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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1935
Page
1
Multiple church notices list Presbyterian June services at Bibbenlithe with timings nine a.m. and 11 a.m. plus Methodist and Church of England services at Bom bala and 8 am and 7.80 p.m. Roman Catholic listings appear and an obituary tribute reads In loving memory of our wife Lyle who departed June 7 1929.
Ovid is forecast to be squally and showery with strong winds and rain moving through. Local notes mention Orbost Hospital beds and council funding while mining activity rises in Bendoc area and several social events are announced.
Advertisement shows the Dalgety Jimenluan road to get 10 routes over 17 miles. Mrs Turnbull and Son sold Bombala bakery to Mr Harry Allen. Mrs Eric Turnbull returns to Eden. Mr Mew EB Wright shows success with Sydney show sheep team winning several ribbons. Cooma Quarter Sessions heard multiple guilty pleas for shoplifting and related offences with sentences of hard labor. Judgments included charges against a group for offences against a girl and a motor car incident with injuries varying in severity.
The Dalgety Shire Council learns the Victorian Country Roads Board will delay work on the Victorian side until the New South Wales end of the Ingebura road is completed. A separate notice: The New Supper Room opening ceremony is set for next week on the 28th with a big crowd expected and modest entry prices. Victorian reports note a gold discovery near Bondoc township in Mr. John Helmers and Mr. Charles Jackson's paddocks, exposing a three foot width that could yield substantial ore, though extent remains unproven.
Students at Sydney University forwarded a cheque for 266 Ls Sd as the proceeds and first profit from May 22 Festival Day. The gift was sent on behalf of the Students' Representative Council by Director of Festival Day Mr H E B Shaw, wishing the appeal great success.
A team of bullocks bolted from a jinker near Rossi on Friday after one animal spooked. The stampede wrecked the gear and caused three bullocks to be killed, with Barkham timber and iron harness broken in the chaos.
Wednesday night brought heavy frost and fog, with a minimum of 5 and an estimated 15 to 17 degrees of frost at Bombala post office. The cold extended into Thursday morning, freezing rivers, causing water pipes to break in many homes and cars to have trouble starting. Milk in cans reportedly froze, with conditions recalling historic freezes.
A Monday council meeting presided by Deputy Mayor Ald Jonas discussed the Maybe and Burton street culvert. The council agreed to finance its £300 share with a £400 overdraft while Main Roads funds £1,400, but the department would not lend. Licenses for butcher shops were granted and a cutting cart license issued. Parking restrictions for Maybe Street were gazetted with four signs planned at the intersection. A footpath complaint was referred to the Works Committee.
The piece extols Britain as guardian of democracy and lauds Australia as a model democracy within the empire. It warns that periods of public distress tempt demagogues and dictators, cites Lenin and past dictatorships in Russia and Germany, and urges electors to judge governments by their deeds not promises, remaining guardians of democracy.
Miss Una Emanuel, younger daughter of Mr M S Ewencel, after earning a Bachelor of Science at Sydney University, will teach at a high school near London. En route to England she wrote home from Colombo describing sights including a Buddhist temple, zoo, museum, and a hotel on Lavinia Beach as the ship docked at dawn.
The Bombala Junior Red Cross meeting chaired by Joy Thomas reported six new members enrolled since the last gathering. Peggy Cozens was welcomed and received an Eurning Certificate after a party raised 23/9, sending another £1 to Head Office. Weekly hospital visits continue in June with listed members volunteering. Branch garments to Head Office include dresses, pyjamas, jumpers, scarf and cap, bonnet and bootees, mattoes jacket, handkerchiefs, nightdress, petticoat, rompers, and a toy rabbit for distribution to needy children.
A heavy fog delayed activities through mid day. J Talbot cut his foot requiring four stitches while cutting scrub. Roy Elton broke his leg after a gravel pit collapse on the Delegate Currowong road. about two tons of earth fell. A meeting approved sending a protest letter to Mr Hedges on dingo infestation and to Bombala P P Board, while opposing a board member nomination.
On June 1 at St John s C of England Ashfield the wedding of George James eldest son of the late Francis and Mrs Pattrick Jincumbilly to Annie youngest daughter of the late FJ and Mrs Davis Mybrough Qothoart was solemnised by Rev H Cocks B A. The bride wore silver lace with Brussel net veil and carried sweet peas carnations and tuber roses. Uncle Mr W Davie gave her away. Matron Gladys Davie cousin of the bride acted as Matron of Honour in floral crepe. Best man was Edwin Lane. The wedding breakfast was at the Norland with Mrs Nye aunt of the bride as hostess and wife. The mother of the bridegroom Mrs Pattrick wore black and white wool de chene with violets. The couple spent their honeymoon travelling.
The Olympia shows Saturday and Monday attractions led by The Barretts of Wimpole Street with Norma Shearer Broderick March and Charles Laughton praised as brilliant. Also Laurel and Hardy comedies a new color travelogue a ten color cartoon and Gordon of Ghost City serial. Next weekend George Arliss leads Disraeli, acclaimed as a top screen drama.
The Federal Government in Australia can now compel owners of electrical equipment to install interference suppressors to protect wireless broadcasts. The new ordinance applies in the Federal Capital Territory, with potential future action in the States. Authorities seek cooperative federal and state measures to tackle nuisance from defective equipment affecting radio reception.
Fragmented OCR text shows an Australian company name and a sale reference, with garbled product terms and numbers. The legible bits indicate a sale listing possibly for bedding items like pillows or blankets, tied to a Glebe address and a company line. No clear event date or full details are recoverable.
A fragmentary notice reports a lost poetry book last Saturday on Maybe Street. The owner requests help locating the item and offers a reward for its return.
OCR fragment notes a Tuesday morning incident between Jones's shop and the railway. It mentions a finger or file incident and a reference to Times Office, but details are unclear. The text is partial and lacks firm names, dates, or outcomes.
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