24 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1922
Page
1
Ve REILLY return thanks to all who sent wreaths letters and messages during our sad bereavement. Special thanks to Mrs Hara and Mrs Foster for their thoughtful kindness and sympathy.
News and Notes reports tender closing for the School of Arts works next Thursday. It also notes Bibbenlake Public School official E H Tnegocke fell Saturday injuring an ankle. Miss OConnell of Goulburn will visit the Victoria Hotel Cablheart from Tuesday to Thursday. Local youths at the public hall are warned about blue tickets. Roy Bellchambers earns a Sunbeam League badge for his Sunbeams contributions.
Rainfall for the week lists 103 points on Wednesday 103, Thursday 36, Friday 15. Mr Wilfred Hardaker promoted to assistant at Wat eraleigh. Cow owners warned to prosecute for cows straying onto the railway enclosure. Show of new goods and fashion coverage. Presbyterian Church annual meeting followed by a social with arts songs and recitations and refreshments.
Fragmentary notes report an upcoming Bombala cricket match and a sale of English satin sheeting and other fabrics. Mentions local figures E Gowisell J Beileiter A Blake D Wilkinson and J Rutherford. Also notes Burgess obituary and Bombala Times founder reference, plus railway day surplus discussion and hospital fund plans.
WR A H Brumberg from Sydney visits Glatworthy's Hotel in Bombala offering a premier selection of diamond jewelry, watches, gold and silver items. The dealer, long established in the Monaro district, promises quality and satisfaction after 45 years. He plans periodic district visits.
Mr and Mrs J W O Reilly mourn the loss of their daughter Florance aged 13 after a brief illness gastritis worsened by heat and Monday contention. The community notes a church cleaning bee led by Mr C G Kelland and the Boorbalas Men’s Club reports a musical weekly gathering with 763 attendees and 34 new members, totaling 65.
Fragmentary ad and sermon notes appearing together. The sale promotes ladies skirts and garments with low prices while a church sermon discusses marriage and divorce in Austria. The preacher cites 7,820 marriages and 4,098 divorces over three years as a Christian nation’s disgrace.
A garbled notice reports Wellsmore clearance sale details and lists items. The piece also covers a Goulburn ALP branch objection to candidate selection and states Mrs J M Thomas died at Bibbarlake, with funeral at Bombala cemetery attended by family and mourners.
Dr Radford conducted Sunday services for St Matthias Church Bombala jubilee celebration dated February 28 1922. The event featured the Church of England Womens Guild stall auctioning extensive Merino sheep and wethers in fine condition, with music by local artists and addresses by Rev D Sherris.
The Raw, Pather Roche has made final arrangements with the provincial of the Passionist Order of Mis for the Rev Father Bede O B to conduct a month's mission throughout the Bombala parish. Father Bede will open his mission in Bombala on Sunday March 13.
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