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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show a budget item or notice labeled The Bega Budget with a date line referencing Saturday and vague year information. The readable portion offers no clear events, figures, or entities beyond the place name Bega and a dated marker.
Fragmentary report details bribery allegations involving ministers in Australia and Britain plus calls for parliamentary action. Mentions butter shortages in England, dairy policy debates, and stalled reforms. Notices cover Australian campaign events, military mobilization, and public sentiment amid wartime measures.
Fragmented OCR text discusses shifting control toward private enterprise, valuing private efficiency in utilities while facing opposition from public utility trends. It mentionsIndustry sentiment and wartime price pressures affecting production and price stability.
Fragmentary wartime dispatches describe heavy fighting across the Mediterra Sea and Atten region. Reports claim near annihilation of Austrian divisions, brutal bombardment at various fronts, and a French push with gains on the northern wing.
A fragmented late telegram item reports Senator Pearce denying claims of a 900,000 shipment, with emphasis on Commonwealth security. It notes plans for migration controls, potential Auckland and New Zealand travel, and a warning from the Federal Government about passport submissions. The piece mentions external affairs responses and tensions around government handling of visas and immigration, plus a Melbourne convention issue and criticisms of policy timing.
Disjointed notes show War Service Committee and Tie members forming a plan for a local auction of buttons to raise funds. Names such as Mayne, Curtin, Cane, Gupte, Reilly, and others appear in frayed text. Donations from Mrs Shaine, Myring Vale, and local groups are mentioned, with a target to support the war effort and parish work.
The text presents a dense, garbled critique of Allied policy, Greece, and Britain amid ongoing conflict. It weaves accusations about funding, loan reliance, protectionism, and political maneuvering, naming calls for accountability and concern over leadership and strategic outcomes.
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