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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1930
Page
9
Mrs Robins, a sociable woman, found past gatherings spoiled by poor cake quality. After consulting Mrs Johnston she tried Aunt Mary’s Baking Powder and reports noticeably better results, claiming she has discovered how to get the best out of her cooking now.
A list of bus and rail timetables with departures from Sydney and nearby towns including Reid's Flat Frogmore Rye Park Morongla Creek Godfrey's Creek Murringo Young and Cowra. Services run on varied days with morning and afternoon times noted for each route.
Readers are urged to favor local suppliers with the motto Shop In Your Own Town. The piece encourages residents to help their own community by buying goods domestically rather than importing from Sydney.
The municipal engineer describes completed and planned works including causeway improvements at Binalong and Yass River junctions and Court Street, drainage for bitumen repairs, and unemployment relief crews assisting surface grading. He notes Ryan’s Creek Bridge survey, flood data, and a likely 40 foot bridge or large box culvert. traffic guidance favors keeping to bitumen and avoiding central traffic caps near intersections.
The Divisional Engineer proposes ensuring pavement maintenance in 1991 using screenings and metal from the contractor’s crusher, cost about £85, payable from the contractor’s final payment two months after completion. Bitumen amount to be checked at job end, with about six cubic yards of metal and 0 cubic yards of screenings requested.
Mr C E Martin M L A communicates with the Minister for Local Government about an additional Unemployed Relief Grant for Cowra Municipal Council. The minister notes the request and says it will be considered when further funds become available for Unemployed Relief works.
Boorowa Council discusses Main Roads protest collaboration with Cowra and Murrungal Shire. approves electric franchise price reductions and lighting hours changes. Officers to examine legal standing on profit claims and pursue public holiday gazette. authorizes shed erection and weed management measures.
An article on starting a cottage garden outlines soil preparation and manure use, stressing balanced inputs and lime to improve texture and fertility. It covers dry and heavy soils, drainage, and bed layout for winter sun, then lists seasonable vegetables. It also highlights the statice flower family, noting color varieties and perennial kinds with seed-sowing timing.
Seasonable offer from the 100 year old firm Shepherds for winter flowering sweet peas. Six hardy varieties sown now promise winter flowering results. Post free and priced at 2/6 for five 6d packets in white pink red blue purple plus an extra free orange shade. Includes a guarantee with a false return and note to mention the paper.
An old advertisement lists P. L. C. Shepherd & Son Ltd. as seed merchants offering farm and garden seeds with a Sidney contact and related supplies.
The report of the Engineer WH was received and adopted. Aldermen approved rescheduling meetings to 7.90 pm for Finance Committee and General Meeting times. Warnings posts to be erected at three locations with an amendment deleting the Post Office notice. Police to act against speeding on newly opened streets. The session closed with remarks on footpath and duty assignments.
Cootamundra hosted a Saturday cricket clash with Calong Mundra. Dwyer and Carroll dominated bowling with 10 and 9 wickets respectively, Carroll taking 6/36 and Dwyer 4/10 as the innings fell short.
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