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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1909
Page
3
A man chronicles his failed home repair after a suburban clock incident. He plans to fix the hall clock with a missing screwdriver, accidentally wounds himself, and causes chaos in the McGinty household as neighbors watch. The tale ends with the narrator leaving town with his damaged pay and a sense of rue.
A collage of odd anecdotes and quips from an old issue. Notes on a world tour by General Lord Kitchener, a Bridport death, a Unitarian Sunday school connection, and a string of humorous vignettes about a Georgia parish, a boil on a knee, and a piano tuner physician.
Chief Secretary W A Wood addressed a large gathering at St George's Hall Newtown supported by the Mayor Ald Harolt Morgan and several MPs. An organised opposition protested at the rear and left in a rush as the crowd roared while police in attendance tried to restore order. Wood defended government finances claiming successive surpluses and public works funding that favored party allies.
The Mayor orders removal of a man as interruptions echo through a Newtown gathering. Mr. Wood denounces Labor Party on finance and nationalization while referencing government spending and policy. He attacks spurious spurt ing maneuvers, cites pensions, education funding, and tax reforms as causes of revenue changes and notes immigration and factory legislation plans.
Lady Dudley attended the annual prize distribution at the Church of England Grammar School for Girls, Darlinghurst. She offered remarks praising both prizewinners and other candidates, stressing that true success lies in character formed through steady effort toward high ideals.
The text reflects on a long journey with interest and importance but not the journey's end. It expresses hope for future victories and many prizes for all involved.
A collage of light anecdotes from a bygone era includes a South Pole quip between Mrs Shakleton and her husband, classroom jokes about Joseph and colors, a joke about X rays, a misfired salute anecdote, and a comic exchange on housekeeping versus scripture. The piece blends jokes, classroom pranks, and puns with occasional antiquated spellings and terms.
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