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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1932
Page
2
For sale fruit items including Weet sound oranges mandarins lemons apples and mixed baskets. Ad promotes direct supply from Mount Coolah with quantities and prices, freight terms, and trade quotes.
The High Class Concert and Dance takes place at HALL Rye Park on Friday 23 September 1932 featuring Boorowa T and BD Band Choral Society Super Four Quartettes Party Mr C W Morris Humorous Dramatic Party and Local artista Concert tickets 3 shillings and 2 shillings Dance tickets 2 shillings and 1 shilling.
Prizes total 2300 pounds include a 2 carat diamond necklace a Vaushall Sedan and a Pontise tourer several winners to be drawn September 20. Readers are urged to clip the paragraph send a postal note for one shilling and a stamped addressed envelope to enter with two tickets sent in their name. Winners notified by wire September 10 and results posted to ticket holders.
An Ave ration tiger cat believed to roam near Moppig road area killed by Mrs. J Briggs during a poultry shed raid. The animal, gray fur with black stripes, chased by a dog and killed with a stick after a feres lattle. Possible link to Springdale tiger scare and other reports of odd predators attacking livestock.
Mr. Phillips of Mt Keira leads hunters including Coaldust at the Burrowa Show while Ovid Hancock attends a racing meeting at Cootamundra as Burrowa Racing Club delegate. Cronin's advertises toilet accessories and spring dress fabrics as schools close for Michaelmas vacation and Learmont's showcases new models and millinery.
Over 80 friends gathered at Hillcrest residence of Mr and Mrs John Gorham on Saturday evening to celebrate Mrs Gorham’s birthday. A banquet for 30 featured a 70 candle cake by Dr Wilson, then dancing till midnight with speeches and toasts marking the occasion. Queer recital notes and local notices are included alongside a brief obituary of J W Troth of Quandialla.
Albert Archibald Stuart, 28, faced several charges at Murramberrah Police Court. Accused of stealing a red steer worth £5 from an unknown owner, a Joniey heifer worth £7 from W A Phemister, 62 wethers valued at £26 with owner unknown, and 124 wethers valued at £60 10s from P C Julian. He was remanded on bail of £100 to September 20 before Messrs Powell and O'Brien.
The Burrows News office announces it will be open on every Saturday afternoon to receive payments. This notice aims to accommodate visiting country residents and others who come to town for payments.
The notice lists Special Prizes in Class A Section 3B for a 2 year and under Colt Gelding or Filly by Extravagant with prize 21/1 donated by Mr Les Downes Boorowa. Also Class 6 Section 37A offers a Beet Fleece of Wool type for a student entrant with prize a Cowan book or 10/4 cash, donated by Mr Minter Sydney Technical College. G Hughston, Sec.
Mr. W. T. Merriman offers for public auction at the Boorowa Showground on the first day of the Boorowa Show, 8.4 September, at 4 p.m. A limited number of young stud rams available. Further particulars from the auctioneers Dwyer & Butler Bodmer.
At the Young Show Mire C W Morris of Bus rows captured prizes in craft and needlework including first for poker-work on wood and neck scarf, second for wax seal art, second for rose-stitch cloth, and second for a child's embroidered dress. F C Clarke earned multiple farming prizes with second for wheat varieties and oats, and first for Nabawa.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith plans to attempt a England to Australia record in April with Wilfred Kingsford Smith arriving in Adelaide to arrange the flight. His brothers arrived to help organize a tour of South Australia and a September 17 Adelaide appearance offering passenger flights. Nearby, Mr Jane Murphy aged 68 died at Bookham after a life as a laborer and shearer, survived by son Thomas. Also advertised are choice novel oranges for sale and results from the Murrumbidgee Turf Club show race meeting with Vinelare and Vacant Time among winners and runners-up.
The Wool Selling Season opened with 5 521 bales from districts including Wee Waa Burren Junction and Cobar with overseas buyers and strong competition. Fleece and second grade lines rose up to 7 percent on opening, French German Belgian buyers active, Japan renewed purchases. market margins wider than last year. Also theatre ads theater news and local notices including a Burrowa native Joseph Ryan death and various light home tips.
W T Merriman offers for sale by public auction at the Burrowa Show ground on the first day of the Burrowa Show 8 September at 4 p m a limited number of young studs. Messrs Dwyer Butler and S J Bodmer are auctioneers and can supply further particulars. The Merryville Stud is renowned for high dam wool and the studs are expected to attract keen demand.
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