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Newspaper

Burra Record

Location

Burra, South Australia, Australia

Date

Jul 01, 1947

Page

2

Burra Rifle Club awards honor club members at annual meeting

Members of the Burra Rifle Club gathered to honor winners including R R Bevan I E Burdon and P W Hogan. Captain Collins announced trophies, praised wartime support for the VDC, and noted profits despite range repairs. Officers were elected with Collins as captain and Hogan as treasurer.

R. R. Bevan I. E. Burdon Nen Hogan Jennison Bernhardt Sara & Co Burra Messrs Sara & Co R. G. Bernhardt P. W. Hogan E. C. Collins P. Knight Marksman H. J. B. Jennison J. H. Schwier D. H. Field P W Hogan A. C Ford Armourer Messia Field Marston Hopkins Schwier FH. Reed W.G. Woodman A. G. Heinrich FT Marston R H. Campbell Gelec

Local Shooting Club Sets Weekly Fixtures and Prize Plans

A resolution approved weekly shoots on Saturdays when possible and the committee will arrange the program. Championship and Handicap events will use ranges 3 5 and 6 with seven shots and 10 shots over ranges 6 7 and 8 at 900 yards. Members will draw for order on the last range each day and a shooting committee meeting will be held Thursday night. About £35 worth of trophies have been offered for next season.

R. G. Bernhardt

Burra Shaft Hidden 70 Feet Deep Found After Road Caving

A long forgotten old mine shaft near Mr Johnson Carpenter's property in Burra collapsed the earth to reveal a 70 foot deep hole beside a road used by heavy vehicles. Councillors cordoned the shaft and will fill it, using the site as a rubbish dump until completion.

Burra Johnson Carpenter Carpenter

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