Burra shop ads and notices mix with rail thin markets
A collage of 1920s Burra advertising items shows radios, books, bikes, tractors and groceries with Want Ads. Entries include Bevan’s for Radio and Mall orders, Wilkinson’s books, Burra Motor Co vehicle listings, Treleaven’s Meat Store, and Lost and Found notices plus an Electric Light Bowls sports tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affprentice Bay
Bevan's
Wilkinson's
Burra Radio & Electric
Bevan’s
Des Ie
Carpenter & Son
McKenna
Burne North
Burra
Man on Crutches Returns Crutches After Chase
A Melbourne hotel patron on crutches was served multiple drinks. The waiter noticed the crutches remained and chased the man away, then returned the crutches and urged him to move on. The grateful patron thanked him and left.
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Melbourne
Lost Bead and Snake Bite Incident Near Melbourne
Best Wright found a severed snake head in a rat hole near Caris Brook about 107 miles from Melbourne. He beheaded the head with a spade, the head flew and struck his chest. He cut the bite with a razor, went to Maryborough Hospital for anti snake bite serum, then returned home five hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best Wright
Carisbrook
Melbourne
Write
Maryborough Hospital
Ten Tons of Beer Arrived in Burra
Liquor authorities traced a large beer delivery to Burra’s five hostelries. About 18 000 pounds of beer were available to the public, with kegs and bottles weighing roughly 4 000 pounds and each glass containing about half a pint.
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Burra
Burra Hospital Appeal Nearing Ten Thousand Pounds
The Burra Hospital appeal show progress nearing £10 000 with prior acknowledgments while donations from Koonoona Props Richards Bros Toval and a donation dance at Grasnville contribute sums of £913 12 0 and £54 3 0 and £100 0 0 respectively as recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burra Hospital
Koonoona
Grasnville
Richards Bros
Local Doctor Heads to Brisbane for Research and Lecture
Personal notes say Dr Touttt and Mrs John Louttt, son in law and daughter of Mr and Mrs R J Jeffery of Burra North, depart for Brisbane Queensland on Friday. Dr Touttt will continue his research and lecture in Bacteriology at Brisbane University.
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John Louttt
R. J. Jeffery
Burra North
Brisbane
Queensland
Touttt
Brisbane University
Burra crowd discussed rationing beer among residents
A fragmented note cites about 1800 men women and children in Burra. It mentions rationing beer to supply twenty per person, but it is unclear whether the ration applies for a day a week or a month.
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Burra
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Burra Radio & Electrical Service
Pontine
Vanguard Unity
Burra Motor Co
Vanguard Cac
Ford
S Bay
Salt Club
Riley
Ring Hanson
Booborowie
Baliett
Ring Hallett
Morocco
Smelt Road
Jenner
Burra Gulp v
Clare Acy Burts
Seservall, Wall, Mal Jamtcy
Obes
Fiophy
A. McWaters
L. Hood
R. Barris
HB. Pearce
Hunt
Parker
Pascoe
Clare Bine
Michael, Dickeson
Schumacher
McDonald
A. Robins
Wyman
W. Ness
Stephenson
Scott
Othens
Bowden
Phillipe
McSumming
Rergusson Bight
Enapostela
Saddleworth
Sambell
A. Freeman
Gray
R. Crawford
Butterfield
G. Fines
Jamieson
J. Venning
I. Eckemann
T. Smith
A. Humphrys
L. Black
Beck
J. Jones
H. Collins
Sandercock
Burra Green
B. McWaters
J. Short
G. Dolman
H. Pederick
Arnold
A Bruce
J .Topsfield
A.A. Davey
I. Gare
Sara & CO
Ian Style
Ranger
Boys'legionaire
Dunlop
Small Girls
Fancy
Sara
Huard Hotel
MacArthur Truman
Truman
Far East
Cad Macarther
A &L Pearce
Wiles
Freicht
Wiles Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Fred M. Pearce & Sons
Ausnis
Porgan
Gmumvator
Porenn
Forgan
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