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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
4
A public notice announces a clearance event offering bargains or soiled and out of date goods. Details specify a sale to liquidate surplus items, with dates and locations provided in the readable portions of the notice.
A record of mail arrivals and despatch times for Boorowa and surrounding areas including Sydney TPO up to Goulburn Yass Reid's Flat Frogmore and other stops. Entries list daily and specific weekday schedules with times in the morning and afternoon. Also notes on art unions regulations and agent responsibilities under the Lotteries Act with penalties and sale duration limits.
A major fire in Forbes on Saturday evening gutted the Advocate offices and destroyed newly installed machinery, drawing a large crowd as firefighters fought the blaze. Another alarm reached Meagher's store but was quickly controlled. A Sydney cable notes Lord Woolavington selling Coronach’s brother Caledon to P Miller. Market ad for tailored suits and Wood's Peppermint Cure for children’s cough also mentioned.
Mrs. F Spencer aged 26 of Murrumburrah collapsed into an open fire while preparing a noonday meal. She suffered extensive back burns with the spine exposed and is not expected to recover. The two year old baby was in the house. the time she lay in the blaze is unknown. Neighbours found her and she was taken to Murrumburrah District Hospital. She remained conscious though in great pain throughout.
An observer reports hundreds of dead fish along river banks with surface gasping and pale gills. Large specimens show the disease spreading, though some larger fish survive briefly before dying, as the river environment and droughtlike conditions worsen.
Burrowa municipal council discusses road and street lighting upgrades and a Bowser electricity franchise. Aldermen clash over maintenance, local hiring, and a vendor contribution. approvals proceed for grants, tenders, and a street stall permits. A fatal accident near Ariah Park claims Allan Cowan, 11, after a buggy overturns.
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