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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1931
Page
6
The advert promotes gilts and memory items at lowered prices including 40 bed room suites from 11 guineas and dressers from £4 19s 0d. It highlights sea cross cinics from 12s 0d, carpets rugs mats and designer cutouts at phenomenal reductions with a large display of furniture and furnishings.
A handwritten fragment notes a local contractor Cummins and a hardware merchant Thuber and Builders' Hardware Merchants, with unclear references to a House or shop name and probable sale or listing. No clear dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
A public works letter discusses the Burrinjuck water scheme. It estimates the Burrows extension from Harden at 284 feet higher, with a 70 000 pound project cost for pipe and pumping and 44 000 for the extension, noting the council will likely view the plan unfavorably.
Burrowa Town Council outlines proposed general rate, lighting and rateable lands charges for the year, with capital values and yields under the rate system. Notices include noxious weed reminders, rubbish depot changes, electric franchise variation, and unemployment relief applications.
Wool and money exchange conditions in Winchcombe and Seaport areas show higher rates and carryover stock pressures. European and colonial markets display subdued wool demand, with prices buoyed by currency shifts and tariff effects. Auctions planned for January in Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth timelines noted.
D Munrop judges a Burrowa district wheat trial with seven entries led by Waratah and Yandike King. Rust infection and variable weather reduced yields though Waratah produced the top specimen. Farmers advised to limit varieties and test seed sources for purity and vigor.
Hair stimulant advertised as a cure for Daniel and scalp irritation, made from a specialist's prescription. MMOCK S Pharmacy presents the product with a claimed medical basis and professional formulation.
Grasshoppers again menace the Weel district with clouds of insects moving from the south over Forbes. Wheat is safe for now as ripening crops avoid damage, but farmers are urged by agricultural instructors to act now to prevent peat lodging and breeding that could swell populations next year.
Readable fragments discuss dairying in Boorowa and surrounding districts including Tumut Mudgee Tamworth and Boorowa. The article notes viable pasture near surface water and land suitable for rope cultivation while weighing the feasibility of combining dairying with cattle farming and the demand for cows.
The showroom offers a wide selection of shoe trees coat hangers stocking rings garters and novelties with perfumes powders talc and more. A 20 percent reduction applies to all stock and millinery during the Christmas season.
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