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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
4
Church notices list June services for Mount Daragh Beresford Bombala Sunday School at 3 and Evening Service at 7 20 with branches at Bukslong and Nimmitabel. Rev J McConsack attends from Nimpvitabel and Nimmitabel with local names Bree W Troywrsos and Mrs Payne noted among attendees.
A quirky wartime column discusses digestion aid using hot water and bisulated magnesia after meals to curb fermentation and acid. It notes relief, cites soldiers and travelers, and mentions local wartime news including prices, a Verdun attack, and a death at Burrown.
Wednesday reports severe frosts last week and a diphtheria case in the district. May rain was light with the Post Office record at 57 points over six days. Private RB McDonald fell from a horse and will miss camp until Friday. Local rabbit trappers earned nearly £320 in a fortnight. Misses Liddle urge subscriptions for St Philip's Church repairs. Snowy River lads, home on leave, were given a farewell at the School of Arts. two new recruits joined, W Crawford and A Clo. The Clarke family note the third son enlisting.
The article outlines voting instructions for a liquor referendum with numbered selections and notes a fatal fire accident where five year old Annie Walker died after her clothing ignited while playing near fires. It also covers a separate vehicle crash near Nimmitabel involving Kennedy Brothers car, causing injuries but no fatalities.
unclear OCR reads as Commonwealth interest payable on instalments with references to Australia postal banks and savings bank prospectus. text is fragmented and names institutions like Commonwealth Bank and Post Office Savings Bank appear. details about instalment amounts and dates are unreadable.
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