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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1931
Page
3
The doubles saw Mrs Fleck and Mrs Mfllicon defeat Tivir and Davey 26 to 22, while Mrs Robinson and Miss Blight beat Mrs Marston and Miss Bowl 26 to 22. In singles, Mrs Sandland won over Bra Robinson 26 to 19.
Delegates including W Woollacott R Hagers and C J Venning discussed land assessments and a 50 percent reduction basis, endorsed Hallett Hanson and Booborowie resolutions, and debated productive versus unimproved values. Venning reported branches at Boobarowie and Hallett, noting compulsory pooling issues and urging farmer membership.
In Quebec a river 900 feet wide challenged engineers. After rockets and weighted lines failed, an Indian man tied one foot of each of three crows to a five foot stick, released them, and they carried a line across the stream. The tethered line was then pulled to haul the cable over.
The diabolo craze, popular in 1906 1907, resurges with doublesoned tops and cords spanning two sticks. Shopkeepers in the Flowery Land once used the Chinese game to lure customers as crowds gather to watch and learn new tricks.
The Australian Country Party weekly bulletin denounces Federal Labor for vague policies and unfulfilled promises while urging action by producers. West Australia and Queensland premiers push secessionist thoughts, NSW producers rally behind the Producers' Advisory Council with planned meetings at Wagga Wagga and Narrandera to press for self government and protest Lang policy.
Two Queensland graziers stopped at a German settler’s homestead and joined a meal of duck and green peas. The peas were boiled in their pods and the ducks proved to be cormorants, or shags. They later felt ill and recalled the meal with grim humor.
Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at Queen’s College London forecasts for 1940 in the Daily Mail. He predicts plants converting inorganic substances into food and laboratory products supplying bread, with brain stimulation and heat effects. Oxysnin chemistry creates textiles to rival cotton and wool, while Doris Zinkeleen imagines glassy living quarters and repairable metallic fabrics for women.
A fragmented 1866 note recalls the General Grant ship with gold valued at about £400. The vessel ran toward rocks near Auckland Misons, BE, on May 1 1866. Efforts to salvage the ship or its treasure failed to date.
A fragmented report covers Burra tennis results across A- and B-grade doubles and singles with many player names and scores, followed by a historical excerpt describing the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and its devastation. The piece notes Lisbon as a leading port city and recounts the sequence of shocks, tidal wave, and fires.
On Friday last Mr Janes Kelly, a long time Hallett resident, celebrated his 90th birthday in Burra Hospital after months of frail health. Born February 20 1841 in North Terrace Adelaide, he became a pioneer farmer, timber worker at the Burra mine, Mt. Bryan wheat grower, and successful prospect during Broken Hill and Western Australian ventures. He married Sara Molunis of Blink Bonnie Barra. his family include Mrs Goo Tiverson of Hallett and son J D Kelly.
Mrs Amy Beedley a respected Hallett and Broken Hill resident, died in Adelaide in February after a period of ill health. Born near Hallett in 1883, she was the daughter of J. Turner of New South Wales, married to Frank Burley who predeceased her, and she is survived by a daughter Melba. Her remains were taken to Walletiby by motor hearse with a large procession and service.
The article argues wheat prices ruin Australian growers and the state due to unfair overseas competition from Russia and Argentina. It asserts home market pricing should reflect production costs and freight, calling for tariff rights, embargoes, and bounties to be aligned to give wheat a fair London-equivalent price and protect the Australian industry.
A letter from wellanon Gawler farmer urges Australians to endure drought and economic hardship through self reliance and productive labor. He critiques government aid, calls for organized industry growth, and advocates pastoral-focused settlement, tariffs reform, and abolishing the standard wage to revive rural prosperity. The piece frames a national revival rooted in rural effort and frugal living.
An editorial urges government action to ease postwar hardship in Australia. It argues for higher productivity with Dobbin and Daisy through farm labor and machinery reform, calls for a moratorium on debt payments to ease cash flow, and stresses retaining farmers on holdings. It warns of rising prices, cheap labor, and the need to end the Go Slow policy to reach prosperity. Community resilience is framed as the path to stronger national wealth.
Fragmented text argues for honor as a basis for society and employment. It mentions world needs firm foundations and honest citizens. The passage presents puzzling phrases about releasing credit and fear of dishonor, with unclear conclusions.
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