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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1948
Page
3
Unpaid reserves will not be held after 1:45 pm. Back seats and Circle 2/ plus tax 7d total 3/7. Children under 12 pay 1/3 with tax 3d total 1/2. Front seats 1/- plus tax 8d total 1/3. Children under 12 6d no tax.
At Burra on October 2 Walter, beloved husband of Beatrice May and father of Robert in Japan, Eric, Keith, Colin and Bett, passed away. Mrs A Quinn and Family express sincere thanks for floral tributes, letters, cards, telegrams and personal sympathy in their recent loss.
RSL announces a November 11 remembrance service at 10 55 am at the Burra War Memorial led by Mr M G Dobson president of the Burra Sub Branch. Attendees urged for a brief service commemorating Armistice Day with dances and meetings noted for November 11 20 and an upcoming Annual Election for State Councillor Group No 17 on November 20 at the Club Rooms. Back Magazine available from Mr C H Cummins at the Burra Cold Stores.
Buff. Cricket Team Buffs y Burra meets at the racecourse at 2 pm on Saturday November 13. Team to be selected from C Radford W Kotz C Hobba J Short Rev R Pettet K Spackman L Parks K McBride D Edwards S Johnson F Allen L Phillips D Robinson R Robinson G R Cox. Those not available notify C Radford Hon Secretary.
The Hanson C W A meeting opened with a verse and creed. Apologies were offered by Mesdames Trallagan Hams Rogers and B Rogers. Records note parcels for Mrs Everett in London and plans for a picnic at Angaston and a Strawberry Fete on November 11. Hostesses were Mrs Dempsey and Miss Jean Goodridge. Mrs Marchant hosted afternoon tea and garden viewing with thanks to Mr and Mrs Marchant for their hospitality.
Last week's events show girls matches with Draysey House defeating Steele House 5 sets 36 games to 0 sets 19 games. In pairs standings Kakoschke Richards defeated by Dare Holmes 9 8, Wohling Gare defeated Terrill Bruce 4, Nourse Samuels defeated Priest Webster 6 2, Shattock Halliday defeated Willis Topsfield 6 4, Terry Brereton defeated Bell Walker 6 3. Boys cricket sits as Draysey House leading after Steele House posted 52. Draysey House replied 129 all out with notable scores from Anderson Ball and W Robinson.
Georgie Henschel explains in Britain Today on the BBC Overseas programme that the Underground Railways form one scheme now and should be called British Railways, as an Australian paper once labeled railways in the Commonwealth as narrowways. Ed.
An innocent Londoner asks how British Railways divides timetables into regions. The article outlines how the old Great West became the West Region and similar restructurings for other areas to simplify references and schedules.
A humorous exchange centers on a house offer and the idea of entertaining. One line recalls the offer, while the other notes quiet moments still entertain the thought in a playful dialogue.
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