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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
8
The Burrowa council approves the Finance Committee report for 1939 rate structure including General Rate in the £ on ordinary lands and 24d on urban farm lands plus a Lighting Local Rate and Roads Improve ment Loan and Water Local Loan charges. Mr NM E Dowlen is re appointed as Engineer at £5 per annum with 4 percent allowances.
The Works Committee recommended drainage works on Brint Street and a rear lane drain from Brint Street to Pappas shop, plus £26 compensation to Mrs. Shepherd for drainage easement. It endorsed building permits for Mrs. Leake and Mrs. Humphries, and approved licenses for several milk, barber, and dairy workers. Breach of ordinance on tipping rubbish was pursued, Patterson’s Curse action deferred, and weed-cutting deadline set for January 8, 1930. A sympathy note was sent for the late Mr Hemlock, and council arranged a fire-drill vehicle during staff leave.
Church services listed for Frogmore Rye Park Boorowa and Murringo with times on Christmas Day and January 1 and New Year events. Rev E Tredinnick and Rev H Brown plus parish priests E Sheehan coordinate services at St John’s Rugby Rye Park and Tangmanga with Evensong and Midnight Watch details.
Sunday schedule lists services from Bowning to Burrinjuck Dam with stops at Galong and Binalong. Prospective minister Prosper Pickburn leads sermons at 8:30 am and 10:00 am with Evensong at 7:30 pm.
No issue will be published on Friday December 30 1938. The next issue appears Friday January 6 1939. The editors extend Merry Christmas and a bright prosperous New Year to advertisers subscribers and the public.
The Mayor told Alderman McGrath interruptions to electricity were caused by the Barrinjuck Supply Authority. A request to approach Main Roads about decking Acraman's bridge was approved, with several aldermen asking for repairs and resheeting on Briar Street and Briar Road. The council also considered a hand operated bitumen sprayer and seeks fuller Main Roads and sewerage details before the loan vote.
The Municipal Engineer N E Dowden reports months of road construction progress including grading on Market Jugiong Pudman Farm Streets and Brin road. Drainage work near Cour Street and completion of a concrete culvert and a back lane causeway proceed, with bitumen surfacing soon to finish the contract. A steel tailboard for the truck is under quotation. Plans for a filtration building and water softening plant are approved or pending depending on department rulings, with work to start after holidays and the service reservoir contractor arranging excavations.
The Burrowa District Hospital board met at the hospital with directors including W Thompson and E Joulding present. Matters discussed included hospital finances a patient classification letter from Rye Park and the disposal of building rubbish with a proposal to appoint a secretary to handle correspondence and opening a dedicated X ray account.
Health Inspector reports several building applications including J P Herbert for Sister Leake premises in Scott Street and J Torham for Mrs E M Humphries dwelling in Farm and Padman Streets. Inspections of slaughterhouses and sanitary depot praised. Impoundments included two cattle released. Licenses renewed for barbers shops after inspection. Corkery given seven days to remove rubbish. Patterson’s Curse weed infestation noted across multiple properties. date for eradication set as January 5. Value of buildings erected in past year recorded at £5,630, down £5,009 from last year. Dairy and milk vendor premises inspected.
Death occurred in Sydney on Friday December 16 of Mr Thomas Paterson of Botany. The late Mr Paterson was well known in Binglong and Boorown districts in his younger days and was widely respected. Two brothers Anthony Wynlong and Patrick Weethallie and three sisters Mrs Sedgewick Botany Mrs M Carmody Boorowa and Mrs Williams Gundagai mourn his loss as devoted siblings.
The quiet ceremony on December 17 at St Michael's Church Vaucluse united Miss Blanche Flummer daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Plummer Wodonga Victoria and Mr Fred Sutton oldest son of the late Mr Sutton and Mrs A Sutton of Liverpool England Rev H N Powys officiated The bride wore a bolero frock of white sharkskin and a white chip straw toque trimmed with white violets Best man was Mr A A Patroni Boorowa with no attendants for the bride.
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