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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1942
Page
2
A brief item notes a property listing at Welsh Place involving Boorings and adjacent owners. Details are fragmentary but indicate a real estate notice or sale notice dated Friday 14. The snippet mentions a person or company named Boorings and location Welsh Place.
Goldsbrough Mort z Co. Ltd advertises timber and building materials for auction or sale. Items include Oregon lumber seven percent tax, fascia, sheets, guttering, and rounded cedar table, plus a passenger top for a bus, harness, bridle, bicycles, and other hardware. Auction date listed as Wednesday Aug 19 at 7 pm.
Auction listing details numerous items including horses aged 5 to 11 years, a pony, milking cows, hay, seeds, bags, iron and wood goods, farming implements, tools, wagons, binders, belts, tires, a furnace of tools, and 9 geese and pigs. Conditions of sale noted alongside.
Fragmentary notice references tail freight to Me En and Mile Ena with vague terms like minty Returns. Mentions Cecil T. Reed and Adelaide Bottle Gen. Ga. Ltd. in Southwark. authorised users prosecuted and remuneration noted.
Friday auction listing shows 8000 sheep and ewes from multiple sellers including THOMAS BROS and DEARLOVE BROS. Items include 450 lambs, 400 wethers, 300 ewes and wethers, 230 lambs, and 200 hogs. Dates indicate late August and July drops with various sex and breed notes. Names include SANDLAND, BER, and MEBRIDE among others.
Notice records that Tora Games of the Corporation of Burra met in Weld on 3 August 1942 and declared a general rate of two shillings eight pence in the pound for the year ending 30 June 1943, with that rate to be levied and collected.
A collection of memory notices for relatives including Mary Meers aged 96 and a father grandfather, with names such as Louie Bert Ta and Denso, and references to Burra August 5th 107 and 1938. The fragments honor loss, memory, and family love in a community newspaper format.
Campaign fund effort scheduled for Saturday August 45 aims to raise money for candidates. Committees plan schemes to secure support and boost the competition start as a foundation for broader outreach.
Leighton Hall holds its annual meeting Friday August Mth at 1 pm Everybody welcome. A McDonald secretary announces the event.
The Town of Burra votes to adopt the assessment used for the year. The revised book opens for inspection daily from 11 am to noon on Saturdays. The Council Revision Committee will sit August 7:40 am to hear objections and finalize the assessment. Town Clerk E J Kavey notes the changes.
M W Bednall of Bednall and co. informs clients he will not be in Burra on Thursday next the 13th August and will be there as usual thereafter.
Elizabeth Kilsby of Welsh Place Burra received news yesterday that her husband has been killed in action abroad. The report notes a wartime tragedy with a terse family impact as the conflict continues.
The article describes a Rio themed musical revue featuring vibrant technicolor visuals and Latin rhythms. It highlights star performers, lavish costumes, and a glamorous backstage atmosphere with references to Carmen Miranda and a wealthy baron, set against a lively nightlife backdrop.
The page previews Rio de Janeiro color productions and a comedy mystery film with a detective who must marry but faces two murders. It highlights costumes by Travis Baxter, a Bengali titled feature, and cinema cartoons plus a Paddy’s Market fundraiser for theChildren's Hospital. Also notes a Burma born soldier Donald J Bern wounded and missing in action context with family references.
News from Burra and Hallett lists Pte Len Wahlert in Australia after being the first Burra boy to enlist in December 1909. He has served in Greece and other campaigns, with updates from Mr and Mrs W H Wahlert and Mr and Mrs Fred Gaske regarding their sons' statuses.
A reported event describes Mr. Barker of Bildina donating two tons of firewood to the Burra Red Cross Branch for a fundraising competition. The winner was said to be Mrs. J. Cain, with others noted as participants. The piece mentions cold weather and delivery of the wood.
Mrs Haman has received a message that her son Private Alfred Boomin, formerly with the gorr eng, has been found and is presently somewhere in Australia. The report notes the family’s relief at the recovery and current location.
Therm first Peter Dunow stc one. Lawer Grades-Monniss Dempsey first Judith Cae thome second.
Public notices and classified items list hospital, holidays, theatre dress, tailoring, and employment notes. Mentions Prospect Road Burra and Coverdale’s, with items on prisoner's of war notices, tailors, and sales. Dates include August 19 and October 5, with fares and weekly rates noted.
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