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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1935
Page
8
An advertisement notes a motor garage offering petrol oils grease tyres and all motor accessories. It mentions Wanling or MZ as a well known motor mechanic in the river area and references repair and service offerings.
A local ad touts pastry and cubes of various classes made from top ingredients. It advertises quantities of cor Wa and fruit flavored condials plus Gheckey's famous items, with guaranteed immediate delivery of all bread quantities to any town area.
Fragmentary text describes cleansing with ruby bing and garden earth. Mentions warm waste and a soft Leal. No clear event, person, or organization identified.
Local notice records a painting job at Marsden Street Boorowa by D W Hallahan. The fragment notes prompt service and completion without listing further details or dates.
Wool sales for 1935 to commence in this centre on Monday January 7. Market expected to open firm with a slight advance over December closing fetes. For the period July to December 1934 the Sydney centre handled 193,402 bales, down 14,424 from the prior year. Returns for the first six months of the year stood at £6250.22% compared with £11,930,175 for 1939.
Garden primer guides watering, soil care, and pruning for wallflowers. It notes plant uptake of moisture, advice on even saturation, and tips to encourage first season blooms while maintaining plant health and vigor.
Advertises a winter flower sowing set with 12 seed packets including Shueke, Anemine, Delphinium, Carnation, and more. Mentions a 2/6 Gay Garden Set price and a long history claim to 107 years.
Lis notes July to December wool averages ending December 804 show MU2/L8/Kay levels compared with 14 16 5 for the same period Wi. Per pound averages for two periods were 1.8 pence and teapon Bow mice? DEF sale event described as a self submitted catalogue of name TIME id hale Qualetiog of woolens with clips from spinners on the Northven and Southern slopes of the State.
The Government Tourist Bureau asks owners of motor services connected with railways to provide complete fare and timing data for national schedules. Low response hinders tabulation, prompting the Director to request immediate district cooperation to promote better consumer information and service transparency.
The notice states no imminent war and urges calm amid speculative chatter. It notes improving conditions in the United States and potential impacts on prices for commodities, with attention to global demand and exchange rates.
The note argues that even small advertisements in a local newspaper connect with families and communities. It emphasizes how domestic appeal and local character broaden an ad’s impact beyond sales figures.
A draft discussion by The Country Producers Halling Company notes ongoing inquiries into wool trading amid efforts to balance wartime demands and domestic manufacturing. It highlights the impact on wool from Australia, the push to support army and navy supplies, and uncertain future prices and catalogs drawn from various regions.
The Burrows Municipality Council notes the recent election recounts with Alderman J. T. Watson winning 272 votes and Mayor C. J. Stuart 27 votes. A fresh mayoral declaration follows, and council notes actions taken under Local Government Act provisions.
Government Statistician reports NSW census results showing divorce rate up 140 percent to 0.4 percent of 2.6 million population, with 39.6 percent married and 4.9 percent widowed in June 1933. Metropolitan women outnumber men by 53,089 in a 1,235,267 city, while country figures rise by 84,871. The piece also wrongly mixes unrelated domestic content and medical tips.
A Monday January council meeting debated a public pool upgrade costing about 10 pounds. Aldermen Cook and Dimmock argued the project aids local swimmers while others noted higher costs seen in other public baths. The mayor will decide on proceeding with the enhancements.
Aldermen discuss shifting from weekly to monthly meetings to save time and travel. Ald. Cook argues monthly sessions suit most, while concerns about neglecting council business are raised. The motion, seconded by Ald. Beyer and supported by Ald. Boucher, is approved with a recorded vote.
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