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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads from a local budget article dated May in a suburban area. The text hints at budgeting topics with references to a meeting, officials, and a community funding discussion but lacks complete details or names.
Chronicle of multiple notices including a mort sale on the afterpage of ib June, a Thursday auction by W. Risoe, and items on labor, education, and public concerns. Mentions Militia, Crown lands, and a series of community notices, plus court fines, parish meetings, and wartime recruitment debates with local figures and institutions named.
Fragmentary wartime diary notes recount air raids, evacuations, and battlefield losses. References to British airmen, German depots, and Allied operations include bombardment impacts, aircraft downings, and movements around Somme and allied fronts. The text hints at coordination among air and ground forces amid ongoing combat conditions.
An event to raise funds with a vocal concert and readings held at the School of Arts on Friday week. Performers included Miss Tina and Mrs. Tintor with several donors and committee members listed. Revenue details show receipts and donations totaling substantial sums, with proceeds allocated to the Opera or related funds and invitations issued by local figures.
A Sunday afternoon chase near Cumberland ends with a suspect pursued across Rove Street. A sergeant and officers engage the suspect as the scene draws a crowd. Sixteen men are rounded up and detained, with the case likely moving to court Monday.
Incomplete OCR text references Alderman roles and council deliberations, including mentions of Nash Conn (or Conndtire), Desoto, and figures such as Mr Bartes and Ald Kelly. It notes debates over speed limits, property seizures, hospital funding, and school rent. The fragment preserves names, places, and procedural hints but lacks coherent narrative.
Local knitting group notes collections for members including Mrs Holmen and Burnett. The list names multiple contributors and amounts, with entries referencing locations and individuals such as St, Ale 38 Veoute Be Gi, Rancoour & Hall, Weatherfveld, Mex, Bewringham, and Chamberlin among others.
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