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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1937
Page
6
A Boorowa establishment on Marsden Street resumes service as Peters' Ice Cream Shop offering iced fountain drinks and a range of sweets. The shop touts high quality and a refined selection, aiming to attract locals seeking best and choicest treats.
Trespassers will be prosecuted for hunting shooting or removing wood on Cor Coran's Plains paddocks Corcoran Beos Corcoran's Plains Boorown May 1936.
A fragmented OCR line shows gasoline pricing remarks with figures such as 6/ per gallon and variants like 6/3 and 6/6 per gallon. Readable context is limited but indicates reporting on fuel prices and per gallon rates in the area.
A brief notice reports P J Ryan income tax returns and related financial items compiled for Norwish Union Accident Co Victoria Insurance Co. Office at May Street formerly occupied by Mr B Morgan, listing current tenancy and filing details.
A 26 January 1937 report notes rising U S and global demand for wool. Exports to that quarter for six months ending December 1 show 146202 bales, up from 24221 and 385 bales in earlier periods. American demand supports prices. Mills run at full capacity with orders to cover three months, while government fabric contracts attract few bids, signaling tight supply and price strength amid wartime spending.
The Speer family of Murrumurrah dominates local and Sydney tennis with £250 worth of cups and a vast silverware collection. Bill Speer, 20, leads with junior singles titles and multiple championships across Binalong Young and Sydney events, alongside sister Iris and other family players earning numerous trophies. Sydney catalogues advertised for February sales.
In a Sunday match at Binalong the Yass Post Office team defeated Binalong by eight wickets and ten runs on Binalong's wicket. Notable players included L Smith B Baker J Chippendale M Haig and E Hall for Binalong and Vic Leonard C Thompson R Bobbin for Yass P.O. with final scores listed for both innings.
The document outlines the Catholic Federation Tennis Club Boorowa governance including officers, committee, and membership rules. It covers eligibility, payments, visitor access, court rules, discipline, handicapping, meetings, quorum, and court conduct and safety provisions.
King trains five winners across Randwick and Victoria Park, led by Turbine and Gro in the main double. Picamar also scores at Ascot, while Punjab defeats Arabia in the Til Trial. The piece notes Jim Pike’s slow start, McCarten’s two-year-old success, and previews Saturday’s Widden Handicap with a strong juvenile cohort including Lynch Law Birthday Boy Mangoola Normandy and Byculla.
A notice notes an event or gathering at 7 p.m. at 295 Elizabeth Street in Central N S Wales area identified as over 2627. The location and time are specified for attendees and nearby residents. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Mr Jack Quinn aged 74 formerly of Cootamundra died at Sacred Heart Hospital after a long, active life in the district. He was famed as a sheep dog judge at Royal Show events, a vet by later career, and part of the Quinn Renchan property family. Survived by wife and eight children.
Forbes resident W J Marsh dubbed the cattle king has a freak red and white steer on the Walla Walla Angle property near Forbes. The animal’s heart sits in the neck region midway between jaw and shoulder and can be seen palpating from 20 yards.
Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd Vita Lick Ltd and Chestafrees' Refrigerators report a steer bred at Cowan Downs station in Mount Hope district. In just over two years old, the animal is aimed at competing in the Royal Show in Sydney with Mr. Marsh intending to exhibit the freak steer.
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