First Stage of The Kookaburra Trophy at Bretanoorim 1953
The Burra Rifle Club held the first stage of the Kookaburra Trophy on a Saturday in the 1953-54 season. Conditions were ideal with strong scores led by Eddy Hopkins who shot 105 total from 4 series and posted the high 300 yard score of 834. Other top shooters included Jim Schwier and Capt. Tom Lynch with 105 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burra Rifle Club
Eddy Hopkins
Jim Schwier
M. Kakoschke
P. Betts
Y. Hempel
Burra Air Force Association Trip To Waikerie
Burra Air Force Association members toured Waikerie aboard their rescue craft The Mayfair departing at 800 hours Saturday and arriving Morgan at 900 hours. They met hosts Mr Jim Warnes and enjoyed a Waikerie Clubrooms reception then a Sunday sightseeing tour before returning to Burra.
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Waikerie
Burra Association Air Force
Morgan #1
Jim Warnes
Murray
Ib Lock II
Annie Laurie
W. & D. Young
Waikerie Association
Burra
Burra Red Cross Holds 38th Annual Meeting at Heathmount
The Burra Red Cross met on Tuesday July 19 at Heathmount due to a wet cold day. President Mrs S M Sandland welcomed members while apologies were read from several, and Treasurer Mrs H Topsfield presented the report. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs S M Sandland, Vice Presidents Mrs J Gill and Mrs J Kellock, Secretary Mrs R Jeffery, Treasurer Mrs H Topsfield, with a committee listing, and bridge begins on Tuesday August 1.
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Burra Red Cross
Heathmount
8. M. Sandland
Mesdames &. Bown
J. Marchant
Sendland
H. Topsfield
S.M. Sand
J. Fill
J. Kellock
R. Jeffery
Treasrer
A Bown
Archer
R. Crewes
Rooke
Rowe
W. Smith
A. Tennant
Complaints Grow Over Scrap Iron In Farm Equipment
Farmers report scrap iron in machinery parts causing damage and costly repairs. One man paid £14 for repairs after stray metal mixed with a drill cog. he showed a sample including three 87 and one 4 inch nut. The farmer also noted four year old rusted super and one batch from this year was 28 hard and needed breaking apart.
Shipping of Super Bags Sparks Shed Size Estimate
The text imagines storing 30 tons of super in 300 bags at 12 bags per ton. It calculates a shed for 30 tons as about 36 by 20 feet to accommodate the bags and keep them separated for curing or drying.
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E,. A. Stacey
International
North Clare
the Vanguard
IRS
Burra Motor
Schutze’s
Booborowie
Kookaburra Trophy
W. Edwards
W. McWaters
D. E. Field
M. Pettet
FORD
J. W. Bogisch
Sultanas
Ick
Burra Air Force Association
A. C. Collins
Unley Road
Unley
E Station & Son
Hallett
Nsw
Dunlite
Hallett 6
P.O
The
New Zealand
Campbell
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