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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
5
An ad fragment promotes a McCormick header with fast economical options and pre July delivery. It mentions limited numbers, a Defender Refrigerator band model line, Fortnight free trial, and various unit types.
A June 4 Mount Bryan gala drew attendees from Spalding Hallett Burra Booborowie Willalo Leighton and Robertsonstown for a combined Tennis and Basketball Ball. The event featured Mrs Preiss Band decorations by Beaglehole Dance prizes Won by Mr and Mrs J Beaglehole Balloons and a lucrative gross of £57 with supper prepared by local ladies.
Special deal listing two 16 ounce tomato soup tins and two 16 ounce baked beans tins for 8 shillings plus two 8 ounce tomato soup tins for 2 shillings, plus hot packs and other tinned beans soups.
At the Burra Rifle Club 20th stage of the Kookaburra Trophy was fired. Jim Schwier won the Princess Royal Marksman's Trophy with 104 points while nearly tying a 1949 record, and W Hollman and R Bernhardt shared second. Next Saturday is the final shoot for Mr F Reed’s trophy. shooters urged to be early.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mr Laurence Short and a discussion with President Eisenhower at the White House. The readable portions reference communism, a republic, and a 15 year struggle. details and context are missing due to garbled source text.
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