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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1948
Page
3
Rev R Campesilz will offer services Sunday February 29 at St Marys Burra 9 am and St Edmunds Boobcrowle 11 am. St Marys Burra Evening service listed as Evensong with details unclear.
Sunday services listed for Burra Redruth circuit with morning and evening times. Mr Dunhill at 11 a.m. Mr Morton at 7 p.m. Hanson 3 p.m. Mr Morton Tronmine 3 p.m. Mr Dunkill noted.
Burra Kooringa Methodist Circuit schedules services in Burra and Farrell Flat. The listing shows morning and afternoon times with Mr Sykes and Mr Turner assigned to specific venues and a later service at Farrell Flat.
A Sunday February 2 entry at 7 pm and a Monday March 1st event at 8 pm appear in a fragmentary notice for a Methodist group sale of goods with admission 64. The text is incomplete but indicates a community sale or event in a church setting.
Ernest Frederick Marston died at his Burra residence on Monday February 28 aged 60 years 10 months. He was the beloved husband of Mary Marston and father of Frank T and Marcella.
Burra will install four new sirens claimed to be heard ten miles away to alert for grass fires. The Civil Defence Force funds the siren, with Burra Town Council covering installation costs and some gear. The current Fire Station siren will not cover outside township alarms.
Darrell Field of Burra Riflemen won The Bonython during the State Prize Meeting at Fort Adelaide. Field and Hancock of Terilla traded shots in a tiebreaker, Field holding on to claim the 50 guinea trophy as Burra shooters dominated the event with several cash prizes.
Burra Gold lineups for a Clare Blue match on Saturday February 28 at Clare include Reed Richardson Jefery Hawke Harris Dollman Bykes Pascoe Tiver Pederick A Riggs A Davey with emergences from N Finch Campbell and Scots. Burra Green to face Clare White at Burra on Saturday February 2 with Hayward J Davey Kevern Terry Hunt Woollacot H Pearce Nethway Gare Davies Kellaway Fuller Gingrich Pyke Whodards and L Kellaway with emergencies from Thomas Pearce Bown Best.
A newlywed recounts a troubling letter from a Manchester woman suing the couple for breach of promise. The wife urges the husband to share the worry, reminding him their troubles affect both.
A young man claiming to be a thought reader debates with an older gentleman who remains unimpressed. The exchange ends with the elder politely requesting a pardon for the audacious claim.
The Kooringa Methodist Circuit held its Annual Harvest Festival on February 22 with elaborate decorations of lilies greens and flowers. The morning service featured children and harvest carols while Rev. H Hobbs spoke on Turning the Brown Earth into Gold. In the afternoon the Redruth and Kooringa choirs performed The Rolling Seasons and soloists entertained a large crowd. The evening continued the festival with cantatas and sermons led by Roy Hobbs.
At a Burra Club general meeting the group agreed to follow the SAHP Association on North and South Lines. The taming season appears promising with many newcomers. Elected officers for 1945 include President J. F. Scott Chairman P. J. Byrne Secretary W. H. Holman, and committee members C Moore S Kellaway K Kellaway A H Broad, with the President and Chairman also serving on the Clock Committee.
Betty vents about missing a job as a friend asks what the manager inquired. The manager asked about punctuation mastery and Betty claims she has never been late for work, implying confidence in her punctuality and attitude.
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