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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1954
Page
4
The Shell Company offers a Technical Field Advisory Service to help keep crops weed free. Consult your Shell Agent for details on SHELL WEEDKILLER p for controlling weeds in cereal crops including skeleton weed and muste.
The Burra Jubilee Benevolent Society reports its quiet year with average attendance and strong support from town ministers. Key leaders include Pastor Martin and Lieut. Kirkham, with Captain Badenhop previously aiding the Society. Meetings occur in July August November March May and June, and the group distributed wood and Christmas Cheer to needy residents. Donations and 15 dozen eggs, wheelchairs renovated, and Queen Elizabeth’s state visit noted. The Society thanks the Town Council, wood merchants, The Burra Record, and heirs of Miss Rogers for legacies guiding future work.
District Council of Hallett records multiple transfers of property from Registrar General of Deeds. Notable moves include S. Blight to Susan Blight Lot 199 Terowie and Band XM Burfield to F G and G M Lewis Lot 36 Hallett. Also transfers from P M Thomas to H River and A C Weaver to J B Hale among others. Necessary alterations were made in the Assessment Book.
A garbled quotation fragment attributes a line about how much sense is needed to profit from good advice. The legible portion cites Rochefoucauld and presents a distorted value comparison. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or date.
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