from primitive insectivores to Homo sapiens, arguing against Darwinian ape descent and urging a view of science and religion as coordinated. It envisions future leaps in bioengineering and energy, and calls for human responsibility in guiding civilization.
Miss May Holman cites European Sunday practices in London Dublin and the continent noting open picture theatres churches and outdoor dining while expressing concern about Anglo-Saxon Sunday limits. She questions why Australians detest Continental Sunday and argues for freedom to keep Sunday holy through varied, wholesome amusements.
A detective narrates a burglary case where the only clue was a vague suspect description. After a day chasing leads, he realizes the description matches his own reflection and discovers he himself may have been the suspect seen near the burglary scene. He flags the error and feels some satisfaction at solving the case.
A report from the North South football clubs shows a financial statement with receipts of 236 pounds 12 shillings and expenditures of 534 pounds 6 shillings 2 pence. Dances and subscriptions contributed alongside donations, while a busy school event raised funds for winter yard work and shed repairs amid community effort.
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