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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1937
Page
3
The Burra Cycling and Athletic Club held a December 26, 1936 meeting in Aberdeen with cycling and pedestrian events. Despite fair attendance, track conditions were praised and officials led by R. Bevan delivered a well organized programme with multiple heats and prize cups.
Lord Fertigton says a population of 20 million would bolster Britain’s power and world peace. Premier Stevens notes Australia must develop resources, including coal oil extraction, to secure wealth and jobs as Europe and Britain rethink energy and trade amid global tension.
A long forgotten advertisement from 1 April 1926 resurfaces via a coupon cut from a popular magazine. A family in British Guiana discovers the coupon, uses the wallpaper to teach reading, and a son memorizes the ad to plan a future job, becoming a famed memento.
The article notes many French districts growing tobacco and mentions smoked rope and tobacco poultices. It cites ports like Nice and Marseilles, a 1674 tobacco monopoly, and prior hemp smoking. It lists sources including Algeria Madagascar Cameroons and imports from Turkey America and the Dutch East Indies.
Billy the cat, once raised by Miss Netta Duncan, strayed from Kendal to London over a 250 mile trek with two dogs and two cynom, returning home exhausted to die two days later. AJ Allsop moved the cat to London’s Condor Hotel before bringing it back. The long journey, laced with hardship, culminated in a sleepy hearth and a final, somber end.
On Tuesday evening December 16 Yakllo School held its annual Amis function with children in childlike and humorous roles receiving prizes. Prizes went to Seroop ee cufing for girl powder put Colin Fiencock boys Chinaman Fay Westlake old lady Ian Westlake ewayrman Ben Bowyang and other prizes for humor. Father Xmas arrived with gifts for all pupils and the teacher Miss O'Brien. Awards included home work stamps for Eileen Carmody and attendance for Don Ger erke. Supper and certificates followed served by the Indica Five.
Burra High School Woodwark Centre pupils win credits in the Intermediate Craft Woodwork exam. Bill Murison placed second in the state and received a prize. Peter Speaker finished third. Robert Walker gained a pass. Woodwork master J Rabin also earned a creditable record.
Gum Creek notes the air race finale in the last term with the Governor John Hindmarsh as winner arriving in Adelaide on December 16. The Winston Dugan and Alexander Hore Ruthven finishers follow. QC certificates awarded to Garrard Danny Doherty.
Historic note traces asbestos from Greek texts to modern industrial uses. It details mining in Italy, spread to Britain’s steam era, and evolving products from heat resistant bricks to fireproof clothing for pilots and workers. It highlights safety and practical benefits across homes and factories.
Kellaway and Garrard led a field in the Three Mile Afid North championship which also carried the Healings Ltd Cup. Norris won the event with Roseree, Hebata and Webb taking second through fourth. Afternoon events for children followed by a Lodge Hall dance in Aberdeen. A note on liniment usage for flannel washing ends the report.
The article debates when rabbits first reached England, citing Reid Moir's claim of 20 000 years based on fossil bones versus M A C Hinton and Captain Gay Dellman who argue different mineral evidence. It notes Domesday, Rayleigh Castle, and Canterbury abbey records to trace rabbit presence from Norman to fifteenth century.
The spring sun aids pigs of all ages with proper feeding and management. Late autumners may show wear and weak constitution leading to issues like lung trouble, cramps, or rheumatism. Turn fatteners out in shade for two to three hours at midday to improve condition and spirits. mix dry shoe ash with vinegar to improve shoe leather care.
The article stresses firm seed beds as essential for pasture establishment. It notes weathering and thorough cultivation create deep firmness, warns against overreliance on rollers, and advocates deep soil pulverising, disking, and harrowing to a ten inch depth for stable, evenly packed soil and moisture access.
A column extols summer fitness for sedentary workers noting deep breathing and perspiration as key to ridding waste products and easing fatigue. It urges daily healthy exercise both in holidays and winter to preserve the holiday feeling and combat biliousness and exhaustion. It adds brief items on birth, finance, and a worker bee factoid for reader interest.
A narrative on rapid fortunes and collapses through mining, hotel ventures, and high society in the early 20th century. It cites William Doran, George Binks, Sandy Bowers, Bob Tew, and Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, tracing fortunes gained in mining or wealth and later squandered amid inflation and misfortune.
A garbled frontier of kitchen tips urges careful timing and close watching. It stresses adding small amounts of liquid, tempering heat, and not opening oven doors early to ensure cakes breads and sauces rise and firms set. It warns against rushing, overhandling, and guessing cooking times.
The Simplon Tunnel links Switzerland and Italy through the Alps as the world's longest railway tunnel. It spans about twelve and a half miles, completed in 1906 after extensive drilling costing 22 100 000. Two parallel passages share ventilation links every 600 feet while workers faced extreme heat and hot springs needing cold water sprays to ease conditions.
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