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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists times and places for Roman Catholic and Methodist services and events across various locations such as Ninamitabel Bombala and Aveasr, with times like 9 11 and 4, and references to Holy Baptism Evensong and Rev J G Mather. The text is garbled and contains multiple misread proper nouns and dates.
Ms Wj Platts and family return thanks to all friends and relatives for letters, cards, flowers and wreaths sent during their loss. Special thanks are given to Dr Jefferis, Reg Mather, Moe Ay Stewart and Bins Taoob Beilaitars for their help and care.
The Sunday News highlights the Snowy River hydroelectric project urging public leaders to push the Nymboida scheme. It notes progress in six months, with plans to extend lines to Maclean, supplying 60 farmers now and 20 more miles of line for 160 rural consumers, plus reduced butter factory costs from 25/6/35 to 23/64/11, demonstrating power savings from electric current versus coal and wood.
The article highlights Bombala and surrounding districts with extensive limestone deposits that could fuel carbide production for gas powered engines. It notes strong local interest from public figures in Nymboida and stresses the potential district benefits under a county council uniting shires and municipalities.
The Bombala pages record a September ball at Milo and an Atonal Scholarship Ball on September 18, plus Egg Day chocolate eggs donated to Bombala Hospital. Local ads note store changes, a farm sale of 75 acres to Thomas Martin, and showground work nearing completion. Engagement news includes Miss Mona Dent and Mr. Harry Jeffery. Community concerns cite Father Roche’s remarks on squatters. Also listed are notices from A M P Society, Chamber of Commerce traffic plans, electric light talks, football travel, and a bakery changeover, with an auction planned for early September in Bombala School of Arts.
Local business update announces Groves Bros taking over the bakery business on Tuesday following a general notice. The page also previews films at the Olympia tonight and next Thursday, notes balloon tag recovery near Saucy Creek, lists discounted shoes and suits, and recounts a Cobargo Chronicle visit praising Bombala, with a mention of the Soldiers Memorial and Big Jack scenery.
Notice from Bombala Times reports that at a July 23 1945 meeting of the Trustees of Public Reserves Enabling Act voting approved mortgaging Race Course and Recreation Reserve No 57893 to raise funds for a Grand Stand Saddling Paddock and related works. Tenders invited by September 12 with plans at the Reserve office.
Britain names its prize novel of the year highlighting Sinners in Heaven by Bebe Danish and Richard Dix. The feature notes the authors as leading figures in contemporary fiction and previews the film tie in with notable acclaim.
Bibbantuke Shire Council announces tenders for a gravel supply contract of 1000 yards. Plans and details are stated in the notice with a closing time of 6 p.m. on September 6, 1925, at the Shire Office Bombala. D Pangley, Shire Clerk, August 27, 1925.
A notice invites applications for agistment of 500 sheep and 20 cattle on Recreation Reserve No. 67392 for a five month term. Applications, with counts of applicants, must be in soon to sec reSecretary Hyde by Wednesday September 2, 1925.
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