Bomala Chamber Seeks Railway Support and Action
The Bomala Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting with Mr. Shelley presiding. New member Mr. Weber was welcomed and urged to actively assist public affairs. The group urged stricter enforcement of the Early Closing Act and pressed for railway extensions via Cann Valley to Bomala, with the canny aim of linking Victoria and Canberra.
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Bombala
Chamber of Commerce
Shelley
Me. Weber
Weber
Chamber
Messrs
Stokes
Tully
Perkins
Msc.a
Inver
Ramwar
M.L.A
Dandenong
Weeragua (Vic) Progress Association
Cann Valley
Bomlula
Twofold Bay Development League
Jonas
Chapman
Lins
Motor trains proposed for Goulburn routes and Mount Dareagh road
Discussion in the chamber focused on placing motor trains on the Goulburn Grookwell Goulburn Queanbeyan and Cooma Bombala lines with two engines from Scotland to handle steep grades and 85 mph speed. A main van via Mount Dareagh was urged to improve Bombala coast traffic and timber land access, with road improvements seen as boosting coast traffic and settlement.
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Tweedie
Goulburn
Goulburn Grookwell
Goulburn Queanbeyan
Cooma
Avon
Smith
Weber
Main Roads Board
Mount Dareagh
Bombala
Mount Darragh
Badgery
Rail motors eyed to boost Southern District passenger service
Railway Commissioners consider introducing at least three rail motor services to connect Cooma with Bombala, Goulburn with Crookwell, and Goulburn with Queanbeyan. Motors would run about two hours, carry parcels and perishables, and supplement existing trains to better meet residents’ needs. Narromine Cootamundra line to begin triweekly motor service next week, enhancing daily regional coverage.
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Coona
Bombala
Goulburn
Crookwall
Queanbeyan
J. D. Reid
Southern Area Railway
Reid
Yaus
Goulhard
Reasonebly
Goulburn Queanbeyan
Sydney
Goulburn Crookwell
Cooma-Bombala
Narromine Coot
Miindra
Rockton Cann Mail Request Rejected by Post Office
Deputy Postmaster General replies to Mr W G Tweedie Chamber of Commerce that Rockton New South Wales to Cann Valley Victoria mail service lacks sufficient riders and through traffic to justify establishment. Chamber and residents continue to petition, with further representations being made.
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Austiny Chapman
Isp
Chamber of Commerce
Bonalini
W. G. Tweenie
Rockton
New South Wales
Cana ‘Valley
Victoria
Tweedie
J. W. Kitto
Postamster-General
Chamrber of Commerce
Rookton and
Cann
Tinshith Plumber and Tinware Supplier Ad
Jack Gleeson Tinshith Plumber etc All kinds of Tin and Galvanised Iron Ware made to order Repairs done in Tin Galvanised Iron Copper Brass and Enamel Ware Tanks a speciality Prices on application Business Premises Therry St Bombala next Greens Wool Store
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Therry ST. Bombala
Green's Wool
Gold Mine Discovery in Garden Turns Out Absurd
A newly married man digs in his cottage garden hoping to grow food. After hours of effort he finds coins in the soil, only to realize his trousers pocket has worn through. The tale ends with his relief and a humorous twist.
Inventors fortunes and forgotten riches
The article contrasts inventor outcomes with fortune. Roller skates reportedly netted about 21 million, boot lace inventor near half a million, and the safety pin creator 2 million. In contrast, Charles Bourseul died poor after describing the telephone in 1855, while Michaux the bicycle inventor and Sauvage the screw propeller inventor faced poverty, imprisonment, and bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bourseul
Michaux
Frederick Sauvage
Three Card Sharps Leave Carriage After Defeat
An old gent jokes with a man opposite on a train en route to a race meet. The scene features three card sharps who failed to persuade passengers to play and left in disgust. The amused reply hints at a local joke about Potteries where they melt their own mugs.
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