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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 05, 1917
Page
2
Fragmented dispatches recount wartime speeches, conscription talk, and finance concerns. Mentions Lloyd George, ship production, public morale, and calls for unity as Britain braces for ongoing conflict and potential conscription within weeks.
A fragmentary report outlines a Labor party leadership dispute in New South Wales about preserving the movement from external influence. It notes divisions within Labor and criticism of national and regional party governance, with references to figures and internal policy conflicts.
A sprawling World War I dispatch notes Franco British actions and Allied headlines. It mentions limited French artillery efforts in Champagne, Allied ships engaging, and reports from a Washington correspondent on American line moves toward France. The piece covers Imperial Conference positions, German advances, and political reaction in Britain and the United States, noting troop movements, civilian resilience, and press framing of the war’s trajectory.
City Council and Chamber of Commerce discuss installing warning posts to enforce a four mile per hour limit in crowded lanes. Mayor and aldermen push for legality and public safety while residents voice concerns over road geometry and enforcement.
In a lengthy council session Aldermen Bock ard Boardman moved adoption of a Works Committee report. The mayor noted the Rawlinson Street work was to start in February but progress lagged. costs showed 6150 for low curb work and 301 for other items, with receipts totaling 1027. The council discussed debt payments, pavement upgrades, scarlatina ward notes, and depot work, approving the report with emphasis on public safety and street alignment while addressing complaints about lighting, weeds, and maintenance.
Unclear text notes a church event on Tuesday at Nye Tatish Flaii aiding a fund or tanda. Names and roles listed include Bor Stall, Matdamion Awareteds Boventhall, Paylun, Binith, and several others. Monetary amount noted £ 5 with contributors Mle Bihst Diinosa and Rev. B.D. Bryeal.
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