12 Aug 1931
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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1931
Page
1
A notice urges readers to arrange life assurance with the Australian Mutual Provident Society. It states that on death the AMP policy would pay debts and probate duties and maintain the family until property could be realized, inviting inquiries to William Street, Adelaide, from SA manager Gavin Lucas.
The Burra Rifle Club reports 80 competitors for the second stage of the Poonunda Trophy, the best turnout in years, after reduced shoot charges from 2/6 to 1/6. Key shooters include Parton, Bass, Fearon, Schwier, and Ramonds with steady weather and some range delays. Next practice awaits and entries for upcoming Gawler and Union meetings are urged.
A report notes Britain contains 80 miles of tunnels with a total cost surpassing £6,500,000. It adds that researchers have created an alloy of gold and aluminium described as a striking purple color.
The piece recalls a station life in South Australia and follows the early life of a racehorse named The Wad. It covers breeding at Boogoolis and Mack Point, a harsh start after illness and a wild mob on Black Point, and how the horse was sold and integrated into stock work before racing potential emerged.
Pat and Tommy pursue a racing mob led by the Queen across scrub and open plains. They trap the mob and force a standstill until the Queen is finally defeated by Pat’s Whip. The next morning the Queen’s body is found dead, a dramatic end to the pursuit.
Hanson notes a committee meeting for the Agricultural Bureau on August 1 outlining plans to invite experts from Adelaide on cows pigs sheep and other topics. C P Turner to present on Warm Economy August 24 and H Turnse to speak on a chosen subject. Awards announced at the weekly exam include Edith Atkins and others with high percentages. Mrs Joseph Dixon hospitalized with improving condition.
The article discusses the Scorpion constellation with Antares as the brightest star and Arch 5 visible in early evening. It notes minor diagram position errors, Saturn's retrograde motion, and the Plough asterism in the northern sky with Wadi Great Sibpirsit mentioned near the southern horizon.
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