Retirement marked for Monseigneur Hennessy after six decades in Young
Beloved priest Monsignor Hennessy P P V F celebrated 66 years since ordination and 48 years serving Young with St Marys Church. He announced retirement on January 28 1934. born County Cork 1860s. arrived Australia aboard the Sarita and held posts at Albury Gundagai and Young. A 1991 golden Jubilee honored him with papal felicitations and large civic tributes. A £1250 gift to St Marys was presented at a town hall function.
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Young
Monsignor Hennessy
P.P
V.F
Monsignor
Hennessey
St. Mary's Church
County Cork
Carlow College
Australia
Albury
Gundagai
Town Hall
Big Profit in Asparagus Grows in Leeton
Special agricultural instructor Mr. J. Douglas says asparagus can bring 50 to 100 pounds per acre for Leeton settlers. He toured the settlement last week and, after a lecture, noted ample soil for successful cultivation. Burrows News Offer advertises rubber stamp orders and a book of designs to choose from.
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Leeton
J. Douglas
Department of Agriculture
Douglas
Burrows News
Lectures on Wool Classing and Skirting Techniques
The article outlines wool handling methods for skirtings bellies and locks to maximize price. It stresses two skirting lines Broken and AA Pieces and advises separating black white cotted and burr infested wool, removing rough neck wool and Devil’s Grip, and keeping lines distinct for better valuation. Thirty four Cootamundra residents paid fines for unlicensed radio polls at court.
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Birnken
A.A
Cootamundra
Cootamundra Court
Man Killed as Runaway Car Plunges Into Bridge
The Gundagai tragedy occurred on Leary’s bridge over Marley’s Creek when a bread cart runaway crashed into the railing. Mathew Meagher, 43, on the running board, was thrown forward and died at 10:20 p.m. He leaves a widow and two young sons Denis and Bernard. Surviving relatives include brothers William of Rye Park and Jack of Gundagai, and sisters Mrs Winacott and Mrs P Bourks. Funeral rites followed at the Catholic Church with a large turnout.
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Leary’s Bridge
T. and G. Barnes Ltd
Murrumburrah
Punch Street
Mr. P. Arantz
Byron Street
Flist Avenue
Sheridan Street
Mathew Meagher
Gocup
Denis Meagher
Gundagai
Mat
Meagher
Denis
Bernard
William
Rye
Messrs. L. Ryan
S. Gardiner
H. and
D. Kenny
Potboilers and Politics Warn of Public Critique
A Cheyne-identified column discusses how factions suffer from public charges and compares political virtue to art. It cites Menzies noting past unemployment, debt reduction, and tax cuts, urging discerning evaluation of parties and representatives rather than quick condemnations.
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Menzies
Noombinnna Farms Land Rush Draws 500 Applications
More than five hundred applications flood the Noonbinna forest opening as the Crown Land Office processes requests for 305 acre and 440 acre homestead farms near Noonbinna railway station plus suburban holdings and a 320 acre special lease. Land Board to meet at Cowra on June 2 to approve blocks.
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Lachlan Valley
Soonbinnag Foreat
Crown Land Agent
Noonbinna Railway Station
Hieldings
Oto Land Board
T‘owra
Sheep and Cattle Sale at Young Reports Weather Impact
Dalgety & Co and Lloyd Martin & Co report a damp sale at Young on Tuesday 15th. Of 12 000 sheep yarded 7 000 sold with prices mixed from 12s to 28s for various grades. Fat cattle yarded 100 with 80 sold. prices largely unchanged from prior sales amid good quality stock.
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Messrs
Dalgety & Co. Ltd
Sydney
Lloyd Martin & Co
Young
Barrowa
Huarde
Cwitage
Cootamund
Temcora
Sutia
Howling Farce at Ashburnham District Farmers Meeting
A resolution at the Ashburnham District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association calls for restricting transfers of freehold land. Ten branches attended, with H O Elliott noting the move as repudiation of government-private land deals. motion prefaced by In the interests of closer settlement and debated alongside a Tomingley proposal.
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Ashburnham
Farmers and Settlers Association
H. O. Elliott
Parkes Branch
E. Field
Farmers and Settlers’ Association
Cloner
Tomingley
W. J. Bassett
J. Donaldson
Parkes
Baldry
Coobang
Burrowa News Classifieds Promotion
An appeal promotes using the Burrowa News for buying selling and announcing events or meetings. It emphasizes reaching all the district’s worthwhile people through an advertisement.
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Burrowa News
DT Refusal Triggers Ongoing Drinking Spree
A tale reports DT refused marriage to George three weeks ago and since then he has been drinking. The exchange prompts a sharp remark that the celebration has gone too far.
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George
Landowners face closer settlement delays along Lachlan River
The conference heard H F Sweeney and E Field condemn the continued accumulation of large estates along the Lachlan River. They argued closer settlement policy has not been effectively pursued despite Wyangala Dam and agriculture potential. A Tomingley branch motion urging government action was amended and carried.
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H. F. Sweeney
Forbes
Wyangala
Lachlan
E. Field
Cadow Station
Warroo
Lachlan River
Messrs
Brady
Goolagong
Sweeney
Horse Remembered at the Feeder in a Sydney Note
A Sydney weekly record shares a farm reader's anecdote about a horse named Major once crippled yet later walking to his old feeder position on a wagon shaft. The writer asks if any other horse shows better intelligence after years of work without training.
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K. W. Sargent
Rocklea
Binalong
Sydney
Major
Saddlery Saddle Harness Adress Premises Late W Mortimer
Classified notice indicates a saddlery saddle and harness premises address associated with late W Mortimer. It presents a concise posting likely for estate or business closure with location hint and claimant details not provided.
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W. Mortimer
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Noonbinna Farms
Wyangala Dam
C. J. Stuart
Undertaker
Frederick Arnold
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