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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
5
Marie confronts Marsden about her father’s death and Geoffrey Cunningham’s murder claim. Marsden tries to twist the plot, but Marie exposes Cunningham at a concert, and Marsden’s power wanes as Geoffrey meets him with a rebuff. A police warrant then interrupts Marsden.
Geoffrey sits at his writing table lost in thought as Philip Marsden leaves Lire. A half finished note rests on his blotting pad while Alice leans over him asking if she disturbs him. He reassures her and hints that all will come right.
The Bega Budget circulates throughout the Eden Monaro Electorate, principally in Bega Moruya Bodalla Eurobodalla Nerrigundah Tilba Narooma Bermagui Cobargo Quaama The Murrah Bemboka Wyndham Wolumba Tanja Candela Tathra Pambula Merimbula Towamba Eden Yambulla Bombala.
The Budget presents itself as a straight, direct newspaper for busy readers. It pledges to publish leading articles and editorials on current public questions and to give space for citizens to express opinions without diffidence. It aims to uphold justice and defend individuals against manifest wrongs.
Telegraphic and district news items are listed with subscription pricing noted as advance 165 and booked £1, indicating a period ad or notice. The fragment emphasizes ongoing news briefs and cost references without detailing specific events or names.
Advertising rates shown for double and single column spaces with per inch charges and reductions based on insertions. Special quotations and liberal reductions offered for extended campaigns, including 13 week quarters.
The Budget invites contributors to send humorous paragraphs and brief bush yarns. Clippings and instructive rural items for farmers and dairymen are welcome. Manuscripts from casual correspondents must arrive by Monday night for Wednesday and by Thursday night for Saturday issues.
In And Around Sydney readers see Easter Week muddied by heavy rain. The city’s attractions at the Moore Park show suffer yet the country gains by delayed shows and safer travel. tram operations face cancellations and ticket mix ups persist as visitors endure the wet holiday.
Church notices list regular Sunday services at multiple congregations including Presbyterian Church Takama, Salvation Army, and Christien Endeavor. Weekly services, Sunday school times, communion, and choir practices are noted with varying dates and leaders.
A string of light anecdotes and quips on marriage love and social manners appear. Jokes cover courting misfires, editor husbands, labour troubles, and a cheeky exchange on a tram where a man asserts a seat is his own. The pieces echo early 20th century humor and social norms.
Australian manager John Lemmona says Mme Melba will return to Australia in March next year for a comprehensive Commonwealth tour she could not complete on this visit. En route to England she plans a Naples wall project to establish an Australian grand opera venture with conductor from San Carlo. Signor Carazo eyed as principal tenor, timing dependent.
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