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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1931
Page
2
Classified item listing shows STL forms for sale with price details omitted in OCR. Item appears typed as a standard stationery form sale advertisement. Includes location Saint Louis and generic notes on form availability and condition.
A fragmentary historical classifieds note lists ad rates for For Sale Lost Found To Let and similar notices. Mentions of Chevrolet bits, V/ station services, and local vendors appear with garbled spellings and era slang. Contains references to hotels, markets, and a community event schedule including a tennis tournament and races. The legible items hint at village or town commerce and notices from multiple local shops.
Mr John Lomman brings three large Duchess apples grown at Mt Bryao. Average weight 13 ounces. one apple weighed 14% ounces. They were delicious and well formed. Mrs Lisle Pearce assisted with their display at the Grange event and Nancy and Bethy plan a holiday at the Grange next week. Nancy recently recovered from a long illness and hopes the seaside trip will aid her recovery. Residents are reminded of the Grand Concert at the Institute on March 25 by the Burra Band and local artists. admission is modest. The band, led by Mr JHL Morison, shows good progress and earnest practice for the event.
Match results will be published on page four. The fragment notes a hospital transfer or removal related to Binestone Yourth finfree, but details are unclear.
The Aberdeen meeting tomorrow promises a fine program with the President's Handicap and Flying Handicap as major events. Benoni, the famed Adelside horse, is expected to carry top weight in both main races, though reports deny he may not attend. Other entries include Kapunda and Eudunda contenders. First race due at 1 20 pm with weights and barrier positions listed.
Readers are advised to enjoy The Bel Fenight of Germany about Baron Manfred von Richthofen and China Seas by Crosbie Garstin, What Happened at Andale by Arnold Kor, and Derelict by Joseph Shaw. Other titles include The Practical Side of a Well Worked Out Story and selections from Besant era detective fiction. Notable writers include Joseph Lincoln and A A Allen.
Fragmentary advertisement text warns about indigestion and suggests avoiding danger by prompt relief. Mentions a product named Bisulated Magne and notes avoiding eating or delays in action. Names and specific guidance are incomplete in the readable fragment.
At Mongalata gold prospects the Mayor hosted Minister for Mines and district MPs. They toured mining camps, viewed Mongalata No.1 mine, and heard miners’ requests for government support. Officials discussed ore costs, payment schemes, explosives, water supply, and timber access for prospecting work.
Fragmented OCR text describes a mining group facing rival opposite camp about bets and prospects. It mentions Seer, PrE, a late person, and experienced miners, with unclear locations two miles away from others. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent names or events.
An essay argues that Australia wrongly blames tariffs for trade issues with the United States. It cites 1929 figures showing U S imports from Britain and Dominions, and Australia as a major rabbit skin producer, highlighting the need for international commercial outreach and logistics to expand into the U S market.
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