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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
5
A man recalls attending an amateur entertainment and notes his complimentary tickets seemed sincere until the disappointing show revealed the effort. The exchange frames a reaction to a low quality performance and the speaker’s rueful humor.
A letter from A G Hui criticizes the Labor Party Conference. He claims proposals on land value taxation and proportional representation were ignored by the Conference and that ordinary people have little say. Hui labels the Conference a place for opportunists and timeserving politicians, calling it a useless gathering.
General Birdwood proposed a postwar program to transform available soldiers into a widespread education and training system for farmers, engineers, and skilled trades. The plan would start small during the war and expand after fighting ends, continuing until Australia’s men reach practical professions, with officers urged to support the effort regardless of politics or religion.
The passage blends product mention with a conversational interlude. A boy cites Woods Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs while a young man recalls music. A girl mentions a caller and a playful exchange about a bill and a plain nose in a hall scene with Esther.
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