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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
8
The Wolfram mines known as Marks mines reopen with about a dozen men working to get them in order. The Amusu traveling picture show visited the centre on Tuesday, presenting Show Boat and Stormy to a large crowd.
The Parents and Citizens' Association of Clonalton Public School holds its annual picnic tomorrow December 11 on Mr A Sligar’s property. About £8 is spent on prizes for the children and a dance at Reid's Flat public hall will defray expenses. Prizes will be awarded for fancy dress.
Reid's Flat posted 270 with top scores by N Berry 81 G Ford 64 and G ODonnell 35. Taylor's Flat replied 149 with G Hearne making 100 and J Dickson taking two wickets for Reid's Flat.
In Yorkshire a ghost feared by villagers was calmed after a lorry crash spilled a church organ into a ravine. An old farmer, also a butcher, planned to kill for a Saturday market but wrote a sinister note promising to kill himself first and then his correspondent.
The Secretary for Railways promotes extended excursion fares from December 13 to late April for travel between New South Wales stations. Tickets are single fare plus one third with exemptions within metropolitan or Newcastle areas. Additional trains align with school holidays and readers are urged to pick up handbills for route options and best savings.
Jim McMenamin Young's big Maker Cup forward and opening batsman leaves for South Africa December 18 for twelve months exchange. He is presented with a wallet of notes at a farewell gathering. Fellow Thaddungra Cricket Club members also gave him a camera at a separate function.
A collage of items from Cowra school notes and local commerce. The Lachlander school magazine details Vale View wool heritage tied to Ravensworth stud and historic price records. Local ads promote Hosiery Lingerie and Central Emporium shopping while Parliament discusses open inquiry into Hawker Demon accidents and racing tax changes.
The Roaring West chapter screened last Wednesday and will reappear at the Saturday matinee with a second chapter set for next Wednesday at 7:45 pm. King of Burlesque and Espionage play alongside mixed programming including school picnic crowds at the cricket ground and local races with Noeleen Pearsall leading girls' events.
Mary Dorothea Corkery eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J Corkery Becomes Bride Of William Raynor Boyd both of Boorowa The ceremony officiated by Rev Fr Sheehan The bride wore ivory satin and carried white roses and ferns Miss Von Corkery bridesmaid in pink floral georgette With pink roses and ferns Best man Mr Oscar Cluney Of Boorowa St Patrick’s Church ceremony described in traditional detail.
Frogmore Younger Set held its annual Ball at Frogmore Hall on a hot Friday night with many dancers from surrounding centres. The event featured the Gloom Chasers Orchestra, a dainty supper, novelty dances, a cool drinks stall, and prizes won by Miss Shephird and Miss K Keating with Mr O Dorsett.
Winchcombe and Carson St report that Australia sold just over one third of its wool for the season at 14.1d per lb, down from last year. Prices were uneven with November below 1936 figures, but the market remains above the low mood years and outlook is cautiously hopeful. World demand shifts from war-related disruption to continental recovery with France and other nations boosting buying. UK exports rise while China imports fall, and English mills show fatigue only if raw wool prices slip further. Our next catalogue is issued Thursday 16th December.
Cyclops 9 Toye-Learmont's distribution warned buyers to order now to avoid disappointment as factory supplies are limited this year. Strong emphasis on securing inventory before shortages impact availability.
Breeders are invited to inspect the horses and judge for themselves. Write for full pedigrees and all particulars.
The N R M A touring department notes the Monaro Route from Queanbeyan to Cooma has a tar paved mile south of Queanbeyan followed by alternating gravel and rough surfaces to Michelago. The stretch to Cooma is worn and corrugated with 23 dish gutters and five hog backed culverts. A sherry picker at Andrew Cunich's orchard sustained a deep cut under the chin after a bed fall. he received stitches and is recovering at Sacred Heart Hospital.
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