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Newspaper

Burra Record

Location

Burra, South Australia, Australia

Date

Mar 18, 1947

Page

6

Burra Town Council meeting notes housing bids and road safety

The Burra Town Council met Monday March 11 with Mayor, Cr Kellaway, Cr Boulderstone, Cr Reed, Cr Carpenter, and Town Clerk R Davey present. They discussed Housing Trust housing applications, a hospital roadway parking area, insurance for two Honour Rolls, building fee waivers, school repairs and staff housing, Anzac service permissions, nurse quarters, road conditions, street name signs, and upcoming Easter events including a Sacred Concert.

Burra B. J.B. Tennison Cre Kellaway Baulderstone Reed Lee Carpenter R. Davey Woollacott Housing Trust Burra Hospital Lee Burra Hospital Inc Food For Britain Carter Corvorstion Reed Council Burra High School RSL Market Square Apt Kellaway Cartled K. M. Drew Cr Carpenter Cr Lee Burra Boukra Hospital Inc Boulder Stone Cr Reed Scho Council Messrs Fisher, Bevan and Woollscot Butra High School A. A. Davey Gr Reed Registrar General of Deeds Carpenter Publilc Public Dr Kellaway Fr Reed Burra North Cr Kellaway Dr Carpenter Bailways Department Drespenter Tts Bamderstone Cr ‘Ellaway Goodridge

Hallett School Welfare Club March Meeting Report

Fifteen ladies attended in the School Room on March 13. The president chaired as secretary was away. Minutes read by Ms Nutt and approved. Proposals: Frolic end of second term. social afternoon for Miss Campbell's visit. Genfor scholars performed, Judith Macdonald recited. Mrs XK won What's Wrong. Tiger and Mrs Tiver won second. Tea served by Mrs Brown, Mrs Kelly, and Mrs Klaebe. Trading Table run by Mrs Prior and Mrs Surfield. Afternoon closed with takings of 16 shillings 88 pence and 8 shillings for tea.

Lucas Nutt McDonald Prior Belt Klaebe Miss Campbell

Two Weeks Outlined in Humorous Exchange

A clipped dialogue shows Tock asking about a deadline as Tam and Jock discuss a wife departing for a fortnight. The banter hints at urgency and domestic plans within a brief period. The fragment preserves the tone of lighthearted newspaper dialogue from an earlier era.

Tam Jock

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Alex Bevan Burra’s Telephone St. Barra Chennell’s Store Waitites E. Steer W. Carpenter Sara & CO Sara & Coq Hallett School Welfare Club Mesdames Prior Surfield
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