20 Feb 1931
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
1
A wide slice of local happenings from Bombala area including road development plans for Burragate-Wyndham, Eden Show success, and a storm that dumped heavy rain. Social notes cover marriages, charity stalls, school awards, and a birthday tribute to long-time residents with regional mentions of Bibbenlake, Maharatta, and Delegation councils.
The COUNTRY MEN'S ASSOCIATION plans a year end STREET STALL on Saturday February 28 aiding the Association and Hospital. Ribbens will lead efforts to receive public support in Ubuyin with Mrs A Keys honorary secretary coordinating sale items and stalls.
Entries for the Bombala Annual Show on March 18 and 19 1931 close on Saturday March 7 for school work and March 12 for general prizes. The page lists rug and rag rug sewing and vegetable classes with sponsors and the secretary P J Jonas and L Minehan as judge.
Nomcarrox appears in the Government Gazette 13 February 1981 regarding closing part of a public reserved road within original portions 46 and 4 and related boundary roads. The notice, issued by the Minister for Lands, invites objections or representations by a specified date.
A livestock sale notice lists 0 Merino Rams from several breeders including Andrew Armour and Homewood Charles Mills. It also details 250 Border Leicester Rams 300 Romney Rams 60 Corriedale Rams 10 Shropshire Rams 20 Lincoln Rams and 40 000 store sheep to be sold tomorrow starting at 11 80 a.m.
Bombala Sale Yards CompanyLimited announces an auction sale on Saturday February 28 1931 at 2 oclock for choice residential blocks under the Heal Property Act with titles available. An annual general meeting of shareholders will be held at the registered office in Bombala on May 5 with elections and nominations to be processed seven days prior.
Readers respond to a pollution of food letter and a council dispute over cows in Bombala. Letters discuss hygienic book handling, dog attacks on cows, and by law compliant dairying, with Town Clerk W Beileiter’s defense of residents’ need for consideration in the so called cow issue.
An early hour blaze at Mr. P Heyde garage in Maybe Street gutted a front wall and a small office room. Neighbors fought flames with water from nearby tanks as vehicles and adjacent offices were saved. Insurance will cover the damage to all Beileher owned properties involved.
The board reviewed hospital finances amid uncertain subsidy prospects and approved transferring a £100 building fund donation from M. A. Baird to reduce debt. A May carnival was set to aid finances, with the Finance Committee reporting tenders for firewood bread meat and groceries and a visitor gate board to display hours.
The Bombala Hospital Carnival Committee met on Wednesday with President Thorne presiding. They decided to seek cooperation from Mila Maharatia Bibbenlake Ando and Zatheart people to run stalls. Stan H Smith was named official secretary to obtain permission and a proclaimed public holiday. Aiming to boost charity funding, the committee urged strong public turnout at the next Westmesday School of Arts meeting to finalize details.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a family notice mentioning Mr Athan Ellott and relatives with garbled names and dates. The legible portion implies a birth or family event announced by the Ellott family, but key details are unreadable.
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