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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1935
Page
2
Dates listed for regional shows in New South Wales include Lake Cargelligo August 27 and 28 Angarie September ?, West Wyalong September 10 11 Barmedman September 14 Temora September 17 18 2 Barellan September 26 Hillston September 25 26 Aridethan October end Ariah Park October 9 Griffith October 15 16 Cootamundra October 22 23 Cootamundra Sheep Show July 6 4 Bribares and Cewre-Greafall and Bribbares Section.
The wool trade in Sydney is quiet with inquiries for passed-in lots. Some orders exist for average to good spinners, but small stocks hinder fulfilment. Locally felled wools have moved. even poorer types show good inquiry and clearance at improved prices. The next London sale opens September. prices likely to rise.
Local funeral directors Patterson Bros advertise services and contact numbers with mentions of head office on Main Street. The fragment lists car recommendations from authorities and includes names such as Burrowa Harden Young, with day and night phone references.
Practical gardening notes advise using frost as a friend to control pests and build soil. Plant new plots now, divide and replant shrubs and perennials, and add evergreens like Witthe Hyllida and Daphne for color and fragrance. Use berries for indoor decor, prune Crataegus and Cotoneaster varieties, and mulch cabbages while avoiding overwatering and excess fertilizer.
Planting time advertises selection of Apple Apricot Cherry Fig Nectarine Peach Pear Plum Japanese Plum Persimmon and Quince with free carriage on orders of 7 trees. Regular prices are about 1/8 each for trees and 2¢ for oranges and lemons, rail prepaid to towns, post requests noted.
P L C Shepherd and Son Ltd provides postal address Bell 36085 G P C Sydney. Telegrams addressed to Shepherd Sydney.
The Bishop of London Dr Winnington Ingham denounces spiritualism as dangerous and wasteful. He warns against mediums and urges clergy to discourage revival, urging a return to Holy Spirit guidance. The page also notes Atlantic Petrol yields less mileage and advises keeping knife handles dry to prevent discoloration.
Goldsbrough Mort and Co reports continued demand for locally felmongered wools in Sydney despite Commonwealth-wide cessation of wool sections. Prices remain near late June levels, with 1,214,526 bales sold in the season and a carryover of 44,256 bales into 1945/46. Demand from Yorkshire and Continental buyers supports steady activity in a challenging market.
The Returned Soldiers' League announces local returned soldiers ready for work in Boorowa and nearby districts, available for casual and permanent positions. The secretary invites inquiries. J. W. Hamilton, Hon. Sec.
Ernest Robins, 20, Malcolm Mortimer, 30, and George Ryan, 23, were brought before Cowra Police Court on stealing and vagrancy charges. Robins and Mortimer each got nine months. Mortimer an extra three for escaping custody after fingerprinting. Ryan received six months for vagrancy linked to unlicensed hawking. Mortimer previously had twelve convictions including pocket-picking in France. Good pork has firm fat, not easily impressed when pushed with the finger.
Eighteen thousand nine hundred ounces of pure silver will be used in silver alloy bearings for 159,000 Pontiac cars this year. The metal, valued for wear resistance and heat tolerance, will be embedded in cadmium alloy bearings for 1935 Pontiac engines, marking a novel use of silver in mass production.
A report mentions an individual named B. G. Spicer of Springfield Boorgwa accused of removing wood and engaging in hunting or shooting activities. The notice references potential Sed actions and records Spicer in connection with the Springfield area.
Walter Howarth of Darby Falls faced A Schapira in Cowra Small Debts Court over a 6 pounds 1 shilling 7 pence balance for leather soles and rubber heels sold in 1929 1920. Schapira claimed the full amount. Howarth denied receiving items and pressed disputes of charges. The magistrate ruled for Schapira for 6 1 7 with 2 paid into court, noting accounts and family involvement while Howarth’s wife could not testify due to health concerns.
Bishop Burgmann of Goalburn lamented rising unemployment among Australia's youth as a grave national issue. Speaking at St Thomas North Sydney he warned of social and economic decay if not addressed, calling for real Christian values and action. He also spoke at Rockdale Salvation Army Hall on Australia’s destiny tied to humanity and freedom.
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