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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1947
Page
5
For weeks St Josephs Burra and St Patricks have raised funds for their annual Sports Day. On Saturday Sept 6 two Houses will compete for the silver Sports Cup starting at 2 pm with a program including a Physical Culture Display and 30 events. The school, over 60 years old, seeks funds for new desks.
Burra Institute adds many titles to the library list up to 30 June 1987 including works by J D Beresford P G Wodehouse and E Linklater. Noted authors include Max Bransdon N Jacobs G Roberts and R Weaver among others with diverse genres from fiction crime to memoirs and travel.
Mrs George Melrose of Hallett thanks institutions and friends for 80 wonderful scraps of wool sent in response to her appeal for Crossmichael. Mrs J A Fisher of Crossmichael Manse hopes to thank each donor individually and notes parcels will be forwarded.
Arbor Day was celebrated at Mt. Bryan School on Friday despite poor weather. G S Hawker MP and F M Jeffries gave talks on Arbor Day origins and California redwoods, growth of trees, and paper manufacture, followed by the customary tree planting by the children.
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