Notice to Trespassers at Springfield Boorowa
A notice warns that any person removing wood hunting shooting or trespassing at Springfield Boorowa without authority will be prosecuted. The notice is signed by E G Spicer and includes local business listings for weed supplies and weights. A separate burglary report states Mr J Z Cronin’s bicycle was stolen from his Burrowa shop last Saturday and found stripped in a paddock on Young Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhaven Park
William Kelly
R. J. Kelly
Strathmore
Springfield
J. Z. Cronin
Burrowa
Young Road
Musical Christmas Gifts and Household Pleasures
The piece argues piano or modern radio enhance home appeal during Christmas. It endorses Paling's advisory message as reasonable for parents and describes choosing quality instruments. It adds a tip about churning cream with a wire mixer to speed butter production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paling
Primary and Yearly Examinations Reported Passes
The School Journal lists passes announced in the Primary Fifteen Exam held on 1st November for Samuel Bennison Lyal Corkery Nova Diggins Ashley Dorsett Allan Friend John Little Raymond Morgan Myra Reynolds Ernest Upton Iris Woods. First Year results show Lilian McCann first Len Edmonds second and Peg Dimmock third with subject rankings across English History Geography Arithmetic Algebra Geometry Business Principles Art Grammar. Second Year top marks go to Macie Prosser with Kathleen McL English Oliver Dorsett and others earning place medals in History Geography Arithmetic Algebra Geometry and Business Principles with Art and Grammar also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bennison
Lyal Corkery
Nova Diggins
Ashley Dorsett
Allan Friend
John Little
Raymond Morgan
Myra Reynolds
Ernest Upton
Iris Woods
Lilian McCann
Len Edmonds
Peg Dimmock
Peery Dimmock
McCann
Lily Cann
Betty McCann
George Peet
Lily McCann
Peggy Dimmock
M. Gruber
Macie Prosser
Kathleen McL
Oliver Dorsett
Gee Tanner
Vine Cullen
George Tanner
Brian Wilding
Tanner
Geo Tanner
Kathleen McLean Vincent Cullen
Kathleen Lean
Vincent Cullen
Maocie Prosser
Kath McLean
Encounter with the Redskins in a Skirmish
L Edmonds recounts a frontier engagement with a band of Indians. Fire exchanges erupt from a pine log position as the narrator and companion Dick discharge rifles, killing a warrior and wounding horses. Indians retreat, then surrender after a decisive exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornes
Lost on a Stormy Night and Evangeline's Quest
A ragged girl wanders stormy streets fleeing a violent father. The tale shifts to Evangeline and Gabriel, lovers separated by war and displacement, ending with her retirement as a Sister of Mercy and the reuniting tragedy. Separate vignettes include a WWI air rescue and a fugitives’ journey ending in asylum. Peggy Dimmock, J Little, L Corkery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tanner
Benedict Belfontaine
Evangeline
Gabriel
Bazil
Basil
America
Grand Pre
Father Felician
Mercy
A Trip to the South Coast Holiday Highlights
A fourth class report of a family trip to the South Coast in October. They visited Moruya Bateman's Bay Nelligan Bega Queanbeyan Canberra and Cooma enjoying scenery streams and three weeks at the coast with surfing and a pleasant holiday returning home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auntie
Moruya
Bateman's Hay
Nelligan
Bega
Queanbeyan
Canberra
Cooma
Daphne Delaney
The Grand Pre Village Disaster Reflected in Tales
The piece recalls Grand Pre in Acadiana where villagers faced a great disaster. It contrasts prior prosperity with the somber aftermath as pines moan and residents describe a sudden upheaval affecting farmers and townspeople alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Pre
Late-Come Worms Burglary Tale and World War I Echoes
A suspenseful patchwork of a schoolroom burglary anecdote ends with the reveal of the authors as thieves. The second fragment shifts to a trench battlefield scene with a soldier named Jim shouting in the face of incoming fire and a lethal volley in a musty dugout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Nepean district rich in historic sites and old names
The Nepean River region boasts Camden as an early grant to Macarthur in 1304 and Fisher's Ghost fame. Campbelltown holds old hotels and buildings, Appin features an early windmill, Gobbity has ancient churches and colonial homes, Penrith once called Evan, Picton known as Stonequarry Creek, making the district one of NSW’s prettiest historic locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nepean River
Australia
Camden
Grant
Macarthur
Penrith Ua
Evan
Picton
Stonequarry Creek
Nepean
New South Wales
A Fish Yarn on the Pacific Deck
A narrator recalls fishing off a ship deck with a hook pulled through an ova. A sailor hurries in as a flathead fish of about 14 pounds is hauled aboard. The tale ends with reflections on future wishes and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Brian Barton
Burrowa Police Court Fines and Discharge in Assault Case
In Burrowa Police Court before Mr J W Forrest P M Charles Lever faced charges of drunkenness and rude language, fined 6 shillings or one hour and 42 shillings or four days. Peter Newman pleaded guilty to hawking rugs without a license and to failing to display licensed hawker details. fined £1 and 2 days. Newman plus Arnold Laurence Winn and James William Costello faced an assault charge on William Russell. Russell did not appear and police offered no evidence. defendants discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lever
Peter Newman
Newman
Arnold Laurence Winn
John William Costello
James William Costello
William Russell
Russell
Payne
Forrest
P.M
Warden's Court Grants No Appearance Strike Out
An application to extend authority for Center No. 1875 Goul burn on 20 acres within portions BY 60 8 and 4 parish of Goulburn County Harden by Clarence Smith had no appearance and the case was struck out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goulburn
County of Harden
Clarence Smith
Civic Pride Boosts Boorowa Shopping and Growth
The message urges residents to shop in Boorowa for both small and large purchases to support local businesses. It notes property values rise with town growth, and a thriving business district attracts closer settlement by providing a home market for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boorowa
Bots in Horses and a Nurse Dream in Second Class
A child writes of giving horses a BOT BOMB capsule and of future plans to become a nurse or doctor. The note mentions playing at Boucn er a and with Betty Bell in a brief schoolyard voice from a second class perspective.
When I Grow Up I Will Help My Mother
Poetic note from Muriel Eldridge in First Glass expressing desire to grow up to be big and capable. She envisions assisting her mother and doing a lot of work as a future lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken
Godfrey
Muriel Eldridge
June McCabe
When I Grow Up I Will Help My Mother
A child narrator speaks of helping his mother and earning a shilling for kindness on a sunny day. The brief lines feature Bobby Bell as the author or speaker in a first class note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Bell
Growth Promise and Family Advice Fragments
A child vows to help mother and praises her, noting she is big and good. The piece mentions a mother buying shoes and a separate line discusses fruit salad preparation with instructions to let flavors blend and to pour hot lemon water over fruit to stimulate juices.
Dance at Burrows Band and Mechanics Institute Last Saturday
Committees of Burrows T. and D. Band and Mechanics Institute held a joint dance Saturday night. A good crowd enjoyed excellent music performed by Mrs W Payne Mina K Dorsstt and M Bryce and Mr A Bryce. Financial results pleased the organizers and will benefit both institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrows T. & D. Band and
Mechanics’ Institute
W. Payne
Mina K. Dorsstt
M. Bryce
A. Bryce
Advertising Keeps The Wheels Of Progress Moving
A short editorial argues that persistent advertising fuels business growth. It warns that letting advertising lapse slows or stops commerce, benefiting retailers and manufacturers by increasing production and employment, especially for reaching country readers.
Home Hints for Cleaning and Preserving Household Goods
Practical tips on laying newspapers under floors to protect rugs, making potatoes browner with butter, hard boiling eggs, scalp care with yolk, strawberry rhubarb jam, drying parsley for storage, eucalyptus oil for dressmaking, cleaning wicker chairs, stain removal for grease and protein mixes, and stain treatment with cold water and peroxide.
Printing Outsourcing Sparks Town Debate
Citizens discuss whether sending printing work out of town harms local economy and tax base. Proponents say taxes and jobs support the community, while outsiders offer no contributions to local institutions.
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Aunt Mary
Tillock & Co
Bor
Kent
Liverpool Streets
Sydney
Corringle
Rugby
McCormick and Dearing
Dodge
G. G. Gorstam
E. G. Spicer
L. McCabe
Court Street
Marsden Street
Anderson’s Smallgoods Adams
Con Pappas
Kinema
Sundae Shop
Guild Hall
Jean Mortimer
Proprietress
Niddrie
Miskle
A.T.N.A
Sister Leake
A F
Scott Street
the School Journal
THE
Redskins
L. Edmonds
Leried
J. Little
Kai
L. Corkery
Jack
Bill
Harry
A. Dorsett
Nepean District
Jeff Davis
Boorowa Pub
Burrowa Police Court
J. W. Forrest
Warden's Court
Dimmock's Pharmacy
Ic Hospital
Betty
Betty Bell
Dance In Mechanics
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