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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1937
Page
2
Executor K R Crewes acting under E W Grewes deceased invites bids for land in Hanson Township Stanley County section 58 containing two roads, 200 to 250 links frontage facing Mass Terrace. Terms cash. Auction at residence Chapel Street Kooringa on Wednesday April 7.
Elder Smith & Co Limited announce the sale by auction of a double fronted shop in Market Square Kooringa with 29 feet frontage and 66 feet depth plus rear frontage to Queen Street. Property includes six room stone dwelling, outbuildings and extensive furniture and fittings to be sold after the property. A 10 percent deposit at hammer with balance on 21 April and possession thereafter. Further details from Elder Smith & Co Limited Adelaide.
Burra Market by Goldsborough Mort and Co offers a large mixed stock sale including 1762 sheep 300 hoggets and 30 prime ewes. Items include Merino lambs and ewes due end May, machine shorn September, with rams joined November. Terms cash and client terms on application. Publica's Booth for the Anroe Sports on May 1 offered after Land Sales.
Land at Burra Market Mt Bryan offered by Crew and Crewes Limited in several allotments totaling Section 75. Includes two wooden houses, motor garage, corrugated iron shed, stables, feeders and a range of outbuildings on sections 16 S0 and 16 S2. Property sold as is with possession at sale, cash terms and buyer to bear dismantling costs. Possession to be given and taken at the same time and place. Ak and balance to be paid monthly.
Friday April 2nd Goldsbrough Mort and Co offer by auction two parcels of land in Farrells Flat Township. First parcel section 7 Napier Street with a four room iron cottage and outbuildings. Second parcel section 51 with a four room stone house and back verandah plus two iron rooms and tanks. Deposits 10 percent, balance in one month on possession. Goods listed for Lacey and Frederick James Lacey.
Sunday March 28 schedule lists REDRUTH services at 11 am Rev A Dyer 7 pm and 3 pm Ree A Dyer with Sacrament at IRONMINE Mrs A Dyer. WESTBURY reports No Service and HANSON mentions 3 pm Ree A. Dyer.
Fragmentary OCR text outlines ad listings and charges for meetings and events. Mentions Easter Sunday March dates, locations Willalo Kowtinga and a 4.90 10.80 price, with references to double charges. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
The Burra Record is published every Tuesday afternoon at the office on Commercial Street, Kooringa, by Ernest Frederick Merston. This notice gives details of the publication schedule and contact information including the office telephone.
Local news hints at holiday screenings including Mystery Romance Half Angel on Good Friday and Call of the Wild with Clark Gable and Loretta Young. Broadway throw keyhole musical and The Realm of Dr Forbes thriller feature across multiple days with Wheeler and Woolsey returning and Anne of Greengables to close. Box plan and day sales available at Cover 4ale's Pharmacy.
Prank Pearce, second son of Mr and Mrs Clem Bose of Kooringa, has left Burra to take a position in the Treasury Offices Adelaide after finishing Burra High School. Sir J Drew, superintendent of the Kooringa Methodist Sunday School, lauded Prank’s long association with church and school. a formal farewell will be held next week, and despite his hurried departure, well wishes accompany him.
Advertisement notes a dance on Busiy Saturday at Aberdeen hosted by the entertainment committee with strong turnout expected from neighboring districts and tennis tournament visitors. The program includes several novelty dances and music aimed at a first class dance. Mr and Mrs A Pohmer of Fairfield were in a collision. Mrs Pohmer suffered a compound fracture and other injuries, taken to Kapunda Hospital, while Mr Pohmer had minor injuries. Poblace remained in good spirits and fared well after the incident.
A large turnout chaired by Mrs L J Warnes hears reports on the executive meeting of March 16 at Nave eporte. New branches form at Kapunda. Pete discussed with a 4 member committee. Show Week competitions include gloves, Italian quilting items with prizes from £10 to £22. The afternoon ends with an Italian quilting demonstration by Mrs Warnes and Mrs W H Sandland.
Burra Easter tennis tournament lists numerous handicap events for men and women across A and B grades. Names such as Walker, Oborn, Lomman, Drayton, Phillips, Gebhardt, Pearce, and Murne appear in singles doubles and mixed events with many byes and varied handicaps.
Intensive training dominated by spelling and mental arithmetic at Gom Creek Foong. Out of 18 entrants in the Spelling arena six achieved top marks as Victors. Allen Canny and Nelda Kleinie earned reflective wins in revisive rounds. The Merit Stamp Contest crowned Nelda Kleinie with 23 stamps, followed by Aileen Gerrerd and Allan Fordridge with 26 each. The Bradman House led the week in points with 96 to 74, and a long Honor Roll list followed across dictation and arithmetic events.
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