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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
4
A mixed page of antiquity and maritime lore recounts Pyramus and Thisbe dying in a tragic love tale and the burial rites of Admiral Drake at Porto Bello. A personal narrative then describes a walk along a river, a boy lost from his father, and a safe reunion.
A boy receives bewitched shoes from a hobin, is led along a woodland path by magical footwear, visiting a cave with gold and stones and a fairyland dell where the Fairy Queen appears. He returns home after adventures and locks the shoes away, hoping to travel again someday.
A traveler describes a morning ride with a black sheep dog and an old grey mare toward a distant village. The trip, lasting about eight hours, begins under overcast skies as wind and approaching storm threaten the unnamed party.
A brief description of England's chalk cliffs from the Isle of Wight to North Foreland, formed by countless sea-shells from tiny creatures. The text explains how these organisms extracted lime from seawater to build shells, which piled up as the cliffs rose through time and were carved by waves.
Edward I loved Eleanor of Castile and built twelve crosses after her death. The queen died after thirty five years of marriage and was carried to London for burial. On December 4 the procession rested at Northampton where a cross was erected in the market place.
The report notes Drake died at four o'clock in 1696 while at sea following the failed attempt to seize Panama. A crew-wide disease, previously absent from his illness, became severe and overwhelming, ending the captain's life.
The narrator recalls a severe storm with hourlong rain and lightning as they push a sulky through a swollen creek. A mail bag is washed away but recovered by the dog and horse, with no damage to the destination. Also notes Yokohama as a coal port and gateway for ships to Japan.
A child recalls a sound in the yard then family plans for a picnic. The father announces the trip and the car starts as they drive to a picnic featuring cake, plums, and other foods.
Fourth Class reader Gloria Brien notes a poem by Henry Longfellow titled The Slave's Dream about a slave collapsing from illness while harvesting rice. In a dream he revisits childhood places and a joyful African homeland with river palm trees and a royal queen, then dies as the whip of the driver is forgotten in a land of sleep.
A boy climbs an orchard wall and hides in a large apple tree. The owner places a stuffed dog at the tree foot to scare him. The boy pockets apples while awaiting nightfall. He fears discovery and the dog’s gaze spooks him into fleeing after counting to three. The plan backfires as the decoy helps his exit.
The death occurred last Thursday at a private hospital in Burwood of Major David Southwell of the Salvation Army Campsie. He was a Rye Park native and a member of the Southwell family. The notice also notes local engagements, sports figures, and various community events from the region.
X ray at Bellingen River District Hospital shows a man from Dorriga district has lived 25 years with a seriously fractured spine and kidney trouble. He recalled a heavy fall from a horse six weeks bed rest at the time but no later injury memory. He is now fully recovered.
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