Coming of Age Party Honors Eunice Edwards at Mt Bryan
Eunice Edwards celebrated her majority with a Coming of Age party at Mt Bryan on Saturday July 5. Guests included Mr and Mrs H A Edwards, Mr and Mrs Jarmyn, Miss Margaret Phillips, and Miss May Quinn. A three tier cake adorned the head table, gifts included a key presented by Mr Wardle, and dancing continued after a Loyal Toast. Relatives hosted a weekend house party from Adelaide and celebrations extended into the night with songs and supper.
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Eunice Edwards
H. A. Edwards
Wardle
Eunice
W. Winchester
Lloyd Jefferies
Edwards
Adelaide
Burra Branch CWA Holds Annual Meeting
The Burra Branch of the CWA met Friday July 18 with 36 members present in a floral room warmed by a fire. Miss M Rogers was re elected president and officers elected included Mrs A Riggs and Mrs Carl Pearce as vice presidents secretary Miss P V Oates minute secretary Miss Margaret Pearce treasurer Mrs E H Ries and hospital committee convener Mrs O Finch. Mrs A Tennant praised retiring officers and a prize for the best sugar bag article was offered for sale at the August 15 Town Hall fete after afternoon tea.
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Burra
C.W.A
A. ‘Tennant
B. Boothby
M. Rogers
Mesdames R. Jeffery
Edgar Pearce Newton Collins
J. G. Sara
Sandland
0. Finch
A. Tennant
L. Boothby
Tennant
Glen Finch
Burra Arbor Day Prep Aids School Planting Efforts
Burra Town Council backs Arbor Day plans at the local school with August timing likely. Fifty tree holes have been dug on the eastern school side for planted saplings. Tamarisks and Flame Trees from the Currajong family are expected to be planted, with evergreen tamarisks described as tall crown trees.
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Burra
Burra Town
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Promises Cough Relief
Market ad copy touts Woods' Great Peppermint cure as the solution to coughs and colds. It urges readers to “drive them away for evermore” and avoid suffering by using the product. The tone mimics a historical newspaper promotion with persuasive language.
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Evermore
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É Pyke’ S
Burra Bakery
Free's
NERY
P. J. Byrne
Charles Radford
Commercial Street
Forgan
Chilled Plow & Cultivator
Forgan’s
J. & R. Forgan Ltd
Crystal Brook and
Port Pirie
Mid-North Car
Ashell and
R.A. West
LE Tourneau
John Deere Wheel
Cooper
Ten SU
Burra Branch
St. Burra
S.M
Eries
A. & L. Pearce
General Storekeeper
Tooborowie
Fred M Pearce & Sons
Roy Beauty Salon
Burra 9
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