06 May 1931
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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 06, 1931
Page
1
Luke Day's advertises quality beets and fresh fruit with quick service. Staff pledge attentive, prompt handling of all orders. Local shoppers are invited to place orders and enjoy reliable pickup or delivery.
R W Bruce announces ongoing carrying business on 60 cwt Brockway track between Adelaide and Burra. operates two weekly trips to Adelaide Mondays and Thursdays with mid day return Tuesdays and Fridays. accepts large consignments. depot at 178 Franklin Street Adelaide. solicits trials.
A lengthy report details the arrival of Lord and Lady Baden Powell in Adelaide during a grand scouting and guiding celebration. Burra Troop, about 14 strong, joined a train to camp near Wetunga, with 60 tents and roving helpers, as thousands of youths welcomed the leaders. The event highlighted camp life, training, and exhibitions, culminating in civic receptions, guard of honor duties, and a powerful display of Scout and Guide activities across South Australia.
The report describes a vast Anzac Day camp event with about 50 000 spectators gathered around an oval as Scouts Cubs Guides and Rover groups parade past the Chief Scout. The Great Chief visits the camp delivering a brief greeting amid a massed display of fire dances and a ceremonial corroboree.
The account describes a large Scout rally with speeches broadcast to the crowd, displays by Sea Scouts and Wolf Cubs, and a reenactment of Indigenous warfare. The writer praises Chief Guide, Mr. W. W. Radelite, Captain S. A. White, and the Rovers for support, and recalls the return journey to Fulham via Gawler Hamley Bridge and Burra, ending with gratitude for the experience.
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