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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1943
Page
2
On the farm situated miles northwest of N Main SUREA BOO, Friday April 2 at 2 pm. Goldsbrough Mort Co Ltd will offer by auction accounts including Phillips 300 MS Weaners and 120 Wether Weaners with forward orders, plus lambs, stock, and sundries. Conditions require pre-arranged terms. sale includes various farm equipment and sundries.
Auction notice for Burra Market lists entries from Elder Smith Co and Gallagher Bros with details on wethers ewes lambs and a broken bull. Entries include 2200 wethers in rising 13 years 1000 wethers rising 1 year and 4500 ewes with 5 and 6 years described as good valeims. Full details to follow and further entries invited.
A public meeting is announced for Friday April 2 at 8 pm in the Institute. The Burra District Soldiers Welfare Committee invites all to discuss the advisability of continuing welfare efforts for returned soldiers. Chairman EO Woullscott, Secretary AB Riges encourage attendance.
Wanted some kind friends to give accommodation to nine Bandsmen from the S A Bowden Band who are engaged to the RBL. They will play for Anzac Service and Merch on Easter Sunday. Anyone who can accommodate one or two, inform AL Bence.
Fragmented OCR of old newspaper ads shows sale notices for clothing feeds and household goods. It lists items for sale and wanted including wool cardigans, blankets, tents, a Citroen car, stoves and stoppers, plus dance tickets and a charity event. Multiple brands and local shops referenced with prices and contact hints.
A local shop announces it will be closed all day for stock on Wednesday next. The Friday reopening saw Mrs Clode in charge with helpers and a good though reduced attendance. By March 26th Mesdames Nankivell Jeffery Pritchard Johnson and Byrne led a successful day raising about £7, with thanks to regular helpers and supporters for produce sales and trading. Messages recall comradeship and local ties as guests visit Burra for gatherings and leave.
Fragmented text lists church services for Sunday at Redrute and Anson with Rev H K Bartlett and other names Morton and Bartlett mentioned in unclear combination. Document appears as OCR garble with inconsistent punctuation and capitalization.
A fragmented notice lists Rev. J. Martin and Rev. Parrell Slat with times 2 pm and 7 pm for Methodist Church services. The piece includes a memorial message for a mother named Jordan who died March 29, 1928, at Zon. Daughters Hilda Jean Eileen Annie remember her, with lines about heaven and reunion.
The Burra Record, issued every Tuesday after noon, lists office at Commercial Street Burra. Published by Ernest Frederick Marston proprietor telephone 40 box 40.
Local and General reports the Saturday showing of Gold Liggers in Paris at Warner Bros Musical. Stars including Rady Jallee Rosemary Lane Burt Albert Allen Jenkins Mabel Todd Melville Cooper and Fritz Peld perform in musical numbers such as Listen to the Mocking Bird Tiger Rap and I want to go to the Land where the Sweet Tulips go. Ed Valentine features in a novelty comedy with John Payne a singing waiter and a gym scene leading to romance and comic mishaps.
Police officers issue urgent forms for occupiers to complete within seven days as part of National Security regulations. Failure to return could lead to a £100 fine or six months imprisonment. The notice links compliance to compiling figures on food, stick and labour resources.
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