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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1937
Page
3
See our window display infants wear with woollen frocks and jackets as a speciality. Also a wonderful range of colored striped and floral winceys now showing. Inspect the wonderful assortment of dried fruits in our grocery department.
Merit Stamp Marathon won by Nelda Eleinig with 81 marks, Janet Saunders close second at 78, Aileen Garrard third with 62. Empire Day observed with a Portrait gift to Mr Field and address by Rev D L Redding. Basketball and football results noted. Eddington, Morton, Fuller among best players.
The Baghdad to Damascus route features a 600 mile desert journey operated by a 14 passenger sleeper coach. Built by Nairn Bros of New Zealand, the vehicle runs at high speed, employs pneumatic tires, and includes air conditioning, insulated walls, and railway-style sleeping compartments designed for two.
Golf at Farrells Flat May 1st with Burrs defeating locals in five matches and one draw while home ladies win four of eight in the pairing. Football at Duncan Park ends in a draw Clare rallying from a 22 point deficit to equal Farrells Flat at final bell. Next Saturday Farrells Flat hosts Saddleworth in football.
Practical advice on mending linen and napery, preserving fabrics, and cleaning的方法. Instructions cover cutting linen, handling jam tarts, making pastry crisp, soaking and ironing cloths, and avoiding wear by trimming folds to prevent repeated creasing. Includes borax water soak and careful ironing guidance.
Touchstone reviews a debut of Jaxx described as chaotic yet compelling, noting shaky melody battered by sax bleats and percussion. The piece is likened to Central Africa tribes playing calabesh pianos with tom toms, finishing with a caveat that the piece may reveal more with time.
A new red brick Methodist church was opened on Saturday at Mount Bryan, replacing an earlier wood structure. The event drew visitors from nearby towns and Adelaide, with clergy including Rev Harris and Rev Noske officiating. Funds raised reached £500 from women’s committees, £200 more from appeals, leaving a modest debt. the ceremony included dedication of the pulpit and unveiling of memorial windows honoring pioneers.
The Burra event features dedication scenes with Bible verses and organist Mrs Prank Jed eries leading music, a large choir, and a post service concert by district artists. A grand Sunday program includes sermons by Rev Noske and a Sunday afternoon service, drawing a large crowd and raising about £69 over two days.
A commercial traveller detained overnight in a village is shown a bizarre billiard-table and a set of uniform bells. He asks how to tell the red, and the landlord says you soon learn them by their shape.
A May article warns port selection matters little if the full receiver is misassembled. It emphasizes arranging audio frequency transformers to avoid mutual interference, keeping leads short and at right angles, and ensuring correct battery wiring to prevent filament burnout. It lists common transformer faults including shorted detector plates and plate grid shorts that can ruin windings.
A guidance note explains how to clean white pique frocks using a liquid white for shoes. It recommends applying to stains and drying in the sun, brushing off surplus powder, and suggests green gram marks on pique tennis frocks can be treated this way.
The minister announced extensive publicity for Anatralia's 150th anniversary in 1998. Plans include printing 20,000 travel folders and 20,000 posters by Australian artists, with 38 sheet posters on display in London and other UK venues. Advertisements will reach New Zealand, India, France, and beyond, plus features at the Paris Exhibition and Beltich Trade Fair. Newsletters will be sent to over 1,000 newspapers weekly, and shortwave radio programs will promote overseas awareness of the celebrations.
A research note extols potatoes as a valuable diet vegetable for workers and families. It cites nutrition, affordability, and versatility with butter as a traditional pairing, noting potatoes can form a substantial portion of long term meals without concern for weight gain.
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