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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1947
Page
1
The Minister of Agriculture announced forthcoming regulations for compulsory sheep dipping and marketing. During transition, latitude remains as regulations shift to require dipping within 42 days of shearing, with specific market sale exemptions for immediate slaughter and infested lamb handling rules.
A Burra and District entry to the National Eisteddfod will audition at the Town Hall on 2 November in the afternoon and evening. The Town Clerk Mr E R Davey notes many entries but details on public access are unclear. The ABC will broadcast using its field unit for the occasion.
At the Kooringa Methodist Centenary Rev McCutcheon noted a shared origin for two ministers. The church’s first preacher Rev Way was born on the Isle of Wight, and current minister Rev Hobbi is also a native of that island.
The text explains exemptions from the Stock and Poultry Diseases Act to allow delivery or immediate slaughter of lambs with minimal penalties. It aims to avoid hampering export lamb sales and slaughter while preventing infestation from spreading to clean sheep.
The Burra Kooringa Methodist Church marked its centenary with a full day of services despite inclement weather. Rev A D McCutcheon led morning and evening sermons as the visiting Todd Street Gawler Choir performed. Old members and guests from Western Australia and beyond attended, with décor by the Ladies Guild and reflections on Burra’s Methodist history.
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