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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
7
Practical guide from a vintage period on morning and evening self care. Includes walking, breathing, skincare routines, and simple home remedies for perfume making and hair care. Also notes on a civic meeting about a typewriter and local water supply, with community event details.
In Boorowa at Mechanics Institute on Wednesday May 26, Rev Archibald Crowley was honored with a gold wristlet watch from Boorowa parishioners. Dignitaries and elders from the Booran Charge and nearby towns attended, praising his service and offering best wishes for his future in new spheres.
The article blends gardening guidance with notes on ornamental palms and edible crops. It highlights acceptable palms for temperate gardens, suggests sowing onions now with spacing and care, and mentions a community presentation honoring Rev. A Crowley with a thanks and tea gathering.
The Burrowa Municipal Council Works Committee met on May 29 1929 with full attendance. They advised no brake alteration needed for the sanitary wagon and called for Briar Street clean up and footpath repairs. They urged delaying road work near the old showground until rain softens soil and proposed diverting Ryan's Creek water with a new drain. They noted a cheap cement for broken china using lime and egg white, and suggested an old rubber hot water bottle filled with bran as a floor kneeler.
The Cowra Guardian reports Mr Dutfield will leave for Burrowa to resume his former post at that centre after four months at Cowra. Mr Pickey will relieve at Cowra for a term. Dutfield improved office order and cut Guardian delivery complaints from about thirty weekly to rare one per week, making Cowra envy Burrowa’s efficient officer.
The article explains aluminium’s benefits in the kitchen due to its lightness and non reactive juices. It warns against wire sponges and soda, advises scouring with silver sand or ashes, rinsing in warm water, and thorough drying. A brown interior film forms and should not be removed, and weekly outside polishing plus daily dusting are recommended.
A wedding at Reid's Flat Catholic Church united Mr. P. Roberts and Misa Sylvia Davis with Rev. Father Bugler officiating. A dance followed the breakfast in Incal hall. A BNA meeting planned a Queen Competition to fund the Association. Empire Day sports featured keen races, with Claude Fogg and Mona Dorsett school champions and a dance benefiting school funds. Wyangla beat local seconds 13–0. the Cup match ended 9–3 in favor. The crowd gave a disappointing ground collection of 2 shillings. Also tips for cleaning carpets and ink stain removal.
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