This week in history: July 10, 1925

From the archives of the River Murray Advocate...

Tailem Bend's future looks bright

Tailem Bend residents are very optimistic in regard to the future of their town, and express every confidence in its future development.

Good things increasing business include:

• the opening of the Jervois Swamp.
• establishment of a pharmacy in town.
• the dentist of Murray Bridge, Mr B W Leach is paying visits fortnightly.

Murray Bridge discusses connection to Bowhill traders

The Mayor of Murray Bridge, Mr. M W Parish, journeyed with others by motor car along the road leading to Bowhill to Jot Pontt's bore.

Here they met the members of the Roads Advisory Board, members of the District Council of Mannum, and a number of district residents.

The object of the gathering was the taking of evidence respecting the condition of the Murray Bridge-Bowhill road and the need for improvement.

Many residents were suffering from the roads bad condition, and unable to take their pigs, calves, sheep, among other things to be traded.

It took many Bowhill residents two days to get into Murray Bridge.

Councilor Mann from Mannum said if the roads were fixed it would create more homes in the abandoned spaces.

Mypolonga's annual pruning competition

On Thursday, July 2, the annual pruning: competition was held at Mypolonga in the orchards of Messrs, Petney and Heddle

Each competitor pruned five vines of each of the varieties: Gordas, currant, and sultana, and five trees of each class apricots, peaches, and pears.

The competition was judged by Mr H Savage, of the Berri Experimental Farm and after each section had been pruned, Mr. Savage criticised each competitor's work.

J Hocking won the vine pruning and D Edson won the fruit tree pruning.

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