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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
3
Sydney telegrams report the Premier backing tax relief and a plan to cut the tax burden, inviting electors to judge if they accept the alleged injustice of federal treatment. Immigrant arrivals, shipping notes, and parliamentary dates are noted along with local concerns in New South Wales.
Tomorrow night opens the euchre tournament for the School of Arts with a concluding dance. A brace auction for the Church of England building fund follows on Friday. A grand ball and supper on May 22 supports the ambulance fund. Cobargo hosts its first field meeting by day and ball by night. Misses K Pike and M Tarlinton act as joint honorary secretaries.
A crowded racing and sporting roundup with 46 good hares yarded for Candelo meeting. Reports include a Sydney football jaw fracture, Union fixtures Wyndham v Candelo, Candelo court racing notes, Bega Bemboka matches, pony racing book, and Canterbury Park results plus Bega to play Bemboka with team lineup and emergencies.
In a hard fought rugby match at Candela ground last Saturday Bega beat Candela 6 to 4 with Tate and Bailey among the scorers. Bega dominated early play but Candelo rallied after half time, Elliott scoring for Candelo and Lewis for Bega. Missing players hampered Candelo while Bega held on with strong defence and a late defensive stand by Tate.
The Coastal Farmers Co operative Society reports weekly market activity ending last Saturday. Dairy and cheese values show modest gains with quality improving. local brands face competition from out of state, prompting price pressure. Poultry remains steady with buyers cautious, turkey and duck offerings mixed. pork prices soft with ample supply and lighter demand.
Win Rixon and F J Pell report cattle prices at Boga yards with fat pigs 276 to 396, store pigs 145 to 15s, springing heifers up to £5 0s 0d, yearling heifers £2 3s 6d, fat cows up to £4 0s 6d, store cows to £4 4s, bulls to £4 0s, backward Jerseys and other stock noted with varied prices.
In Saturday city contests Balmain defeated Sydney by 16 to 6 while University edged Manly 14 to 6. The day featured tight defenses and equal scoring margins, highlighting competitive balance across venues.
A patchwork of snippets covers strikes, population figures, mining output, legal actions, and personal stories. Reports note a threatened Kunddaberg strike, NSW population at 1,545,102 with 24,744 employed, and Lithgow iron output meeting high quality. Other items include a writ against W N Willis, exceptional Perth May heat, a public works official’s London departure, and a will related burial rites. Further noted are ransom talks with Turkey, electoral bill changes for postal voting, a fatal accident at Alligator Creek, a Shanghai wedding postponement, and an immigrant Syrian’s return to Colombo amid criticism of Australia. Also mentioned is a missing heiress case, and a Melbourne mercantile dispute over a 240,000 sterling fortune.
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