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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1948
Page
7
Goldsbrough Mort and Co Ltd reports a large Burra market with 3998 sheep yarded and 3916 sold. Prices show advance over previous rates with large attendance by local and outside buyers and a wide range of woolly and shorn sheep traded. Worry 15 like a rocking chair— It will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere.
At the Burra Racing Club Ltd annual meeting three committee members retired by time and four nominations were received. M W Bednall remained chairman with the others being J Gebhardt G Gask and K J Murphy. L Boothby elected president replacing E G Collins. The club reported a loss of £42 over its last three meetings due to bad weather impacting attendance and betting. The next race meeting is set for Wednesday October 20 with a six race programme awaiting approval.
Badminton match results from Redruth show E Tiver and A Bruce winning women’s singles and the Redruth team claiming overall victory by 143 to 142. Burra North Reds posted 176 points to Burra 125 in a separate doubles and singles schedule, with finals set to begin September 13 at the RSL Club Rooms and the grand final planned for a later date.
Burra selects a squad for the Grand Final to be played at Booborowie on Saturday September 11 with player numbers listed. Captain Kellaway leads the side with Vice-captain Johnson and 21 other listed players including Hirschausen B I Bruce Berry man James Katz Holman Treleaven Allen Seaford Morrison Kellock Kakoschke Edwards Boothby Marston Spackman Bell and others.
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