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Newspaper
Bega Budget
Location
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1914
Page
2
Admiral Patey reports Kal Sar Wilhelm Land occupied with few opposing forces on 24th. German losses, prisoner captures, and naval actions dominate the report along with Allied counterattacks. Highflyer rescue efforts, Madras damage, and submarine activity feature amid broader battle updates and strategic positions across Europe and beyond.
A colonial editorial pleads for total national support in World War I. It argues the rich should donate substantial sums beyond tickets and pageantry, praising soldiers and mothers who endure loss. It emphasizes duty, patriotism, and leveraging Britain’s navy while urging Australians to fund fighting, food, and clothing for the Empire.
Cobargo footballer Roy Gourlay scores 59 points in a presale season. public meeting in Aria School to discuss moving the ball holiday from Wednesday to Saturday. Reports on British merchant ships, air raids, wheat prices, and a sequence of local social and court notices. Dated items include obituaries, auctions, church services, and a patriotic dance fundraiser.
A fragment from the 1914 Bega Budget notes a disrupted budget line and unclear demand for funds. The readable text mentions a request for rouble money and a reference to trash, but specifics are obscured. Names, dates, and concrete actions are incomplete in the damaged OCR.
A motor car overturned between Uralla and Armidale with five occupants. All were taken to Armidale Hospital in serious condition. Other items note Labor politics, mine reopenings, vessel seizures, wheat stock, and Belgian orphans support.
Imlay Shire Council met at Eden on Friday with all members present. The clerk was instructed to pursue unpaid rates, about £1000 outstanding, and summons issued for arrears. Other items included sanitary notices, culvert work, bridge completion, staff reductions to 14, and stockyard repairs. War news notes German advances and Belgian monuments plan. Indian cricketer Ranjitsinghi offered 1000 men, 200 hostesses, and motor cars to support the Empire.
London reports a Grenadier and Coldstream Guards party crossing the Aisne captured six German guns in five minutes amid desperate fire. Lieutenant Verlin led 60 men, delaying thousands of attackers by spreading them in a wood, revealing a smaller force to the foe. Throbs of battle persist on multiple fronts as the warbers press hard.
Dear Editor, the Imlay Shire road plant has departed to fresh fields and a new home. The piece recalls its chequered life, public jeers, and doubts about traction engines on coastal roads. Ratepayers demand modern machinery to replace hand work, or risk voting out the council. Gy
CobargoTuion lost to Bega 10 0 as wind favored the visitors with J Hamilton and F Zingel scoring close to kickoff. Williams added a conversion amid solid Gyms defense while Waratah Gym combined side faced a rough match at Bemboka, ending 14 0 at halftime and finishing with a protest from players over the referee.
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