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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1947
Page
3
Tenders invited for complete removal of a galvanised iron and timber wheat shed near the Riverton Railway Yard owned by The South Australian Partners' Co-operative Union Ltd. Tender must be lodged by 5 pm February 28 1947 at The South Australian Farmers Co-op Union Ltd 38 Franklin St Adelaide.
Tenders are invited by the Hallett Institute for painting work on outside woodwork two goats and ironwork with one coat of paint. For further particulars apply to the secretary. Tenders close February 28 1947. R Statton secretary.
Public notice from Burra dated 4/2/47 announces February as the simmer period for simultaneous vermin destruction within the district under the Vermin Act. Also an advertisement from A B Aldam and Reed sub dealer promotes General Motors cars trucks and utilities including Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Veusnall Buick.
Rates for year ending 30 June 1947 are due by 28 February 1947 to avoid a 5 percent penalty under the Local Government Act. District Clerk EKR Crew es notes. Harvest Thanksgiving services and a special Young People meeting are scheduled for February with programs and sales of gifts led by Brig. Ho Rust. Social night hosted by Capt. and Mrs R McDorteld on February 18.
Burra Corporation announces that payments must be made on or before February 7 1947 to avoid a fine under the Local Government Act. Town Clerk RDavey signs the notice.
David Dearlove, aged 72, died at Terowie Hospital on a February date. He was the son of the late William and Harriet Dearlove of Ketehowla Station. He resided at Ketehowla.
Mr and Mrs Glanville G Ka koachke and family express gratitude to friends for cards and floral tributes on the recent death of their son. Special thanks to Dr Heddle, hospital staff, Mr and Mrs Cox Barratt, and Mr and Mrs Martin Heinrich.
In memory notices reflect bereavement for Jean and a wife lost on 12 February 1944 and a son Mervyn who died on 7 February. Messages express enduring love from spouses Frank Eva Foster and family, with lines of remembrance and personal sentiments.
Mrs B Sullivan of Willalo celebrated her 80th birthday with a gathering of relatives and friends. A surprise afternoon by the local Club Indies featured a posy, tea, and toasts led by Mrs Arnold Hanlin. Granddaughter Sheila Sullivan presented the bouquet as Mrs Sullivan blew out 80 candles.
A fragment listing assorted groceries and prices including fruit salts, cordial extracts, lemon squash, whitebait, peanut paste, dates, camp pie, Rex corned beef tins, tomato juice, and gherkin spread with various price marks such as 2/3 1/6 1/3. Readable items show typical postwar shop stock and pricing.
An advertisement lists cooked leg ham pork and veal ham Fritz beef Fritz and other sausages. It promotes bacon rashers under refrigeration and notes bran and pollard chaff. Also featured is a heavy gauge five piece aluminium sausage pan set for 45 shillings and Morley egg cutters at 2 shillings 3 pence each.
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