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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
1
The Pioneer Motor Service in the South bay has opened two updated garages and added top car makes to meet rising traffic. It has extended operations by launching BHUR EDEN MAIL SERVICE, the first south of Sydney to run by 9 motor.
Time table text lists multiple routes with inconsistent spellings and days of operation. It mentions Tabi Tega Cooma Bega, Cooma Bega Eden and other segments with unclear frequencies and times. Fare details include Bega Pambulail and Bega Eden prices. Secretary notes regular service to Mount Koacianko and Bombala.
Inter-District Summary lists varied local items including Tha Lismore School of Arts with 450 members, two shooters securing 200 kangaroos in Armidale district, Lithgow fined £40 for liquor sale without license, and Gindagai hospital finances showing a £453 credit balance. It notes Tattersall’s winners donating £50 each to Stanthorpe hospital, convent tenders at Tenterfeld with £2154 to £3400 estimates, post office plans at Bombala, and Grafton bishopric fund reaching £14,000 with over £10,500 in hand. Also reports disputes over Tamworth Hospital subsidy, a Shellharbour quarry blast displacing 700 tons of stone, Albury metal gathering fraud leading to two-year jail, Clifton death of a 20-year-old woman, a gun accident at Lockhart injuring the bank manager’s son, and a Wyalong incident involving a girl’s broken arm after a jersey mishap.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a rustic verse praising dogs and a comment about enduring winter and a reference to a “Great Peppermint Cure.” The readable portion mentions dogs barking and biting with a light humorous tone and hints at a remedy or product name embedded in the verse. No clear event or figure emerges.
An odd OCR fragment from a historic page mentions a supposed cure for a hacking cough and includes names and places that are unclear. The readable bits show a debate over a remedy labeled Great Pappoctainy Cure, with hints of regional references.
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