09 May 1930
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
1
Mr P D McNee the dental surgeon plans a visit to Bommbala with dates to be announced and may be consulted at the Imperial Hotel. Early appointment necessary. Ballo Office MA comments on state election power and taxation patterns urging value for money and employment tax distribution.
The snippet lists Methodist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and Church of England services in Bombala with times and locations. It also cites a State unemployment relief plan taxing wages and income, urging wise spending and accountability, and questions about future governance.
Local school holiday declared next Wednesday in lieu of an eight hour day. Bombala and Bibbenlake footballers prepare to open the season here tomorrow. Heavy rain affected coastal districts last weekend with Bega reporting over six inches. Mr. P. V. Stokes is out of the Labour slate for Sydney civic elections. Train service between Goulburn and Taralaga reduced to ferry service. Railway Commissioners to inspect Bombala Station next Monday morning.
From Our Own Correspondent 216 points run at the Public School this week. Mr J W Mack's band played to fair attendance. Mr T O'Reilly or Mt Darragh returned with his bride on Wednesday. Road conditions at Mt Darragh idle lorries all week. School of Arts ball Friday night marred by wet weather. attendance below expectations. Door takings £11 14s. Cinderella Saturday night. youngsters enjoyed themselves with door sum £4. Ladies provided an excellent spread on both nights.
An unemployed deputation in Canberra hears Mc Cusack advocate wealth conscription. The piece notes quirky items like silk and wool prices, a joke on Victorian mappers, and a rural comedy at the Olympis about a city slicker in the country. It also mentions a seaside beauty contest with Paris bathing suit styles.
Mrs Margaret Leslie died at her High Street home Bombala after a long illness. The 89 year old widow of John Leslie was buried in the Presbyterian cemetery after a Thursday funeral with Rev A J Barrett officiating. She was connected to the McClung family once local residents. two of her brothers attended Back to Bombala celebrations.
Impressed notice lists two chestnut horses branded 2 near shoulder with bald face and two white hind feet aged from twe on May 5. Also a brown horse with branded near face and a bay mare with large star on forehead near shoulder aged. If not word by noon May 19.
The Country Women's Association is praised for a sweeping list of 18 achievements across Australia. These include lending libraries in Tamworth Griffith Leeton Hargraves Spring Ridge, numerous tennis clubs, 20 baby health centres, two seaside homes Keera House Dee Why Port Macquarie Seaside Cottage and a mountain home at Glen Innes, special railway fare concessions, agricultural show presence, four motor ambulances, 16 group conferences, maternity hospital wings, Emergency Housekeeper Relief in nine centres, younger sets, 54 Sylvia stretchers, wireless sets in country hospitals, and efforts to curb urban drift and boost national growth through branch expansion.
An odd, fragmented note describes a stubborn man named Phibbariet living with a henpecked partner. The brief text hints at a delayed concession or standoff that continues into the next segment.
A Parents and Citizens' Association is formed with F. P. Crawford elected President and Rev. G. B. Thompson as Hon Sec. The report notes 48 points of rain this month and 672 points since year start. An apple tree at R. T. McKay's Tombong orchard bore 12 well-grown apples. Lighting iteration to connect with town lighting is completed with 25 points recorded.
Rain over the weekend yielded a green shoot in the grasa. W Freebody, son of Mrs Alf James, is seriously ill. A burglary at Rock Flat saw O Devereaux’s house broken into, goods stolen, suspects captured in Carcoar. Despite tight money and low stock, many sheep sold last week at 1 shilling each.
The official programme lists matches from April to September across English venues including Worcester Leicester Leyton Sheffield Liverpool Lords and Birmingham with Tests at Trent Bridge Lord's Leeds Old Trafford and The Oval. Opponents include MCC Derbyshire Surrey Yorkshire Hampshire Middlesex Lancashire and Oxford University among others.
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