16 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
1
The notice from The Bombala Times promotes doubling circulation for any offered paper. It appears in the 1883 established context, indicating an advertising strategy by Southern Manaroy publishers to expand reach. The fragment emphasizes growth and printing reach.
Local editors critique wartime rifle practice and propose better use of rifle clubs to train volunteers before they reach front lines. They urge compulsory annual drill for citizens aged 15 to 50, highlight recruiting challenges, and note police collecting single men 18 to 40 willing to enlist while appealing to wealthy donors to support patriotic funds.
Showery weather dominates the past two days. Post office tallies record 10 points yesterday and 5 this morning. A cow wandered into a barber shop, retreating through a glass door when challenged. Wounded from the Dardanelles expected to reach Sydney soon, many permanently disabled. Cancela Record notes subscribers unpaid for five years. Bombay Times has one such subscriber. Invend loaf price rises to 5s 4d due to higher flour costs. An oyster saloon proprietor near Cobarge accused of supplying 17 slaxon fat Navooms oysters without a break. accused still active as others pay wagers. Expeditionary forces include George A. Whitehead, Thomas W. Dent, William Elton. Whitehead and Elton fight at the Dardanelles, Dent at sea. Readers invited to minstrel entertainment July 30. tickets urged, attendance hoped for a packed School of Acta. James Scott to celebrate 7th birthday in Sydney with an old mate, then to Queensland to Pittsworth. Woods Great Peppermint Cure advertised.
The article explains that rifle club members vow to aid Australia’s defense when needed, emphasizing home defense rather than overseas expeditions. Subsidies and ammunition are for proficiency, enabling skilled marksmen to defend their country, similar to Turkish use of shooters in war.
Notes on funding controversies, recruitment efforts, and local council actions in Candelo with reports of a burglary, personnel retirements, and community letters about Austentia Day. The Candelo Record outlines the Bombala Recruiting Association setup, council health certificates, and recent thefts at Robertson and Collins store with a £2 till theft.
The Bibbenlake Shire Council plans a Roll of Valour outside the Shire Offices to honor men who have left for the front. The board will be blue with silver names, painting cost 2s per name, and more names added as funds and personnel depart.
The Patriotic Committee with Red Cross and Oddfellows delegates mapped a Australia Day program. A grand procession forms at 1.90 pm from the School of Arts led by a band with fancy dress entrants and regalia wearing participants. Town groups donate, auction proceeds aid residents, and varied events including races, football and cricket activities accompany a day of community celebrations. A minstrel show, street decorations, and fundraising boxes compile the day, with further social events planned for the Convent School rooms and local fund support.
War time notes report two new felt lit mills opened in Sydney using rabbit skins to capture German and Austrian market share. Wool and winter skin prices rose with 143 1/2 cents for winter skins last week as demand for other lines grows amid brightened auctions. Heavier fighting spans the eastern front with Italian and allied actions, prisoner totals, and UK cabinet attendance by the Canadian Prime Minister.
Bombing raid hits German railway hub at Vigneulles with fires started. Western front repulsals and Labyrinth fight cited. UK war loan reaches 2.87 billion with stock conversions. South Wales miners seek 20 percent war bonus. Gallipoli battle heavy. Allied gains and Turkish morale cited. Italian Cavina push prompts Austrian withdrawal. Alpini halt a staged armored raid. Russian steamer Geo torpedoed. crew losses reported. US reply looms on diplomatic ties with Germany. Romania labeled neutral by press.
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