Xmas Meeting Of The CWA At Burra
The CWA held its Xmas meeting in the Rest Room on December 20 with good attendance. President Miss M Rogers chaired as Creed was recited and apologies noted. Reports and letters from Warnes Group and RSPCA urged badge sales and hospital day. donations, new members, and resignations discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
M. Rogers
Warnes Group
Gawler
RSPCA
Brafich
Burra
E. Riggs
A. Coverdale
Wicklein
Wilson
W. Cox
Kapunda
Burra Benevolent Society
A. Tennant
Warnes
W. Smith
E. Rigge
G. Tiver
Mra Ol Finch
A. B. Riggs
A. Morgan
Handicraft Week Notes At Holiday House And March Meeting
Mrs Glen Finch reported on Handicraft Week at Holiday House with fine examples and noted material shortages. Members planned to pause January and February, resume March 2 at RSL rooms with a flower bowls display and tea at 1 shilling. Packets for Hospital Xmas Cheer were organized and proceeds from afternoon tea totaled 9 shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Finch
Holiday House
Finch
A. Tennant
RSL
Jennison
CWA Meeting Highlights Hospital Drive and Dances
Twenty two CW A members met on Wednesday December 18 with Mrs Hawker presiding. Mrs Stol te sent thanks from hospital. Hospital Committee convener Mrs Jefferies reported visiting. A Easter hospital drive was planned. Dances sponsored for the Tennis Club raised £29 7 6. a £20 donation brought total to £40 7 6. Handicraft talks inspired a special afternoon on January 5 with two demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Hawker
F. Stolte
Jefferies
The Garden I Love Metaphors of a Woman
A dialogue mocks garden imagery used for women, listing roses lips lilies and peaches as comparisons. The punchline adds a final line on the tongue as a scarlet runner, turning conventional florid similes into a sharper quip.
Backyard Poultry Lice Control Tips From Department Pamphlet
A Sydney department pamphlet advises dusting sulphur or insecticides into fowls to eradicate body lice and the head louse. Methods include applying sedius fluoride near the parsons nose or a line of nicotine sulphate on perches at dusk, with cautions about timing, fumes, cost, and safety. The pamphlet Back yard Poultry Keeping is available free from the Division of Information and Extension Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Information and Extension Services
Department of Agriculture
G.P.O
Sydney
Fat lamb production and market quality in wartime trade
A South Australian Agriculture bulletin argues that long term success in international trade hinges on producing the best quality fat lambs at the lowest cost. It stresses eating quality for consumers, carcase standards for markets, and highlights wartime shifts in UK, Zealand, and Argentine exports while noting Australia’s production levels and the importance of return per ewe and lambing percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Muirhead
South Australian Department of Agriculture
Mrece Bulletin
United Kingdom
Zealand
Argentine
New Zealand
Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. Pearce
L. Hawke
I. Richardson
H. Riggs
Benece’s Ltd
Adelaide
Bryan C.W.A
the Garden
C. Leslie Phillips
Adel
SHELL
the Shell Company OF Aust. Ltd
Inc
Britain
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