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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1932
Page
1
A 50 reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of any person or persons leaving gates open or cutting fences.(Note: OCR text unclear. reward amount and intent preserved.)
The article surveys remarkable cases of extreme sleepers and insomniacs from history. It recounts individuals who slept for years, including a woman who remained in bed for 18 years, and others awakened after long dormancies. It notes some wakeful episodes and oddities in various regions and times.
A veteran case where a man in 1915 survived a battlefield wound and has not slept for years prompts researchers to investigate a brain pituitary hormone. Dr Zonieh and colleagues report a new sleep affecting chemical discovered in the pituitary gland and its unusual effects on energy and wakefulness.
The notice outlines a government move affecting sideshow shows and related societies. It mentions the Transport Act context and applications tied to agricultural associations. Key names include Neuruations sus Pow and YUH yur wanu, with references to veneration of settler show acts and a general call for compliance by these societies.
An advertisement from 328 George Street Sydney promotes Victor Radio with fully guaranteed battery actato. It claims very easy terms and keeps buyers in close touch with scientific political commercial musical market developments.
Brig Genwen McNicoll states he will represent Avison across Worriwa area and will visit places from Goulburn to Campbelltown. He notes frequent travel to ensure coverage of the division including Frogmore Reid s Fiat Crookwell and Abercrombie with visits to Mittaponi Picton Caiodes and National Park as part of broader duties.
Mr B Bell of Harden brought a 32 pound cauliflower to the Express Office. The head was solid and clean, large enough to feed many with proper sizing. He grows these in a small plot, using Jan carry 2 feet between rows and 4 feet 6 inches apart. He notes crowding risks and hopes a warm period will help the crop.
A club scandal centers on Reginald Summerville and mistimed conduct during a golf match. Witnesses describe a confrontation near the fairway involving Rule and etiquette disputes, with a secretary’s letter demanding cause shown for removal from the members list.
The broadcast of Tachih Las) Wdermsiar from Her Majesty's Theatre Sydney, arranged by Amal amantiod Wirelin CATmm, showcased a newly designed television microphone system. The broadcast impressed AWGAS observers with clear reproduction, balanced orchestral and vocal effects, and a novel front firean cirete setup. Maestro Mossi conducted a special overture and Opera story details were shared by ET Pink and Molly: de Gunat.
A Ballarat wife returned home to find her husband warming a fire while ash spread. She pulled from the grate a stash of notes, badly burned but ten five pound notes legible to bank officials. The husband bears no real fault, but forgiveness may take time. A cleaning tip suggests ash and warm milk with cornflour to remove scorch marks from carpets.
Printed and published by Emily Maude Burns and Osman Warner Burns at Marsden Street Barrows in New South Wales stating official notice from the local authorities.
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