Reward Offered for Information on Fence Damage
A fifty pound reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of anyone leaving gates open or cutting and damaging wire netting fences at EENYU.
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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
1
A fifty pound reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of anyone leaving gates open or cutting and damaging wire netting fences at EENYU.
Notice states that any person found hunting shooting or trespassing on Narra Allen Estate without permission will be subject to action.
The article notes a Bird Meeting held on August 25 with teachers from surrounding schools. It mentions entries from Shaw and our school, praising the efforts and Arbor Day displays.
A gold plate bearing the line To him who loveth best, gift from heaven tests the charity of contenders in a Benares temple tale. A poor peasant finally proves true charity by helping a blind beggar, and the plate shines brighter as a sign of divine love. Also notes on the butcher bird, a predatory species with a harsh call and September to October nesting season.
A stray dog narrates his misadventures in town seeking food and a owner. He dodges a butcher’s boy, hides near a police station notice for a lost dog, and escapes a chase as he continues his quest amid townsfolk and a dog fight.
A haphazard tale describes a dog lost in the country and rescued by a girl who feeds it. The piece then discusses dog attacks with a veterinarian noting any breed may cause harm while defending the Alsatian as faithful and gentle.
A long report quotes Dr W A NL Robertson on Alsatian dog inquiries in the Commonwealth. It questions viciousness and wolf-dog lineage while noting limited wolf taint and sterile offspring in the breed. The discussion cites Mr Hankinson and Dr Mankinga on the final depot decision.
Arithmetic led by Joycy Bundy with Hilda Bennison second. Dictation saw E Wilding first with Pegsy Warren and A Blacker tied for second. Reading listed E Wilding first, K Bryco and Gloria Grimson second. Writing led by H Boucher with Grave McCann and A McCann tied second. Composition topped by Greg Cullen with Alex McCann second.
In Bathurst district horses are dearer than usual with draughts fetching up to £60 and two sold near King's Plains. Few have been bred locally in years, keeping prices strong. Temora hosted a riverside hopping championship for which entrants came from Weeth Along, Junee, Wagga, Coolamon, and Temora. winners were Mr. E. Byron and Mr. Denstcher of Temora.
Six year old Bob Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs P Wilson, was badly scalded when he pulled a kettle of boiling water onto himself. He was admitted to Yas Hospital. A Sydney man, formerly a dealer, was fined £350 for several income tax non payment charges.
In Randwick a police sergeant and an elderly man fought a ten minute battle with a wounded kangaroo defending a dead boy from Pitt Street. The animal, known to the neighborhood as Jacko, was eventually restrained after injuring the sergeant, and the boy John Lester Emery died at St Vincent's after being rushed from the scene.
Bathurst butcher Skillicorn rode 200 miles on his horse Poor Man's Friend, starting at 1am along the old coach route. He finished in Sydney with nine minutes to spare, despite critics and a disputed wager. The horse proved sturdy, and crowds cheered the daring pair though the challenger refused to pay after offroute dismounts.
Greg Timothy owned by Bob Chittick won the high jump with a 7 ft clear. The record distance surpassed the 1920 mark set by Disputed Plains.
A fragment notes a tense night where an unnamed figure likely smeared blood and might have attacked the Indium, with publication by Emily Maud Burns and Osman Warner Burns at their Linotype Printing Works on Marsden Street in the state.
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