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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
2
Memorial notices from a newspaper page honor Norbec Allan John and Allan John, marking May deaths and expressing grief. The messages describe memories with family, fixtures like flowers, and enduring love from spouses and children. The wording is handwritten and idiosyncratic, but clearly conveys mourning sentiments for a father and grandfather and husband.
Fragmentary memorial notice from Evang. announces the memory of a student killed on Use in May 4040. It laments loss, praises the deceased, and expresses sorrow from his mother and sister Betty, asking readers to remember him fondly.
Sunday services are listed for multiple churches with names of priests and ceremonies including weddings and marriages. The entry names churches, dates, times, and ministers for May scheduling across Catholic and other congregations.
Fragmentary note references Rev NT Newton and TD Newton with details about a church meeting, May events, and individuals including Rev A. at a Methodist congregation. The legible context suggests a church session and speaker lineup with limited dates.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Presbyterian church items and shawls with terse pricing and potential poetical headings. The readable fragment hints at a church sale event or collection of shawls and related goods with monetary details, but lacks clear dates or locations.
A chaotic mix of local event notes and a proposed survey appears. Mentions a Catholic ball in Rugby and a planned aero drome survey near Bodrowat with scattered names, dates, and places. The text is garbled but suggests social and planning items on a community page.
The fragmentary clippings reference multiple names and locations including Lone Water, Soeen, Kelty, Pie, and PTT MIE UD RENE. It notes engagements or events tied to various figures such as a forebear and a wife, with scattered details about places like a dike and a street, but the text remains incomplete and unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text describes railway journeys and travel plans but is largely incoherent, listing scattered names, places, and times with many errors. The readable elements reference a journey, possible destinations, and dates, though specifics and context are missing. Entities are incomplete and no clear event outcome emerges.
The Boorowa Parents and Citizens Association held the 1940 Amateur Talent Quest on Easter Monday at the Guild Hall. About 70 items were entered with roughly 35 repeated, drawing a good crowd. Many fine performances drew applause, especially supporting younger participants.
At a Friday meeting of the Young PP Board L. Rhodes stated Kenyu Soldier Settlement seeks a grazing lease for the Kenyu Reserve adjoining the mg block. He argued the application should be granted, noting the need to utilize the land and address grazing rights amid current holdings.
Obituary notices a) Mew WT and Maeteth, father of Meer Thomas, at Murkat Street, Nouraia. Local authorities record the death in Balprday fuer ApH iin. Funeral arrangements pending with family in Balprday community.
Readable fragments show participants listed by age categories from under 0 to 18 years and over. Names include Phew O Donnelley Tho Hily and many others, with scattered scores and affiliations. The text references multiple contestants across age brackets and notes several surnames like Thomas Whittington and McDonagh, though many OCR errors obscure full details.
Weather limited field of 12 competed in Associates' Wednesday golf event won by Flannery who donated the trophy. Second place went to Wooden. The draw listed many pairs including Luddeneld with Weeden and Sams with Bobbin, plus Flannery paired with Grete and Dwyer with Thoms among others.
Boorowa Central School edged the Convent team by a single point in a close game. Standout performances included fy 9 fast and pen game efforts, with Boorowa securing the win at a late stage.
In opening Group B play Boorowa defeated their rival 42 to 10 as Gunidagal sparkled in attack and Hoorowa dominated the second half. Boorowa reserves and third grade both impressed with solid team efforts and standout performances from Harruh Savyier Grocott Growote Kelly Oxley and others.
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