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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1931
Page
2
A shortened note outlines terms for bidders arranged with the auctioneers before the sale. It mentions the client’s involvement and seeks agreement on conditions and procedures prior to bidding, indicating formalities to be observed at the event.
Burra Market sale notice for April 10 1931 from Goldsbrough Mort Co Limited. Property known as Arawatts located about 10 miles east of Burra featuring grazing land watered by wells and piping, a 30 ft windmill tower, 243 tanks, 2000 and 1600 gallon stone house with three rooms, men’s quarters, wool stands and sheep yards. Auctioneers listed for Adelaide or Burrs.
The page compiles cash column pricing for For Sale Lost To Let and similar, with rates for meetings amusements properties and other goods. It notes low charges, double booking, telephone hotlines, local stores like The Corner Store and Field’s, and mentions items such as bags of coal molasses bacon and poultry, plus listings for lettings and wanted items. The text includes fragmented place names Kooringa Burra Aberdeen Mt Bryan and mentions local businesses Sera and Co The Corner Store and Stan Field’s.
In loving memory of mothers and grandmothers, with multiple inscriptions dated March 1920 1928 1988. messages from sons daughters and grandchildren. Also mentions Salvation Army Hall meeting in April and a Redruth Methodist Church event with Rev Lawren. Contains garbled OCR across several memorials and local notices.
Prospectors W Salter and J Hor gan report in a gully between Morgan and Joney properties near Wes Morgans that gold is found in both stone and clay with a reef edge suspected. They name the showpiece The Tron Bettler and urge a test by battery and stamp to prove a battery test using an old traction engine and possible Victorian Mines Department aid.
Miss Rose Pearce youngest and only surviving daughter of the late Thomas W Pearce of Burswood Ware Street Kooringa died at home on Thursday evening March 19 following several months illness. She supported Navy and Mercantile Marine charities for years and later stopped to tend family duties.
The latest reports reveal strong engagement as matches unfold. Handicap Singles see Rosman 26 defeating Robinson 14 and Finch 18, while Sandland 26 defeats Murison 12. Doubles Finch and Murison 26 beat Resman and Oubert 9. In the Championship Tiver 25 beats Sandland 12, and Finch 26 defeats Tiver 14.
A double service at the Mt Bryan East Methodist Church on Sunday March 16 included afternoon and evening sermons by Rev. E. S. Jew of Hallett with themes about sowing and praising, followed by a baptism of four infants. The event drew large crowds, featured a newly formed choir and fruit and flower decorations by Alf Talbot, and concluded with a Monday evening programme of verses, elocution, games, and a charity Coke prize donated by Mr and Mrs Jas Dayle and crafted by their daughter Eileen.
Pinch Woodman and Wood flies Doubles to a 4 4 score. Pengiese and Rosewall faced Kitchenmaster and Terry. Kellock and More defeated Woodman and Rosewall 4 8 4. Finch and Hill beat Kemble and Kitchenminster 0 4. Schwier paired with FP vs Woodman and Rosewall 2 3 4. Haerie and EB Wahar defeated Woodman and Rosewall 4 4. Paradise Club 4 sets 7 games. Cemetery Mat sets 44 gates.
The Burra Institute suggests a reading list highlighting Italian middle ages novels and praised writers like Walter Scott and Georgette Heyer. It praises Heyer's light engaging works such as These Old Shades and The Black Coronets as suitable for readers who enjoy romance with swashbuckling action and rapid plotting.
A Burra Tennis Association clash was washed out due to wet courts. The Hallett versus Koormen contest could not be completed and will be rescheduled for April as weather improves.
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