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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1935
Page
9
A dated social notice extols a “delightful woman” and praises her happiness, then urges wives to start financial planning through the AMP society. It claims the society offers security for retirement, promising serenity for the family through a program tied to members’ plans and policies.
In a monthly letter Rev E H Burgmann outlines how German steam engines and British efforts push speeds to 119.8 and 300 mph while the Silver Jubilee locomotive is under construction. He warns rapid change strains mind and heart and calls for repentance and a world view rooted in truth and justice to guide use of modern power.
London input details a potential clash in Sydney among ponies led by Spasm with six straight wins in Victoria and Sydney. Kentucky, Scooter, and Valeria are highlighted as capable foes. Kentucky is noted as a strong weight carrier at age three with a 1.13 win at Kensington. Regal Star and Full Charge appear in related jump and handicap mentions, with betting prices and race previews threaded through the analysis.
Boorowa defeated Rye Park by 24 points at the Boorowa range on Sunday. F Howe led scorers with Les Stuart and L C Wiggins close behind. Len Taylor won the handicap trophy as preparations begin for upcoming trophies and matches. Rye Park to visit Boorowa next Sunday for the Tom Crawford Challenge Trophy.
Anyone found feathering or stealing birds on the Bonyu Pad docks will be prosecuted.
From Our Correspondent. A tennis tournament and Sunday picnic to raise funds for the Sisters of Mercy at Murringo Convent netted £91 8s. The event credited to joint secretaries T Kite and M Cummins and many helpers. Indies doubles won by K and N O Connor. men’s by E Richens and P Kenemore. mixed by D Lynch and Mrs L Bush. Murringo clubs lost to Kingsvale 24 sets to 10. footballers tied Wattamondara 6 all as Gleeson Cup bid ended without victory. An appeal for wood for the Sisters drew a positive response.
Farmers report kangaroos raiding orange trees and eating vegetables where plots lack fencing. One owner seeks Pastures Protection Board approval to shoot to reduce the pest. Mountainous country hinders precise counts, though mobs of a dozen to twenty are common.
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