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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
7
The initial test drive reveals an unexpectedly brilliant performance that outshines Buick traditions. The assessment notes a real sense of surprise at how the car handles and drives beyond prior expectations.
Downey's Garage announces the purchase of Emery's Garage and offers all classes of motor repairs. Mr. P A Downey, former foreman Slocombe and long time motor trade worker, will personally supervise all repair work. The firm highlights tools, experience, and invites trials.
The matron of the hospital requests old linen to aid supplies. Instructions describe cleaning beads in a decanter and methods to preserve linen fibers, including using oil and chalk to prevent damage, with care tips for washing and drying.
The Minister of Agriculture announces a postal vote on establishing a Wheat Marketing Board for New South Wales. A guaranteed price of one bushel will back delivery at country stations, with a three year pool if approved by farmers. The state faces a 2200000 stake to support marketing and financing.
The Farmers' Union asks state and federal governments to reintroduce the Wheat Marketing Bill at once. They urge a tariff to be proclaimed, a farmers' cooperative to oversee wheat stacking during a wheat pool, and an address by Sir Ott Niemeyer at the annual farmers' conference.
The cabinet will not consider a compulsory wheat price guarantee until the Treasurer returns from Canberra. The delay follows the question of the form of a wheat guarantee after a government pledge.
A reader asserts that a sedentary lifestyle improves when adopting a lighter diet replacing beefsteak and rice pudding. The piece argues for heightened public motivation and predicts many converts to healthier eating.
The article discusses individualized diet based on activity, praising moderate intake of fish dairy produce greens and fruit. It then reports on Fleming ton sales with 2,212 cattle including 684 Queenslanders, noting firm demand for prime beef and lamb prices, plus a general market spread. It ends with a cosmetic lotion recipe using glycerine rose-water and lemon juice for rough hands.
A Nabraite editorial targets residents who ship money to Sydney and Melbourne for goods, arguing it harms local business and employment. It cites printing contracts as an example where locals lose work to metropolitan firms and urges keeping money in town to support shops and tradespeople.
The Burrowa municipal council met August 4 with Mayor Leake presiding. They granted permission to clear land for fence at Byerens Racecourse and allow poppy sales for Armistice Day. They supported road making machinery taxes on profits, declared a new public holiday, and planned gravelling on Kenya Hill and Queen Street. The council seeks an unemployment relief grant for Ryan's Creek bridge and requests reports on bridge condition and street kerbs. Two hockey clubs request ground use rules and a priority schedule was set for shared use.
Cummins received permission to erect a cottage on market street port lots as inspector recommended. Council considers transferring grazing paddocks for pound use or workers housing and discusses unemployment relief taxation and electors’ rolls. Registration of an old race track to Boorowa Race Club and garbage service poll registration approved.
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