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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
6
Penrose wins Kerr Shield match against Ambyne by 15 sets to 6 at Bombala. Penrose dominated with strong defence and top form, while Ambyne fielded fine players. Sunday results cover men’s doubles, ladies doubles, and mixed doubles with scores and participant names.
A Federal Tennis Club mixed event Sunday saw fourteen pairs compete with spirited play. Semi finals featured Mrs Reed and K Bedingfield against Miss Peisley and J Bedingeld, and Murdoch with Livermore against Gilmore and Sherrin. The final won by Murdoch and Livermore ran closely. A follow up match against the Methodist club on Saturday resulted in Federal taking 11 sets to 4, with multiple tight sets detailed among players.
A meditation on Christmas origins and meaning notes December 25 as the fruitful fusion of Christian and Yule festival dates. It urges charity, reconciliation, and social brotherhood, asking whether modern joy mirrors Shepherds and if there is room in our hearts for the Holy Nativity.
The Bombala Post Office will observe Christmas Day on Monday the 26th with closure all day. Rockton and Platts mails close at 5 p.m. on Saturday the 24th and depart at the usual time. Boxing Day on Tuesday the 27th opens 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for most services. Outgoing mails close 11 a.m. Inward mails arriving after 11 a.m. will not be sorted. New Year's Day Monday Jan 2 opens 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. with outgoing mails closing at 10 a.m. Inward mails after 10 a.m. not sorted.
The Olympia screens Man Sonja Henie and Don Ameche in Happy Landing on Xmas Eve with songs by Pokrass and Yellen. The Jones Family in Hot Water adds comedy. Boxing Day shows North of the Rio Grande and Walking Down Broadway. New Year lineup includes Eddie Cantor in Ali Baba Goes to Town and The Rosary on January 2. Patrons urged to attend the holiday feast of first class entertainment.
From our own correspondent Mr J K Robertson long hospital stay in Sydney ends as he returns home and reports progress with his leg healing. Prizes of ham and bacon were won in a local rifle range competition by Mr O Trevanion and Mr 8 Newell. A holiday draw to seaside at Tathra attracts many locals while bush fire damage may have affected Mr C G Wildash as sympathy is offered. Dry conditions and drying water threaten pastures toward McLaughlin River with settlers seeking relief.
Albert Henry Bert Taylor, a Monaro family member born at Cathcart, is elected Mayor of Liverpool in 1939. A former dairyman and blacksmith apprentice, he served 6 years in the Sydney metropolitan police before rising to 1st Class Sergeant in Liverpool. He served as alderman from 1987 and is married to Ada Harrington of Bombala.
The记 text shows multiple mixed doubles scores with players Miss Pierce Miss A Rodwell Mrs Elton and others. Scores include 6 2 and 6 3 and 6 1 with various pairings such as Miss Pierce and Mrs Elton facing Miss Niven and Roberts and other combinations including Mrs Murdoch M Livermore and Miss Crawford Atkins versus Miss Gilmore Beveridge.
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