Burra Council Debates Pool Tenders and Centenary Funds
Burra council meeting discusses tenders for a new swimming pool and the Centenary Committee funds. The mayor vows to supervise work, noting material costs and donated supplies. criticism arises over money allocation and delays. Additional talks cover street cleaning, weed control, and road improvements before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamere
Evning
Dow
Cr Dow
Institute
Centenary Committee
Jennison
Cr Jennison
Gr Jennison
Jeffery
Coronation Profits and Extraordinary Rents Rise in London
Londoners seek six to 100 guineas weekly for a case and up to £2000 weekly for a house as coronation visitors flood the market. Agents report Mayfair Belgravia and Kensington among top targets with hotels filling fast and many homeowners planning to leave town. Flats at Hampstead rise to six to eight guineas weekly while a broad census effort classifies accommodation across London and suburbs for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mayfair
Belgravian
Kensington
John L. Wood & Co
West End
Tom
Jas Brighton
Hotels and Restaurants’ Association of Great Britain
McNamara Pickering Wedding at St Patrick's Adelaide
The marriage of Miss Pickering to Thomas Percival McNamara was solemnised at St Patrick's Church Adelaide on November 26 1936 Rev Father Thompson officiating The bride wore ivory satin with long train and veil of silk tulle pink and white gladioli and lilies were carried Attendants included Thelma Pickering Joyce Uppill The reception followed at the bride's parents home Honeymoon in Victor Harbour and residence at College Park
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Pickeving
Joyce Uppill
Pickering
Vietor Harbour
College Park
Woman Appointed Executive of Scottish Co operative Union
Miss Jessis Mac Queen of Glasgow, previously a typist, wins the executive post at the Scottish Co operative Union which oversees societies with an annual trade over £60,000,000. She was the sole woman among 58 applicants and recently led the Scottish women's hockey team on a tour of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessis MacQueen
Glasgow
Scottish Co-operative Union
Miss MacQueen
America
Short Letters Break Schoolboy Record
A schoolboy wrote the brief note to his father reading SOS, RSVP. The father replied with two letters NI indicating no information. The exchange highlights extreme brevity in correspondence and a playful contrast between the two messages.
Hints on Cooking and Food Prep From a Vintage Column
A quaint compilation advises lemon juice on land chops to boost flavor, mixing apple with preserved ginger, and dusting shoes with boracic acid for comfort. It warns heat matters in baking, wet salt on minor burns to ease sting, and reheating stale buns in a milk-dipped quick oven. It also suggests boulder-cut carrots baked in grease-proof paper for a tender result.
Mr Supply Meet Mr Demand at Tha Record
A brief column fragment notes stock prices and market talk. It references Mr Supply and Mr Demand through the Record, hinting at a feature on price movements and columns, but provides only a partial glimpse of the discussion. The piece lacks full names, dates, or concrete data.
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Corporation OF
Burra
Dr Dow
Dr Worth
Queen St
M. Pearce
Bellasray
Riggs
North Ward
Jenison
Cr Worth
Widdein
Kellaway
Board OF Health
Coronatio
Walker & Sons
Jeffery & Byrne
Fred M. Pearce
Aberdeen
Builder's and Gener
Berger's Paints
Forgan
J. & R. Forgan Ltd
Crystal Brook
Port Pirie
Malvern
Burrs Lesds
South Australia
Malvern Star
Thomson
Ion
Ately
Oro
V. F. Garner
Canberra
Ae Ell Bacall
Ine Sana
Lone
City
UEE
H. J. B. Jennison
Kooringa
Travel Service
Gonna Savings Hk Sta
BNE
Mneaacal
Fiat
D.N
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