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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1949
Page
6
Warning posted by 4H Mason and estates near Springfield Boorawa and Reece s Farm forbids removal of firs wood hunting or trespassing without authority on Springfield and estate late E G Spicer Stingfield Boorawa with prosecution threats for violators
Resident Robert Roberts of Ascantus Frogmore posts a firm warning against trespassers. He states that anyone caught trapping shooting or otherwise on his properties will face consequences.
Ghariex Meritt labourer of Boorawa was fined 20 shillings for driving a motor car under the influence of liquor at Goorowa Court. The report describes Meritt’s driving from Pudmantreat toward Magalen Street, failing to overtake safely, and his subsequent arrest by police at the railway station after the car nearly collided with a bridge. He admitted to the offence and stated he had dependents, with the court imposing a £? fine and seven days in custody or a similar penalty.
Prisoner of war Fred Howe recounts three years aboard the Shangi railway and journey from Singapore to Burma. He describes harsh travel, Japanese camps, escape hopes, and native encounters as Allied prisoners labor on the Burma railway and in later camps.
Prisoners at Canberra Gaol enjoyed one of the best fed Christmas Day meals with heated cells and good ventilation. The supper included a multi course menu featuring soup potage turkey roast beef and varied vegetables noted by a prisoner who said the meal would bring him back again.
A damaged page from a seed company catalog lists tomato, cucumber, melon and bean seeds with product names and pricing. It mentions New American Seeds and seed company address Box 4109 G.P.O Sydney and references various cultivars and quantities, though many entries are garbled.
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