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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1905
Page
5
A mosaic of festive reflections and small town items runs through the column. It notes charity figures, unemployment glimpses, racing updates, shipping news, local bargains, and quirks from seaside life. Observations reach from Sydney to Tathra, Bermagui, and Pambula, with jokes about alphabet letters and hat fashions.
An interview in the Melbourne Age quotes Cardinal Moran on the federal capital location, arguing Dalgety as NSW preference but stresses the site must be fixed. NSW overall favors Dalgety, Sydney seeks port advantages, and Melbourne hopes Deakin remains firm. Other notes mention provincialism in Sydney and a reaction from NSW businessmen. Also: a self-levelling bank for sea sickness tested on Dover-Calais boats. London court orders £1088 debt repaid at one penny per month, totaling 208 years.
The text lists various horse names and combinations for stakes, trial heats, and futures bets. It mentions conditions for favorable racing, two year and three year stakes, and multiple nominees with close nomination dates in January. The language is fragmented OCR style, but the core items are bet ideas and candidate horses for upcoming races.
An auction sale listing reading as a fragmented notice names parcels such as Daly Farm Central Tow lands Pairview Buetzenberg and Aven Woods State parcels among others. The readable fragment hints at parcels offered for bidding with no clear date or authority visible.
A note from the Deaconess in charge outlines care for day pupils and education enhancements. The document mentions hip vit DERS and the role of the Deaconess in improving patient care and instruction. The wording reflects a historical education and medical care context with emphasis on oversight.
The Marine Society, with Mesara Devitt and Moore, launches a sea training voyage for one hundred boys on a full rigged ship to Australia. The plan funds ship fitting, school aboard, a chaplain, medical officer, four instructors, and staged placement after return, costing about £2700 with pledges from benefactors to ensure strong support for this national project.
A mixed freight of local fears and incidents from Eden to Grafton reports scarce fodder and rising prices for food, a drowning infant near Ulverstone, illnesses, and a string of accidents. Fires devastate crops. a train scare near Casino. a death by fire at Gerilderie. dynamite accident on the Winmera River. and a volley of political chat on Home Rule with Redmond urging Ireland’s rights.
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