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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1906
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows a budget note or item from Bega with garbled phrases about Saturday May 10 and a delayed date. The readable bits include references to a pier, ship, demand, and possible ages or names, but the exact event or figures remain unclear.
The article compares land settlement efforts across New South Wales Queensland and Victoria. It notes many South Coast settlers eyeing Queensland and Premier Bent proposing a Victorian bill to foster family based land settlement. The plan seeks to keep farming families together and prevent urban drift.
The piece reports on visitors to Cobargo and Moruya, show attendance despite rain, and weather hardships. It covers election and defence matters, a court case involving Richard Malouf, a slander suit against Sir William Lyne, and local political figures at the Bega show. It notes upcoming civic events, auctions, and a busy week of circuses, waxworks, bazaars, and performances in the region.
Tig council met at Clinwalvers with Mayor presiding. Discussion covered Auckland Street odor nuisance, cemetery fences, and park cleanup. Receipts totalled £32 6s 0d. gasworks showed losses and plans for repairs, boiler replacement, and new meters. park railing funding debated. Public health and nuisance reports noted typhoid prep, manure heaps, water diversion, and inspector allocations.
Crowds filled the venues last night as visitors thronged the stands to patronize the numerous displays announcing a lush appearance in Bogw of the celebrated act.
From Our Correspondents Merimbula Regatta Club held a meeting to schedule an Easter Monday regatta with prize money of £16 10s. Mining dominates locally with Mr. Eggins aiming to haul ten to fifteen tons of ore from a large lease to Cockle Creek for treatment. Visitors like O C W Stiles and miner W Hutton of Victoria foresee quick returns and plan a quick return. Ward and a Sydney party report good trading and plentiful fish. Weather improved after recent showers aiding farmers.
In Bemboka the drought weighs on farmers with cows bought two years ago still in dairying. Tenants face high rents amid bad seasons, some owe substantial sums, and a few store accounts remain uncollected. Despite recent rains, prospects stay uncertain as the town braces for upcoming shows and events.
The town enjoys green hills and improved crops after the annual show while tents at the fair yield funds for the Methodists. The Fisk Jubiley Singers performed well, drawing local appreciation. In court Mary Hunt faced fines for assault and indecent language, with related cases dismissed. Rumor links a Mr. Bamford to purchase local establishments Candela and Eden Onion from John Ramsey’s ownership.
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