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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
1
Presbyterian services listed at multiple local spots including Bombala Ribbenlake and Delegate River with times around 7 20, 7 30, and 7 80. Church of England and Roman Catholic observances noted alongside choir, vesper, and practice times. Reverend d McCorsace named among local clergy.
News and Notes items include sholg and belt held at 06h, a Sydney morning timing for Broselay Chualaks wonky steppel from 1/6 Mr 1Gtorney, and Mr C Murphy at the Bombala sale yards Thursday. The Presbyterian Pair aid to repairs to the Manse planned for November. Seventy summonses issued under the Arbitration Act to employees who took part in the recent forry strike. The old floor in the School of Arts to be sold by public auction next. flooring viewable beforehand. Thanks to Mr McCue for Eden Manara election views. Bonnington's Irish Moss advertised for winter ailments. J M Toomey to address meeting at School of Arts at 7.30. New books listed at the School of Arts. Mr A A Miller of Bukilong seriously ill. Dr Eddie ordered removal to Bombala. Notes on electoral fraud risks under the present Federal law, especially absentee voting and potential impersonation. W G Tweenie of Bombala comments on possible voting abuses.
Light Brigade fell in the Flurdle Race at Rosehill on Thursday after starting with expectations of victory. A corniest warning about optical imposters follows, then a note of local hospital fund collections, rifle match preparations, stalled telegraph services, and a Bombala football team selection for Bibbenlake Cup with a full squad list.
The Wagga Amateur Picnic Know Club held an annual meeting to exclude bookmakers and introduce a blind totalisator. Tickets cost 5s, £86 passed through the tote over two days, and a 2 day total dividend paid on the winner stood at £12 16s for 5s invested with 50 to 1 odds.
Latest telegrams report absentee counts in each electorate as Senate results show Gould leading in New South Wales with 316,119 votes and Millen close behind. referenda in Australia mostly favor no, while Victoria reverses to no ahead. London notes include suffragette Derby injuries, Moscow prison mutiny, and Johnson jailed under the White Slave Act.
Yoomby, General Or will address the meeting on sports, amusements, and personal liberty. Ald Lewis Goldberg will preside. Those promoting freedom of the people in regard to these matters are invited to attend.
Public notice from Bibbenduke Shire Office Bombala dated 4th June 1918 records Woods' Great Peppermint Cuvee for coughs and colds offered at 1/6. Includes location Ribbonlake Shire Offices and reference to Por Coughs and Col ds.
On Saturday May 1 the Bombala poll for Senators and House members saw steady but damp turnout as rain swelled creeks and hindered voting. Deputy Returning Officer Mr Pratt oversaw smooth operations despite many absent voters. Liberals and Labourites blamed weather for lost votes, with Bombala likely short by about a hundred if weather had been better. Poll closed late, returns due Monday morning. Informal 238. Incomplete.
The Senate poll shows Gould Grant Millen Moroney Oakes Ostler Smith Watson leading in Bombala sub division with various vote totals. Referenda in Bombala sub division report Yee No 370 while NSW party totals place Liberal 38 Labor 35 with two doubtful. premiers and electees listed include Enecrovars Lrowran Cooke Dalley East Sydney Lang Johnson N Sydney Ryrie Parkes Smith Parramatta Cook Ltd Sydney Wentworth Kelly West Sydney Hughes Barrier Thomas Calare Pigott Cowper Thomson Darling Eden Monaro Chapman Gwydir Webster Hume Patten Hunter Charlton Illawarra Burns Macquarie Carr Nepean Orchard Newcastle Watkins New England Abbott Richmond Greene Riverina Falkiner Robertson Fleming Werrina Conroy.
The article notes that a Liberal majority in the House and a Labor majority in the Senate would yield an impractical Parliament. It quotes the Federal Constitution detailing dissolution, joint sittings, and passage rules for laws, including when the Governor-General may dissolve both houses and convene a joint session. It ends with a slogan about growth from little acorns and a medical advertisement for a cure.
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