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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
3
The page records several cricket results from April including Oddfellows defeating Foresters 27 to 16 and Manchester beating Metho. Siar also defeated Foresters in another listed bout.
Burra Golf Club reports results from the men s eclectic event with players like Senxster, Pederson, and Loftus posting strong scores. The text notes Senxster s score set an official course record and praises his splendid round across two rounds of 18 holes, with the lowest score on each hole counted.
The 18th Kooxaburen Trophy stage at Burra Rifle Club saw A C Aughey score 85 at 800 yards with 2 splendid shoots and H G Oates top at 800 with 48. Leaders shifted as handicap standings tightened with H G Gates posting 934 and Aughey discarding 69 for a 923. Bass and Diao near 900 with two matches left and a practice at 5 6 and 100 yards next Saturday.
The Institute Chess Club reports progress among young players in most markets, citing that focused effort is key to reaching higher play. recurring Monday evening games feature Edmonds Phillips Ryan Jones Davey and Miss Ryan with offer of coaching from Davey Fairchild Jones and Waters and a call for others to attend.
A dialogue between a learned professor and a meek father of ten about a hypothetical volume titled Questions that Children Have Never Asked, debating what such a book would contain and whether any volume could exhaust the topic.
A reader criticizes Burra Electric Supply for high charges under contract and proposes moving lighting to the main street of Kooringa. The letter argues the central town at night resembles a morgue and urges a reallocation of lighting for broader town benefit. The piece includes unrelated science humor about a “monument floodlight.”
A young Jewish boy saved a man drowning in the Black Sea after the man waved for help. The grateful rescuer, who spoke grandly, offered praise and a reward, and claimed the youth’s name could read as Stalin or another favored form, sparking confusion among onlookers.
Wild Monaro Rough Riders led by Sim Jones staged a daring buck jumping exhibition at Goldsbrough Mort Co yards. The humane handling impressed patrons as riders and local lads joined donkey riding acts, with cheers for the Stock whip feats and brave displays by Mick Ward, Hartley Josephs, and Jimmy Jones. The Barras crowd enjoyed a varied program and the potential for a return visit.
The report notes farming activity with seeding expected to meet or exceed average. upcoming meetings aim to elect basket ball club captains. A local birthday celebration for Mick Kelly of Porters Lagoon featured speech, cake, supper and dancing with community mood upbeat.
The Institute Hall hosted the RS and SILEAGUE Grand Annual Ball on May 14, a well attended event by the local BSIS League members to raise funds for distress among local returned men. The hall featured elaborate decorations, modern jazz style music, elaborate costumes, prizes for costumes and balloon dances, and generous volunteer help from committee members and performers.
The report covers a tennis club cleanup and net repairs led by J F Hogan with help from J G Metcalf and others, a tea service by Mrs Harvis and others, plus opening football matches of the Honhorawhe Association with scores Spalding 25 18 Booborowie 2 0 and Hallett North Booborowie 7 13 Hallett 7 11. It lists players for Booborowie’s next game and notes on golf course maintenance and school term dates.
A Labor Government line faced Country Party pressure as it repealed the prize tax on grain sacks and related farm inputs amid warnings of harm to primary producers. The clash touched financing doubts for wheat assistance, with senators citing promises and government delays.
A letter to the editor laments poverty and disloyalty between Australia and Great Britain. It argues Britain’s market choices and Wall Street influence harmed both economies, warns of Empire decline, and cites U.S. entry in World War I as a turning point. The writer predicts financial manipulation and looming debt, urging unity against perceived financial powers.
A court study reviews banking deflation claims and credit trends from 1848 to 1929. The analysis compares postwar banking contraction with enterprise policy effects, evaluating whether credit restraint occurred under wartime and peacetime conditions.
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