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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1935
Page
6
Local items report Boorowa Golf Club tournament on the 20th and 21st of July 1995, Shirley Temple stage appearance for Baby Take A Bow, Boorowa Show schedules, Lees Learmonts sale blitz, shop ads, local incidents including a car hit near Padman Street, a child spared, theft on Boggabri links, and magpie kookaburra protections with penalties.
William Neilson was found unconscious at his Wyangala Dam home with a bullet wound to the head and a 22 calibre pea rifle at his feet. He died at Cowra Hospital after transport by ambulance. Police led by Constable Hardy investigated with Detective-Sergeant Meitzac arriving from Sydney. An inquest is planned in Cowra next week.
At Woodstock Court on Wednesday Mavis Ellene Neilson aged 27 and Claude Charnock aged 28 laborer were remanded until Monday on a murder charge. They allegedly killed William John Neilson 24 at his Wyapangala Dam home. Inquest to be held at Cowra. Mrs Neilson attended the funeral with police escort and both defendants were taken to Cowra lock up.
Dimock's Pharmacy advertises a good assortment of electric torches starting from 1/9 and up, inviting customers to browse the stock and prices.
Australian Mutual Provident Society distributes bonuses this week to holders of participating policies in force on December 30. On average 47 percent of annual premiums are returned as cash or reversionary value. Over five years the company has paid out 30,700,000 to members or beneficiaries. Last year new policies totaling 17,060,000 were issued, bringing total sums assured including bonuses to 270,001,012.
Frederick Alfred Ernest Thom ex superintendent of police died at his North Bend home on Thursday of last week aged 44. A Tamworth native who joined at 20, he served 40 years in country districts including Dandalow Waroo Parkes Coonamble Walgett Nace muri Voss and Young. As inspector and later superintendent he led Bathurst and Young death notices follow with tributes to his efficiency and courtesy.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions domestic tasks and Marpul product, including addresses and names, with unclear context. The readable fragment references keeping hands soft and possible promotion, but missing coherent event or outcome.
James Thompson 77, lifelong Yass River district resident, died at his Brown Street home. He owned Green Fields Farm, enjoyed sports, shooting, cricket, and fishing. Survived by wife, three sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters. Funeral from Brown Street to Mundoonan cemetery conducted by W. Vl. McIntosh.
The notice touts a dubious strongest lodine tincture sold at Dimmock's Pharmacy and promotes Atlantic Ethyl obtainable at Swift's garage. It hints at seasonal themes and a special price, reflecting a fragmented advertisement from an era of curious patent medicines.
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