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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1937
Page
7
Sunday saw the flexi Meer win the Club Monthly Trophy over two rounds with Coble achieving 5 in the first round and 31 in the second, closely followed by Gane and Myers. A separate event near the fret ghoor for Mr. R. Gaze's Shield will run over 300 yards with similar scores and participants listed.
A commodity summary reports 20,000 Chinese goods and 1,248 livestock yarded at Pressington on August 2. Prices show a generally firm market with thin demand for cattle and mixed hog prices, noting steers reaching £10 10s, vealers £5 8s, cows and heifers about £8 18s, with Queenslander cattle among the yarded.
Large crowd of feraaiers and landowners attended a public demonstration of the automatic motor and all purpose Tay and station gate at Eachol Dalton. After the inventor explained the workings, motorists drove through the gate repeatedly with ease and praise and Mr Starr received many congratulations. The yellow box post used by the gate has stood in the ground for over 60 years and is expected to last another 49 years.
Mr N Lawson MP received word from the Minister for the Interior Mr T Paterson that the interior works director for New South Wales has forwarded the project to commence immediately the Crookwell post office remodelling scheme. Ten tenders are expected to be called and work will start soon.
The Tint Barra shed in the Cunnamulla district Queensland is described as the largest in the world, built by the late James Tyson. It measures 65 feet by 235 feet and was planned to house 100 shearers with a high roof visible on the plain south of the township.
A sale at Cronin's showcases special cut prices on towels with bold discounts. Shoppers browse for affordable home textiles as stock is cleared. Local store promotes bargain pages and limited-time offers for towels and related linens.
A garbled reminiscence recalls Laughing Willy and railway guard Mir. Cox in Melbourne. The piece notes Cox’s 30 years as a guard on the Melbourne Limited, with a lifetime of travel totaling about £500,000 miles.
Local firm DALE S cleans up a wide range of toy wear and apparel items including trousers shirts pullovers boots socks braces and related accessories in a sweeping stock upgrade and storefront display. The move aims to boost sales and showcase updated lines to customers.
The article notes engagements of Mie Thelan Houghton and other families and reports the BurrowsPA and IE Association Building Fund Queen Competition results. It covers prize tickets won, court proceedings on a loan issue, and local show preparations including stock facilities and pavilion plans for the Young Showgrounds with dates in August.
Boorowa Cycle Club held a Sunday road race over 15 miles with junior riders contesting. A. Cable of Zain won ahead of Tom Conquest and Re Bryer in a tight finish. fastest time was 21 minutes by Conguvat.
Abertron One Poxmuaster General forwarded by the Federal Mine Letter of Health noted no immediate postage reduction. The Manly Town Clerk said yesterday that 114 NSW councils agreed to cooperate with Manly in seeking a postage rate cut.
A cauliflower was thrown during unloading of a lorry of vegetables in Burrows Street Young, striking Christy Reus on the face and causing a left shoulder fracture. He was admitted to Young District Hospital and is progressing well. Reus, a 65 year member of Manchester Unity and longtime barber, will turn sixty this week. Separately, Agriculture officials announce chick sexing examinations in coming season with fixed dates and a one month application deadline.
Official dates for the 1937 Cootamundra Sheep Show cover multiple towns and dates. Lists include Cootamundra July 3 4 and 5th while adjacent districts such as Lake Cargelligo West Wyalong Weethalle and Temora follow in August September and October with scattered entries for Grenfell Cowra Bribbaree Canowindra Quandialla Murrumburrah Young and more.
Orange expands rapidly to the south with solid foundations for a new township. Magnificent mental hospital buildings rise as a £20,000 sale yard and a £10,000 aerodrome appear nearby. Great railway works at Hast Fork attract notable interest as Orange spreads toward Cuttager.
Farmers from across the state attended a conference in Sydney summoned by the Royal Agricultural Society to address fodder conservation amid drought. Leaders including Minister of Agriculture Mr Huh Main and Wakehurst attended as experts urged better feed supply, improved storage, and uniform marketing to keep Australian livestock competitive.
Frade Detieloun 10/64 Granny Sunts with AGother Cooking Applen Te offered. Apples are wrapped, wired and securely boxed. Cash with order. J. Kadwele advertises from Rovedalv Crookwell as supplier.
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