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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
4
Promotional notice touts Turom as New South Wales seaside resort with beaches lakes islands and fishing. Markets camping allotments at Tarose House near Toslingnhy offering boating surfing tennis golf and affordable accommodation.
Sensational disclosures claim large scale wheat theft in Rankin Springs area. Police reports show several thousand pounds missing from local trucking station. Detective Garlick from Sydney led investigations. two men have been arrested as inquiry continues.
An advertisement extols Dr Morse Indian Root Pills as a remedy for constipation digestion and sluggish liver claiming they restore energy and vitality by opening the system and enriching the blood. It asserts improved health and strength for men and women through daily use.
The Saturday meeting featured a wide betting drift with bettors backing Anorient and May Day in hurdles while Anorient led early before Wal and May Day won. Gat steeplechase results favored Quick Deai despite strong Prince Arim pressure, Coybean fell, and Prince Azim won narrowly over Boomeralli. Early hurdle race saw Anorient fade and Pirate Kine led from start before W. B. fell.
The Lithgow scene celebrates Rev Father O Farrel as he holes out in one at Blackheath links with a 110 yard drive. Colleagues Sedirve Hore Molfernan and others share his astonishment amid the parson’s quiet pride and rites amid the club’s cheers.
The famous racehorse Carbine dominated the season winning the Derby Cup and the All Aged Stakes at the autumn meeting. He later triumphed in the Cumberland Stakes two miles, despite suffering a burnt foot and bloodied noting on arrival, proving his stamina and prowess.
The Rev Mons O Connell, parish priest of Junee, marked his sixtieth year in the priesthood on Friday. Born December 28 1851 in a small town in Limerick he studied at Killinallack Charleville Mount Molar then Carlow College and was ordained May 1874. He arrived in Melbourne in 1884 and served in Goulburn Deniliquin Corowa Young Albury and Broken Hill before returning to Junee where he later celebrated his sacerdotal jubilee. Now aged, he remains active in ministry despite advancing years and looks to many more years of service.
The Burrow Municipal Council’s auditors Beaith and Twohill report the year’s accounts for 1928 are in order under the Local Government Act. They note income and expenditure match, assets are fairly stated, and revenue and loans are properly accounted for, with some increases from the Main Router Board and additional expenditure on main roads. The report includes detailed balances in Revenue, Available Funds, and Invested Funds, and commends the administration while proposing to write off a portion from the suspense account.
A fragmentary article discusses home remedies for chilblains using olive oil and oil of mustard, with cautions on late cracking. It also reports John and James Simpson sowing 183 acres of wheat in 24 hours with a tractor and 22 hoe drift, claiming a Deep Growing Championship and fodder conservation prize.
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