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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1950
Page
3
A fragmented reminiscence of rural life describing trains, stations, and community life in a village past. Vivid scenes of stations, hospitality, food, dancing, and social gatherings reflect a simpler, tighter society with strong local character and lingering memories of horse drawn coaches and countryside routines.
The readable lines describe an evening feature with musicians and guests at a social event. It mentions a singer, a possible advertisement, and various garbled phrases about entertainment and attendance. The passage lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
A garbled program lists races and prizes for a Sydney or Melbourne public racing event. It mentions BOYS HANDICAP, MAIDEN HACK RACE, OPEN HACK RACE, DRAUGHT HORSE DERBY, BOOROWA HANDICAP, and CONSOLATION STAKES with prize money figures, nominations, and start times. Names like AL POW and RYAN appear as promoters. Gate charges set at Adults 3/-, schoolchildren free, others 1/-. Ground facilities include wireless broadcasting and publican’s booth.
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