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Burra Record

Location

Burra, South Australia, Australia

Date

Jun 29, 1948

Page

10

Burra Town Council Reports Rising Costs and Rate Hike

A sparsely attended Burra ratepayers meeting heard Mayor H J B Jennison recap a year of council work. Revenue reached £3,167 with an overdraft around £300. rates were raised to 3/8 to cover higher wages and costs. The mayor warned the incoming council may not cut rates and outlined improvements to roads, buildings, health, and park upgrades funded by grants and donations.

Burra H. J. B. Jennison C.W.A Burra Football Club Morehead St BE. & WS A. B. Aldam Aberdeen Booringa Burra Hospital Burra School Lewis Trust Paxton Square

Burra meeting reviews rate results and wartime memorial work

The ratepayers meeting noted slow fundraising response and near completion of plaques listing fallen soldiers. It highlighted use of the Trailer Pump for grassfires, planned Bushfire alarm installation, hydrants for rapid water access, and limited tree planting due to labor gaps.

Burra Corporation Buffalo Lodge Sid Johnson F. T. Marston Marston Messrs Field Carpenter West Ward J. Woollacott Highways Department C.W.A Jennison

Council's financial crisis due to stale assessment and rising costs

The speaker notes rising material prices and a 25 percent wage increase have forced strict control of Council expenditure. Overdrafts peaked near £1,000, then reduced to about £300. The core issue is failure to refresh the Corporation area assessment for about seven decades, leaving 1930-era values. A fresh assessment would raise capital value from £253,560 to around £360,000 and enable fairer rate distribution and stronger finances. The speaker urges obtaining a valuator and purchasing road-making machinery to fix roads and stabilize finances.

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