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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
1
Mr F Moses will visit Bombala on Wednesday night November 20 with departure Monday morning November 25. An early appointment is necessary at O Brien s Imperial Hotel.
Schools break for midsummer vacation and local events fill the season. A compliment ary ticket for the Manchester Unity Ball on New Year’s Night is noted, with various club notices, rifle matches, races, and social happenings.
The note urges businesses to stock up on bills as quarter end demand rises. The Bombala Times advertises best work and low prices. A New Year ball in Port Pirie features the Bowlyle Brass Brand to provide music for the event. A lightning strike injures Mrs Smith in Port Pirie while a girl onboard remains unharmed. The Battle Creek football record shows 2608 points across 13 players with top scores listed. Broken Hill reports a higher single-score effort.
The Catsheart Dairy Company produced 1065 lbs of bitter valued at £68 11s 5d with expenses of £4108 4d leaving £573 7s 4d for suppliers. Rights for the Cat hcart Picnic Races to be held Boxing Day were auctioned on 26 November with G De Costa buying outer gate for £18 and grandstand for £3. Publican’s booth sold for 46 10s and fruit stall for £1 10s.
William Gleeson a 40 year old butcher was taken to Sydney Hospital with a severe knife wound to the chest after an accident while carving for dinner. He lives at 14 Margaret Street and the blade penetrated one lung during the mishap involving a cockatoo. Police report details list contenders and horses for the Bega annual meeting events.
A Thursday night meeting at Mr O Br hotel sought to reorganise the Bombala Jockey Club. Attendees including A E Earle chair and J Devereux discussed finances and the bank position, with a sub committee of Earle Jonas and Goodman appointed to report. Meeting adjourned to Friday to hear findings.
In Sydney reports, metropolitan building operations exceeded last year by over 4.75 million, with more than 8,000 new structures erected. Beeby denies personal motive in his resignation, predicting a general election early next year. Gibbs and Gould comment on Labor party freedom, High Court appointments loom for McMahon and Glynn, food prices rise 25 percent for Christmas week. Coghlan cannot illuminate the three million loan failure, redistribution of electorates to be debated, and a city land tract sold for 23 500 dollars at auction.
Reports from London recount shocking disorder in Mexico with American victims including women murdered and Americans held for ransom. In New York a pitched battle erupted as strikers clashed with strikebreakers leaving two detectives dead and twelve strikers wounded. In Parliament the Home Rule Bill committee stage ended with an amendment setting eight months after assent before the Irish Parliament meets.
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