Unemployed Burra Meeting Seeks Economic Fortitude
Mr Meigh MP addressed Burra on July 21 outlining national debt unemployment drought and postwar strain. He urged prudent living within means while noting a loan and relief plans with state allocations and Canberra discussions.
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Dowling
Burra
Meigh
Riggs Esq
J.P
Counci
McHugh
Ing
Australis
Australia
London
Canberra
McHugh Urges Strong Action on Loans and Mining Aid
Speaker outlines Victoria Australia debt and guarantees in the Railway Border Agreement. He urges doubling council loans to £1000 for five year terms with minimal interest, and calls for a bank conference to pool resources. He appeals for mining grants of £30,000 to boost prospecting and jobs amid Port Adelaide hardship and a sagging wool market.
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S.A
Victoria
S. Aus
London
Otto Niemeyer
England
Commonwealth
Bank of England
Australia
McHugh
Richards
Jones
L.A. Bed
Webb
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Land settlement and wool industry urged for South Australia
A South Australian meeting heard calls to relocate 2000 men to the southeast with reliable rainfall to boost wool and wheat, urging government land purchases and settler support. Speakers backed afforestation, labor relief, and Australian goods, while noting funding and local council conditions for loans and mining jobs as key hurdles.
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L.A
Goyder
S.A
South
Aus
Meagh
McHugh
Scullin
Bruce-Page
Australis
League of Nations
Australia
Lawson
England
Woollacott
Dowting
McHagh
Wie
Couneil
Burra Burra
Jamestown
Peterborough
Burra
Burre
South Australia
Aberdeen Cricket Club Trophy Winners 1929 30
During the interval on Saturday night July 10 a presentation by Mr AN Ratcliffe recognized cricket season achievements. E Fulter won the catches trophy, J McDonald the best improved fieldsman, G Rogers the best all round player, E Scroop the runs trophy with 464, and P J Flaherty the wickets trophy with 38. Matches for the season show 17 played, 9 won, 8 lost, 4 drawn.
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AN. Ratcliffe
Aberdeen Cricket Club
P. J. Flaherty
E. Fulter
TE. Scroop
J. McDonald
E. Fuller
G. Rogers
A. Ratcliffe
Mr. E. Scroop
Soldier Settlement in Australia Faces Failures and Costs
The piece argues war service caused disabilities and temperamental or training mismatches harming settlers. It notes climate, capital, and finance as barriers, suggests requiring private capital, and observes a shift from opportunistic to genuine soldier settlers. It laments large losses and taxpayer burden in winding down the scheme.
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Australia
First Aid for Coughs at Castle Woods Peppermint Cure
A historical brief outlines a remedy dubbed the Great Peppermint Cure used at Castle Woods for cough relief. It notes local trust in peppermint as a preferred home treatment and cites community stories around its efficacy.
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Walker & Sons
Duco
D. Jones & Son
Kooringa
Commonwealth Savings Banks
Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia
Tmrance
Fee
Pana
Telephone
A.nlp. Society
Clare
W. A. Read
J. Bartlett
Industrial Department
T. H. Woollacott Builders and Contractors
Aberdeen
A Nee
Jeffery & Byrne
Qualite Meat Store
Kooring
Exeast F. Marstos
Records Office
Comtralia
Caterpillar
Sunshine” Farm Machinery Badge Bros
Dodge Bros
Burra Motor Company Kooringa
ISTEE
C.D.R
British Motor Spirit
T. H. Willis
Distret
Iiting
Cricket
RSA
Fred. M. Pearce Carpenter
Tronmonder
Golden Fleece
Motor Spirit Summit
Motor Spirit
Mobitoil
Willard’s
Clyde
H. Jennison
Chacais
Binsala
Ils
W. R. Lee
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