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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
1
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. sold wool on the estate of W J MacPherson Gegullalong Bowr owa. Prices included 1 bale Sup Com W at 28d and multiple bales of Sup Com, AAA Com, A Com, Bhn, Ist Pes and E and W lots priced from 16d to 164d per pound.
Tarengo clip from F. W Hume Boorowa appraised in Winchcombe Carson Sydney catalogue. Ewes 20%d and 18d ranges, wethers 194d 181d, hoggets 171d, broken 15d. Ledgworth Stud clip from W. W. Walker Yaax lists ewer 299d 26d 229d, wethers 22d, Elid hoggets 16d broken 19d bellies 12d.
Australians are urged to subscribe to the Commonwealth War Loan and War Savings Certificates, with appeals that heavy taxation and better returns elsewhere should not deter support. The piece highlights rapid wartime industrial growth in Australia, including munitions, aircraft components, and radio equipment, plus ongoing employment in war work by Amalgamated Wireless. It ends by praising the public response and urging continued subscriptions to aid the Empire.
After three and a half years at Young the Rev. Arnold C. King rector of St. John's Young received word of a move to Goulburn as Vice Dean and Canon Residentiary of St. Saviour's Cathedral. He will take up duties there on 1 February in succession to Rev. Canon McKeown who is now Chaplain in the Military Forces.
The bulletin notes severe Italian reverses in Albania as Greek forces drive Italians from Greece and force retreats in Southern Albania. Pogradeci area and Argirokastron are abandoned, with Italians pushed onto defensive. Greek advances have slowed due to terrain, weather, and stretched supply lines.
Postwar Spain remains neutral despite German persuasion and Berlin talks. Franco pursues realism, acknowledging Spain's limited economic and military capacity for a major war. An Arancel agreement signals long term recovery aims, enabling buys of British woods and easing winter supply strains.
Reports say hasty withdrawals and lost equipment erode Italian morale and hinder new defensive lines, while Greek forces gain from RALF air support and Royal Navy strikes. Further land sea and air blows are needed to prevent collapse, as Taranto’s fleet moves suggest vulnerability and disrupted convoys to Albania and Libya.
Recent German diplomatic moves have failed to win France or Spain. Laval's Berlin visit was canceled, seen as a bid to draw France into conflict. Petain insists on honourable peace terms and resists any action against the Armistice. Suner, Spain's foreign minister, has visited Berlin twice with no shift in Madrid's policy.
The Romanian leadership struggles with internal unrest as General Antonescu, titled State Leader since September, contends with the Iron Guard led by M. Horen Sima. German pressure and occupation risks loom while Britain reports rising shipping losses and shifting tonnage amid wartime demands.
The text outlines renewed German pressure on Balkan states, notably Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Turkey, after recent setbacks. It notes Yugoslavia’s likely resistance per Prince Paul, and Romania’s example of partition under German influence. It also discusses British naval losses and air war dynamics, including Greek successes and Italian air limits, with Italy’s Eastern Mediterranean strategy centered on Brindisi Taranto Sicily Tripoli Tobruk and Dodecanese bases.
The text argues that British air successes have undermined Italian claims of air superiority. It suggests Italy may need to reassess its naval strategy, which had depended on air dominance that now appears unlikely to materialize.
The text urges pedestrians to avoid crossing in front of stopped vehicles and to use corners, watch for buses, and stay on sidewalks. It emphasizes visibility at night with lanterns or reflectors, carrying light clothing, and keeping right on rural roads. It warns against relying on drivers and notes dangers from high heels and vehicle blind spots.
Local hospital appeals for linen donations to ease a critical shortage. Matron requests all available old sheets towels and blankets to be sent promptly to support patient care and hospital operations.
The note lists December moon phases with full moon on the 2nd and 18th, last quarter on the 22nd, and new moon on the 20th. It adds a household tip advising using brown paper to press woollens to avoid stretching.
William Gordon McKinnon of Patnard Junee was fined for dismissing shearer Raymond E. Miller due to unionist activity. The Junee Police Court convicted him under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act, ordering £20 5s in fines and £15 in compensation. Miller testified McKinnon warned unionists off the property and that he planned to keep only 16 sheep for nine shearers. Alexander Hill testified he joined the AWL in 1900 and had been a member continuously.
More than 100 points of rain were recorded for the weekend. Gordon and Gavin Eliott returned from Queensland for Christmas. A hall dance raised about £120 for the C U B Hut at the military camp, with Mrs Gee Harris on piano and Mr Aub Murray on drums. Extra gifts included a Christmas cake won by W Riley of Cowra. Hospital and minor accidents affected local residents, with A Waters hospitalised for a poisoned arm and E Ward injuring a thumb. Ollie Jordan visited from Katoomba, and Tom Whitty underwent an operation in a private hospital. his condition improves.
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