11 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
1
Religious services listed across denominations in Bombala Rav and Rav areas with Catholic Methodist Church of England and Presbyterian notices. Evangelistic services at Grips Hall with weekly schedule including Sunday and Wednesday meetings.
News and notes record several town affairs including Mr G J Pattrick buying property in Taimworth, police and civil notices, a planned School of Arts event, a potential Light Horse troop formation, and local council funding plans for concrete footpaths and a water supply. Also mentions a sheep show delegation, a hospital visit, a roo incident, and community activities with various residents and districts.
Fragmentary notice lists dates and times for appointments or delegations at a hotel. Mentions Bub Jal and Bombala with references to July days and specific hours. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Mrs. Thomes aged 96 years and 11 months lingered before death amid declining faculties. She lived with her husband James Thomas in Mona near Bombala then Moore Springs and Bridge Cottage Bombala, later moving to Chatswood where he died. She was remembered for benevolence and kindness, survived by children Nellie Bootle Amy McMahon Garris Clara Mortimer Harold Theo Bert, with two daughters and a son Arthur who served in the Boer War and died in the New Hebrides. Mrs. Thomas, once Miss Tiley, was likely the last of that family.
Mrs Boys long a Bombala social participant died at her Clifton Street Manly home on Thursday morning after an informal illness. Her husband Mr Boys had left last week to be with her while Harvey her son rushed down by car on Tuesday night. Mollie, her daughter, had left Manly years earlier. The family extended sympathy to Mr Boys and his children in their hour of sorrow.
The Olympia screens Silly Billies this Saturday starring Wheeler and Woolsey as quack dentists in a chaotic 1845 era set in Indian Territory. Lionel Barrymore co stars with Mauroog O'Sullivan in Bugle Ann a melodrama about a Missouri farmer who kills to avenge his dog.
Monthly meeting of the Bombala branch was held with about twenty members present. President Mrs Tweedie chaired. treasurer reported accounts approved. Requests were made for use of Rest Room by Red Cross, and funds from a bridge party raised £2. Plans included hospital adaptations, Baby Health Centre grant applications, and arranging the annual ball for December plus a stall on June 26.
Fragmentary OCR text describes visits to the Amal Centre with mentions of expectant mothers and attendance figures. The readable items include phrases about newborns, meals for mothers, and various age references, but the full context and details remain unclear.
At the O.M.A. social afternoon last Saturday the room was crowded and £4 was collected to pay for livens for the Bombela Hospital ward. A handbag finding competition awarded Mrs. C. H. Pierce a prize for the best contained items. The event featured multiple handbags being displayed for judging.
John Murray former police sergeant writes to The Sun about the Ryde case. A police prosecutor charged him with neglect of duty after arresting a man for theft. He says, while Acting 2.9, he laid information against himself and had to prosecute and defend himself, succeeding in dismissing the information on its merits. He recalls the late 1890s when there was no Police Association fighting for justice for the cop.
On Sunday morning a strange, cat-like monster was found on the ocean beach opposite Marlo Hotel. Described as sea-serpent shaped, it measures about 14 feet long, 14 inches wide with a 4 foot 6 inch tail extending from the head, no scales, one dorsal fin, and spikes on the head. It weighs roughly 200 pounds and was on view near the hotel attracting spectators.
Orbost council president at Thursday’s meeting urged the employment council to provide funds to hasten construction of telephonic lines between Bonang and Orbost with Federal authority support. Dr. Ingram seconded the motion as Dr. Cameron suggested, and the Country Roads Board was to be asked to cooperate.
At a Cooma Chamber dinner Hon. Bi. 8. Spooner outlined electricity plans for New South Wales. He stressed interconnecting hydro and steam systems to unlock the state’s full resources and noted the Snowy River Scheme’s potential feasibility in the near future, with conditions changing over time.
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