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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1948
Page
2
Burra LCL Burra Women’s Branch holds its monthly meeting Friday next in February at 2:30 pm. Aldridge is Hon Secretary.
A list of Merino sheep for sale and draft, including 50 2 tooth wethers, 100 mixed sex merino lambs, 100 full mouth ewes joined to merino rams, various shorn dates from September to November, 30 merino wether lambs May drop and October shorn, 93 wethers end August, 256 mixed sex lambs to be drafted, 150 2 year ewes mated to Border Leicester rams, and 60-2 4 and 6 tooth wethers, Bungaree blood, Gebhardt blond, with notes on condition and mating plans.
Rater due for year ending June 30th 1926 will incur a five percent fine if not paid by February 28th 1948 under the Local Government Act. District Clerk KK B. Crewes issues the notice in February 1948.
Burra Burra Show Inc lists nominations for Patron President two Vice-Presidents and ten members for Finance Ring and Produce Committees for 1348. Nominations close Monday February 9 at 5 pm. If over subscribed an election by ballot will be held on Monday March 4 1968.
Preliminary notice invites further entries for a sale listing six horses including Our Merit a bay mare foaled to Cons Son and Bens Girl a bay mare in foal to Cons Son with Galway Queen by Van Tromp from unknown dam, Joho Tae a brown gelding pacer by Almont Wilkes, a bay yearling gelding, a bay mare eight years in foal to Cong Son, and a 22 gallon separator in good order.
Instructions from Mr G B Morgan to auction a large surplus including furniture harnesses iron beds hospital beds cedar tables chairs and a sewing machine among dozens of items. Sale terms CASH AT SALE.
A dense collage of sale notices and classifieds from Burra advertising goods and services. Listings mention Westing House refrigerators, amplifiers, second hand motor cycles, ducks, barley, poles and shafts, and various farm and domestic items. Also notes on livestock truckings, health products, shoes, radios, and a tennis club prelim notice with dates.
The Board of Management at Burra Burra Hospital lists members Pinch as chairman and others. Jan daily averages show 22 patients in General Hospital and 3 in the Midwifery wing. J J Bruce transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital on January 6. The Women’s Auxiliary met with several attendees and discussed more volunteer work and new sewing projects. An all night fishing contest by the local angling club ended with the 61st down train passing under the bridge as they moved to the village inn.
Local listing announces W Carpenter Uelling Material offering Victor Hard fire clay pipes piping doors and related items with contact telephone 148 for orders and inquiries.
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