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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1949
Page
2
A mixture of 2 500 sheep and numerous horses and ponies listed for sale or draft. Entries include 260 lambs, various aged wethers and ewes, Merino stock, and several fat wethers, with many fees and shorn months noted. The animal details specify counts, ages, and conditions, along with locations such as Janvistown and descriptions like quiet hack and blood horse.
Canberra Box 40 a Mecca for visitors as major tourism groups bring hundreds daily. Motorists camp nearby while cars stream from Sydney and NSW towns. Locals grumble at empty streets, belching chimneys, and silent Parliament House, contrasted by the famed National War Memorial seen by many tourists and a reminder to lawmakers of a wider world beyond Canberra. The War Memorial, praised by Montgomery, draws visitors despite a stale political atmosphere. In Burra, the Rifle Team from Port Pirie beat Burra under windy conditions, with Moschke leading Pirie and Robinson showing promise for a beginner in a spirited annual shoot postponed from Fight Hours Day.
A Sunday evening event notes Admission 2 ale during and after service on 13 February. The notice invites all attendees and emphasizes welcoming everyone to the gathering.
To receive the Annual Report and Balance Sheet, Election of Six Members of Committee, and any other business. Woodardh, Hoo, Secretary.
Burra High School invites prospective students to join night typing classes. Enrolment opens in February with sessions from 9 am to 4 pm. The headmaster will be at the school Monday February 7 between 9 am and 4 pm to assist new applicants.
Burra Lawn Tennis Club calls a general meeting at Aly Force Club Rooms on Friday February 4 at 1 45 pm. All members are requested to attend this important meeting. L. P. Bones Honorary Secretary.
Burra L C L Women announce three committee meetings Tuesday and no general meeting on Friday. R Ashton serves as Hon Secretary. The notice specifies dates and the restructuring of the week’s gatherings for the Burr a club.
Church notices list services for Burra and Hallett with a 3 a.m. Sung Eucharist 1 p.m. Evensong and 3 p.m. Evensong for Agoborowie. The schedule includes Holy Communion and Evensong throughout the day.
Circuit services listed for Burra Redruth Harvest Festival with times in multiple towns. Services include Pltman 11 am and 7 pm Rev Dorman in Redruth, Mr Dunit in Tronmine 3 pm, Preman in Tronmine, Dorman Pitman in Kooringa 11 am and 1 pm, and Dorman 5 pm in Worlds End.
At 11 a.m. holiness service and 3 p.m. Young Peoples meeting with a 7 p.m. Salvation service led by Captain Osborne and Captain N. Hull.
Miss Beryl Cal will attend a tendered evening event at Boobcrowle Memorial Hall on Saturday. An informal dance and shorts news reel program accompany the occasion with baskets to be brought by attendees and a note from the secretary.
A fragmented newspaper collage lists forms and rates for cheap ads including for sale found to let and amusements. It mentions Wilkinson's and Treitaven's Meat Store for purchases and covers various notices such as lost items furniture and property sales. The garbled items reference sales catalogues, serialized pills, and local business names like Coverdale's and Hallett with tournament mentions and vague pricing.
Shell Company of Australia plans a 14 million pound Geelong refinery for grades of bitumen and various lubricants. Construction begins soon, two years to complete, with direct employment for about 600 Australians and support from Geelong Harbor Trust and local planning authorities. The site covers about 270 acres near the Sea Plane Base on Corio Bay, accessible by rail, road, and sea. No changes to existing tariff laws or subsidies expected.
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