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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1940
Page
8
Morton D Armstrong of Tulangi Boorowa posts a notice that cutting or damaging fences or trespassing on the property will be prosecuted from this date forward. The text includes location details and numeric figures.
A notice warns that any person found removing wood hunting shooting or trespassing without authority will be prosecuted. Statement attributed to ETHEL SPICER of Springfield Boorowa, indicating local enforcement stance.
Ya3s Boorowa Ambulance Service transports patients from Murrungal Shire to Boorowa Yass Crookwell and Young Hospitals. Special transports to other hospitals available. Free service is offered for ten shillings per year for father mother and any dependent family member at home. Post your subscription.
Maturing compost and rich shell lime boost sandy soils while careful pruning shapes roses and climbing varieties. Pelargoniums improve with shell lime and hardy shrubs, and pests respond to lead sprays. gardeners are urged to act before drying spells and rain.
Wool appraisements by Pitt Son and Badgery Lol report the forthcoming distribution next Friday of over ten and a half million pounds to Australian growers. The article notes ongoing dry conditions, continued handdeeding, earlier sheepshearing, rising but misinterpreted production, and an August 19 start for the new appraisal season in Sydney, with technical advisory input and plans for a skin wool appraisal at month end.
The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd reports on July 18 noting the Central Wool Committee will retain 5 percent instead of 10 percent this season due to adverse conditions. Wool arrivals at Darling Harbour rise as shearing hits full swing in early districts. Emphasis on preparing clips to meet the Table of Limits. advice offered to small breeders to maximize eligibility. Next appraisement set for August 1.
Wool Supplies Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports steady wool shipments to Great Britain and nonenemy nations as the British Wool Control seeks reliable sea transport. Britain uses 2,370,000 bales annually. wartime demand raises sheep staple use. Government depots handle sworn uniforms. Australian and New Zealand clips total about 4,100,000 bales. South African clip remains undecided, Japan imports 60,000 bales yearly. U.S. demand for fabrics rises with military needs. retention and equalization payments to growers due Friday July 21.
The piece explains how tricks rely on misdirection and optical illusions, noting that faulty vision can amplify misperception and hinder correction. It promotes regular eye care and advertises J. B. Burgess optometrists visiting Boorowa on Saturday 10th August at the Royal Standard Hotel.
The annual Hospital Ball to aid Burrows District Hospital will be held on Friday 27 September. Proceeds support hospital services and community health initiatives in the district.
In Sydney Divorce Court Justice Mccowell granted a decree nisi to Stella Irene Hill formerly Palmer seeking a divorce from Arthur Herbert Hill on the grounds of adultery. The couple wed at Boorowa on August 6 1928 under Presbyterian rites.
A Yas reader republishes a prophecy first printed in the Evening News years ago. An ex police inspector of Hornsby submitted it. The Bodleian Library Latin manuscript from 1600 foresees war’s end, with Europe divided into 22 states and an era of universal prosperity to follow.
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