Old Time Ball and Dance This Week At Burrowa Club
The Old Time Tunes will be played at the Old Time Ball on Friday June 25 in aid of the Burrowa Racing Club. The Glouchasere Orchestra from Young has been engaged and claims to play the best Old Time music outside Sydney. Anthony Carson of Maruin Vale trapped a white fox on his property and the large fur is valued as a curio. The surface fur is tinged with black. The Old Time Pance to be held in the Guild Hall on Friday June 26 in aid of the Burrows Racing Club with profits of the days when pu were bearde weee t lack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrowa Racing Club
Glouchasere
Young
Sydney
Anthony Carson
Maruin Vale
Guild Hall
Burrows Racing Club
Dave
Sarah
Boorowa
Julius Caesar
Burrowu Racing Club
Closer Settlement Letter Urges Concrete Plan
A reader critiques A J Christian's stance on closer settlement, urging a bold policy plan and a Commonwealth funded program. The piece cites local events, a Boorowa ball, a betting court case, and calls for land open for smallholders, including a proposed Boorowa Land Settlement League and leasehold or freehold access to 100 to 200 acres.
Fiji Market Scene Showcases Island’s Indian Community
A vivid description of Fiji’s Indian population, numbering in the thousands, including Hindus, Mohammedans, Parsis, Bengalis and Sikhs. Many work as laborers in sugar mills, small shops, or transport, saving meager wages while aspiring to rise as planters, traders, or taxi owners. The bustling market day reveals colorful foods, gossip, and language quirks amid a lively, crowded scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Woman Wakes After 31 Years of Sleep in Hospital
Anna Swanepoel of Johannesburg aged 48 awoke in Rietfontein Hospital after reportedly sleeping for 31 years. Her condition is described as childlike with shriveled legs from prolonged immobility and doctors expect she will remain bed-ridden for the rest of her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Swanepoel
Johannesburg
Rietfontein Hospital
Mirgil Skin Balm promises relief for rough skin
An advertisement urges men to buy Mirgil Skin Balm to soothe rough, chapped and chafed skin. It claims benefits for windburn sunburn chilblains and as a base for powder and after shaving with confidence for general skin care.
Young Lighting Tests Mercury Vapor Light at Main Bootown
The Young Municipal Council electrical engineer Mr. G Coleman installs a mercury vapor light at Bootown and Main streets. The twilight blue hue stands out and the beam is much stronger than ordinary lighting, with improved visibility. city officials seek to gauge its effect on motorists and traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Coleman
Bootown
Main Streets
Two Russians Barred from Landing in Sydney
Michael Levinsky and Jan Roman, both Russians, were prevented from landing in Sydney after arriving aboard the British freighter Brandon. They had traveled for four days on the steamer, with permission to land from every country visited, and Levinsky claimed he would not eat due to his hangar strike in New Zealand. he began eating again after receiving new clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Levinsky
Jan Romanof
Sydney
Brandon
Levinaky
New Zealand
Also Mentioned on This Page
EAN
C. Hancock Marsden
Boorowa, Sele
General Motors Ltd
M the Great Country Organisation
Grngrs S Graziers Co-op
Grain Agency Co. Ltd
Service
N.S.W
the Farmers & Graziers
Cummins
A. J. Christian
Chasitian
Frederick Robinson
Wagen
Corowa
Canowindra
Melbourne
Moree
Paris
Young Farmers and Settlers’ Association
Baldo Cunich
Christian
Australia
W. M. Hughes
E. A. Buttenshaw
Wagga
Riverina
Hardwicke
Yass
Goldsike
Macquarie Place
Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd
Victoria
Hox
G.P.O
Little India OF the
Pacific
TIN
Wegga
Bourke
FORD
A. J. Adams
Ford Service
Tos
Bouruwa
Royal Standard
Loorowa
L. M. Pritchard
Tooth's Beer
C.T.A. House
Gilbert Smith
Samuel Street
ST. Peters
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