07 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
1
Donse Brothers motor car remains staunch, economical, and efficient across seasons. Dalgety & Company Limited serves New South Wales with Phillipaty Sydney as agents. Kennedy Bros acts as local agents.
Showers fall as ads run for W. Davis sale at Cathcart while Burnima Station lists 300 rams for sale. Eden to host a State Tish and Rabbit Receiving Depot. German submarines sink fifteen merchant ships off the American coast. Captain Norris notes Rifle Clubs in Home Defence. Screenings, health notices, and Borazel ointment ads appear amid war updates and local affairs.
The notice invites men aged 20 to 30 to enlist for continuous training or wartime service at Bombala Rifle Club. Applicants must have good health, be prepared to serve 10 to 24 days, and live nearby. Provides housing, water access, and pay terms aligned with citizen forces. Addressed to Captain Norris.
A garbled OCR page lists several denominations including Roman Catholic Church of England and Presbyterian. It mentions Bombala delegates and ministers with scattered numbers and names such as Cathcart, Delegate, Reuter, and D. Cannarnens, conveying a disjointed roster rather than a coherent event.
Sydney commissioners report to May 31 1918 on Nimmitabel Bombala extension costs: total voted 413707 including 11000 item, actual spend 406510, cash balance 27107, with stock credit 24586. Due to tight finances only near completion works were funded, extension to Bombala not feasible to open Bibbentuke. large further expenditure required.
The Bombala Times markets itself as the best medium for advertisers in Southern Monaro, promising rapid reach to every home. Casual ads cost 9/6 per single inch, 8/- per inch for one inch and over, with substantial monthly quarterly or yearly reductions offered.
Contains district news and local reading matter. Subscription 5 per quarter in advance, 5B on booked.
From Our Own Correspondent notes a new secretary for Delegate Jockey Club after Mr Mullane's resignation. The report mentions rabbit skins, Bendoc vegetables, a 45 break by Mr Emanuel in billiards, increased medical contributions, emu sighting near Riverview, dingo killings near Bendoe, a successful charity dance for Delegate River Red Cross, a memorial for Corporal Oliver, travels of the Cresswell and Wright families, staff changes at the Commercial Bank with Miss Arguimbau replacing a departing assistant, May rainfall totals, and Private Ty Hutchinson’s return after trench fever and wounds from Paschendaele.
A French official message reports German forces failed to advance and ground was regained by French troops. Other dispatches note American coolness at Neuilly Poteril and Jaulgonne, with heavy losses for the enemy and hints of a strong western push. An arbitration treaty between Dagland and America spans five years.
A dialogue where one character asks what to send, and another explains a mate from the master is away on holiday. The exchange jokes about whether to send Pai brushes or a corkscrew, reflecting humorous miscommunication.
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