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Burra Record

Location

Burra, South Australia, Australia

Date

Apr 27, 1954

Page

3

Six possibles scored at 200 yards in Burra Ride Club event

Burra Ride Club staged the A6th Stage of the Rooksburra Trophy over double 200 and 200 yard ranges. Conditions were easy. Bill Corner topped the rifle with 101 and won the handicap. Jock Bernhardt hit a century, Jim Schwier also scored 101 but placed behind Corner. Schwier won the double 200-300 yard group. The Kookaburra Trophy standings show M Kakoschke leading with 26, Schwier 21, Jim Brown 18. Next week the 17th stage, The Kookaburra Trophy, over 200 yards.

Burra Ride Club Bill Corner Jock Bernhardt Jim Schwler Corner Jim Schwier P. Marston E. C. Hopkins Kookaburra M. Kakoschke Schwier Bes Jim Brown Schwier Kutoschke

Small Follow On Rains Bring Fifty Points of Benefit

Light rains from ten to twelve points fell in the Eastern Pastoral areas toward the end of last week. Officials say the showers will aid growth, compensating for the drier prior period and boosting ground conditions.

Team to Represent Boobarowie for Saturday Game

Football squads for Saturday's match against Spalding at Boobarowie will be chosen from a list of players including Cousins McMahon Vinkom Clott Brooks Farrelly Affolter Madigan Kemp Treloar Reed Sullivan Williams Tyler Deer Gerteke Reynolds Robinson Willis McGuire Cousins Brooks Dewhirst Bhattock Willis Billings Leighton Byles Kieinig Maynard Ween Michael Berriman Gordon Fenley Johnson Lynch Bruce Michael Hieinig Reinke White Johnson Beer Brice Holmes Butler Lloyd and others, with selections announced prior to kickoff.

Boobarowie Spalding Cousins J. McMahon B. Vinkom A. Clott K Brooks M. Farrelly R. Affolter Madigan J. Kemp 8. Willis P. McGuire K. Cousins F. Brooks A. Dewhirst Bhattock A. Willis R. Billings Leighton W. Byles K Kieinig D. Maynard G. Ween J. Michael R. Berriman 3. Gordon G. Fenley A. Johnson F. Lynch J. Bruce C. Michael M. Hieinig Reinke R. White S. Johnson

Queen Fulfills Old Man Prophecy on Elizabeth Throne

An aged Indian high priest foretold that a future English queen would ascend the throne and reign greatly. Captain E G Harcourt, an Army transport officer, recalls the 1923 event in Bengal when villagers aided temporary repairs after a daman railway washout, confirming the priest’s dream as the royal accession neared.

Elizabeth England Bengal India E.G. Harcourt Tasmania Duke of York King George VI Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Harcourt Tidla Megs Iittle Eilesabeth Captainn Harcourt Barbanipur Queen Victoria Kal Imore Lisbeth H. Sims Teementa

Australia Vision: Greater Opportunities Ahead

Dr J R Dar Ung asserts Australia will within thirty years enjoy unparalleled opportunities among the British Commonwealth nations, projecting a promise of economic and social expansion for the country.

Australia Dr J. R. Dar- Ung

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W. Cortierae R. Bernharit J. H. Schwier W. Edwards F. T. Maraton Kakoschke DH. Field Tyne R. Peatee E Feinrleh Brown Wahste i Burdon W. Hempel Spackman Lw. Watts Edwards Watts BI Commonwealth Savines Pseas Imonwealth Bank Zealand Campbell J. G. Harris Booborowie Smallgoode Balfour's AYIA Matthews Oates Limited Bford Ryom Garden PHONE BR. J. Pickering Burra
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