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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1947
Page
3
HIRSCHAUSEN memory note marks passing on 3 March 1944. Family remembers her with lines about being in the garden of memories and staying together in love. Children write the tribute, signifying enduring affection and remembrance.
The Aberdeen Tennis Club held three concerts in Burra Town Hall on Friday evening to raise funds for re surfacing its courts. Proceeds totaled about £20 with a full report promised in next week’s issue.
Harvest festival services planned in Redruth Methodist Church on Sunday. A selection of new choruses and old favourites will be performed. Come and join the community for thanksgiving and music.
An inspector from the South Australia Housing Trust visited Burra after the Burra Corporation urged inclusion in a government scheme to build homes in country towns. He stated the town's need and that sufficient applications, especially from returned servicemen, would influence consideration. The Trust plans 10 to 20 homes, likely for sale at £1200–£1400 with deposits around £200 and weekly payments for 33 years, urging immediate contact with the Mayor or Town Clerk.
Yen forms are available at the Record Office, priced at one shilling each. The notice lists supply and purchase details for interested parties.
British naval ships are being sold to the public as floating homes in ports across the country. About 2,500 have already found buyers, while a waiting list of 19,000 grows by 400 weekly. Each prefabricated floating home includes electricity and furniture and costs around £660.
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