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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1937
Page
2
For the Clearing Sale terms require a ten percent deposit on the fall of the hammer. The balance of purchase money is due on the 21st May 1937, and possession will be given then. For further particulars contact Elder Sab & Co, Lamined, Adelaide and Branches.
After a long dry spell rain began on Sete Monday evening, with up to 9 am Tuesday 43 points registered. March was very fine, and since the 28th of March only six points have fallen until 26 points on the 80th. AL Selph ban and Mr Gy Threw report replants half an inch, with indications of further showers. AL Willogoteche Efal lett and Mrs GS Melrose note 60 ayice naip as showers fall.
Anzac commemorations occurred on Sunday 25th and in coming weeks with a combined service planned for 7 pm at Koorines Methodist Church on Sunday 2nd May. The Burrs Sub-branch of the RS and St. League announced the services will not be held until that date.
A Saturday May first program features She a screen adaptation of HL Rider Haggard's famed fantasy. The Hall of Kings set promises colossal Greek influenced architecture and grand visuals. The second feature The Silver Streak centers on a world fastest streamline Ursin with high suspense and romance. Box plans and day sales available at Coverdale's Pharmacy.
KOORINGA FOOTBALL CLUB reports a seven goal win over the Flats at Parrel's Flat as they test new players before the season. Notable performers include T Jennings Sanderson N Batehine zon C Lott, with juniors R Walker E Moore and L Taylor praised. Practice sessions set for Thursday and next Tuesday, with Coronation Day travel urging early name submissions. A Burra trophies display highlighted two sets from D Pesco & Sons and Burra Rifle Club, admired for tournament and match honors.
Mr Eddie Finch reports that on Mr Lindsay Thomas's property, near Bureka, a water divining test found a strong subterranean stream at 48 feet with an estimated flow of 800 gallons per hour requiring simultaneous pumping and timber extraction. No water appeared at 0 feet, supporting the claim of a hidden aquifer.
Miswee S and M Murray defeated Mrs Bence and Miss L Bence 9-1 in the Women's Handicap Doubles, and Murray beat Miss M Murray 8-6 in the Women's Handicap Singles at Kooringa. A follow-up visit from Clare is planned with ten visiting men. Also notes a birthday celebration for Zac Humphris at Weietation Bata with a large guest list, tea, dancing, and a midnight birthday cake with twenty-one candles blown out.
Farrells Flat Centenary report praises the Indies committee and Mrs G E Pwelltree for organizing events amid celebrations. The World's End cricketers clinch the County Eyre Championship and announce a Victory Ball at Hobertstown Hall on May 8. A Grand Empire Ball at Hullett Institute on May 4 offers a prize for best coronet and promises music and supper.
Me J Connors of Mr Bryan shows a unique copper coronation coin said to be struck for King Edward VII in 1908. The coin, half an inch wide, is not in Australian circulation. King George Jubilee Trust is arranging Coronation Souvenir Programme copies for global distributors. Overpass edition goes on sale April 3 for two shillings with proceeds to hospitals funded by Philco.
Me Thomas Nicholls of Croydon died Sunday 25 April aged 60. An old Burea boy and son of Moree pioneers his father was a watchmaker while he became a printer at the Burra Beard office once owned by Sir FW Holder. Survived by four daughters and a grown family.
At a Tees district meeting in Burra a rumor surfaced that a certain person may visit soon and could do much if managed properly. A chairman remark urged keeping the individual out of the picture, suggesting they are not wanted on the voyage.
At Ironmine Church the Christian Endeavour Society held its opening serial attracting a large crowd. Miss Bessie Good led the overture, followed by games and a well received supper. The event concluded with Old Lang Syne as the party dispersed.
The article discusses official permission for Westminster Abbey coronation filming with strict censorship. It notes silent concealed cameras, censor boards led by the Duke of Norfolk and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and potential food deprivation for peers during the ceremony. It also mentions John L. Lewis and the emergence of new devices and Australian literary figures, recommending Davison’s Public Enemy No. 6.
A kaleidoscope of 1930s concerns unfolds from war and labor to epidemics and ethics. The text surveys strikes as power moves, fears of dictatorial control, a physician’s flu epidemic warnings, British war animal cruelty reports, offshore oil prospects near Baku and Dagestan, and Australian travel gripes plus social quirks. It threads humor with anxiety about money, class, and identity, citing real and imagined threats to society.
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