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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1938
Page
4
Two drovers Percival Wheatley and Edward Laney were found dead under a lightning struck tree on a stock reserve 12 miles from Gundagai. They had been sheltering during a fierce Friday storm while driving a mob of sheep from Wagga to Alex Nicholls property.
A travel notice describes a Melbourne journey where a woman travels about 60 miles weekly while en route on the Spirit of Progress to Albury. The steward patrols the carriage corridor repeatedly, equating to a long hike each trip aboard the service.
Burrowa Council tabled a monthly report detailing rating limits and proposed rates for 1948 including general rate on unimproved capital value urban farm lands and other lands plus lighting and roads loans. The report notes within limits, confirms roads loan repayment by 31/12/38, and discusses maintenance, staff, and pending items such as engineer reappointment and footpath grant.
Mr F Grugeon warned Alfred Grounds at the Young Peice Court after Grounds faced a charge of failure to produce demanded records. Grounds pleaded not guilty. The P.M. noted Grounds has a 40 year record as a wool and skin buyer but stressed that honesty of others selling to him matters, and ordered fines of 5 shillings and costs.
In Canberra the Commonwealth Solar Observatory reports a large active sunspot group covering about three thousand square miles. It will cross the sun’s disc near the center by mid next week as observers record solar activity and study its effect on shortwave radio propagation.
A Christmas kick from a pony led to the death today in Newcastle Hospital of seven year old Donald McCulley of Stockton. He suffered a back injury while trying to restrain the pony at his home gateway yesterday.
A Macquarie Street specialist reports ant bite treatment for rheumatism shows little value after trials by Australian researchers. Historical notes mention a Victorian chemical attempt to isolate the toxin, with no follow up. Northern Territory natives reportedly use ants in rough bush surgery, biting wounds as a stitching substitute.
The Director General of Postal Services Mr H F Brown estimates the building extensions and new equipment for the Sydney GPO will cost £1,000,000. A new ten storey structure with basement and sub basements will be built on Pitt Street adjoining the post office and reach a maximum height of 150 feet.
Mr. N. E. Dowden reports a month of street and drainage work including gravel ploughing, tree watering, bridge repairs, and storm damage. Delays at the storage dam from river freshets hinder foundations, while reticulation pipes near delivery succeed. a Low Lift Pump Station tender plan was approved for local bidding.
An advertisement extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as best for a clear bright complexion. It argues internal cleansing improves skin by addressing the body's impurities rather than applying external soaps or creams. The text emphasizes natural root remedies and a dietary approach to prevent pimples and eruptions.
The Works Committee reports on Scott Street lighting easing and fencing repairs. It allocates for a brighter lamp at South and Scott Streets, and sets terms for a gate, sheep-proofing wire, and boundary works. It also forwards Court Street drainage, Cranston water concerns, and flood repairs to the engineer for cost estimates. The water resumptions and compensation costs are discussed with plans to inspect sites with the council’s engineer ahead of ministerial talks in Boorowm. The McCormick-Deering W430 Tractor is advertised by Lawrence & Hodgson.
A Lyndhurst Share Council meeting heard the Advance Lyndhurst League request the Lyndhurst to Wyangala Dam road be declared a tourist road. Dr Denton backed the idea praising its tourist value while Dr Brady noted heavy holiday traffic. The council decided to petition Minister Spooner to proclaim the route a tourist road.
The report notes a letter sent to the League on the 3rd requesting full information with no reply yet. It states approval for further action will depend on council instructions and requests guidance.
The annual meeting of the pastoral section of the A W U decided to support a tally of 120 sheep per shearer per day across Australia. The resolution was approved at the annual convention in Sydney this month.
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