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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1930
Page
2
All consumers are informed that electrical energy from the mains must be used for power between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. on Xmas Eve. Exercise care in lighting to prevent the town being plunged into darkness. Directors anticipate cooperation to avoid inconvenience during this period.
Milton J Tiddy of Aberdeen offers big reductions on dress fabrics, women's and children's goods, house frocks, silk cardigans, jumpers, and lineen items. Boots, shoes, and miscellaneous sale items clear at half price. Agent for Charmings Sports Depot. Presents a selection of hosiery, cosmetics, ties, stationery, and more. Your patronage welcomed.
A fragmented collection of classified ads and notices from a historical newspaper page. The items reference cash columns, sale and rental notices, business listings, hardware and mining tools, Christmas cakes and fruits, harness repairs, wagon and car repairs, shop promotions, and upcoming local events with times and locations. Includes Dower's Hardware Store, Field's, Corner Store, and various local towns such as Kooringa, Burra, Mt. Bryan, and Willalo.
Thanks are expressed by Mr Alan Drew of Leighton and Messrs Max Jacka and John Drew Jon for aid at a December 18 farm fire. The column carries in memoriam notices, church service times, and a gas petrol accident to Mrs Kellock with burns to arms and face, with details of rescue.
The Burra Mine Unemployment Committee notes 60 men have submitted fates and 44 are currently employed. Injuries include Mr Ted Mawkt at World's Kind and Mr Rooke who required hospital care after a rake incident. The report cites ongoing ore pockets, water difficulties, and plans to contact the Minister of Mines to push a program.
A Willaly School Christmas program in Willaly Hall featured Betty McInerney Violet Thomas and several pupils performing duets songs recitations and a dance. Santa distributed gifts, prizes were awarded to Ivan Clarice Shackleford Gordon Basil Billings and Susie Hogan, with refreshments and applause as the audience sang God save the King.
In Karoonda a meteoric fireball lit the sky and exploded with a bright blaze. Mr Honeyman and Mr Willard witnessed the event and guided Professor Kerr Grant and Mr Dodwell to a crater where the meteorite fragments were found. The find is deemed scientifically valuable and linked to a broader search across three miles. Local residents near Wankar corroborated the falling star sighting with a loud hiss as it passed overhead.
The article recalls Miss Rath Barehetor and Miss Jones with praise for their school service. Teachers Mr(s) Batchelor and Jones guided physical drill, debating, and sports while others led girls dancing and rhythm. A Mack Lavine Foundation event celebrated student speeches and the staff faced extra duties after Miss Jones’s illness.
A fragmented report lists student credits and pass grades from St Josephs School and Newton Rapid Business College. Names include Eliza vich waugan, Davey, Bevan, Madge Pascoe, Michael Ryan, Nancy Killicoat and institutions such as the Associated Board of the R.A.M. and ICEM London Practice, Southern Cross College Sydney, with marks ranging from pass to honors in subjects like book-keeping and typewriting.
A four year old mind reader Patricia Tay Holton in Seattle astonishes scientists by reading minds and detecting lies without effort. The piece discusses telepathic waves, thought transmission, and quotes Sir Oliver Lodge on evidence of distant mental communication.
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