31 May 1935
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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 31, 1935
Page
1
Church services listed for Roman Catholic Methodist and Church of England across Bombala area with May dates. Obituaries note death of Mrs. Landon and memorials for mothers in McDonald family. Local items include football club events, a Cooma death by bullet wound, land and fortune chatter, and regional highway debate reflecting Bombala-Victoria road tensions.
Read on page two. Holiday on Monty King’s Birthday. Mack’s sale advertisement and Delegate site. Auctioneering firm A Macarthur and Co. acquired Mr G Ay Reed and Delegate business. Good wool prices for season end. hopes they rise earlier.
Advert lists devices for deafness including All British Rein-Oravox Electrioak Aids for the middle ear and cataract trouble, bone conduction types, nerve beamass tubes, and whispering tubes. NSW office in Sydney and representatives in London. Also notes a police station at Osan River, drought in Queensland with five million sheep dead, and a Beechworth to Mount Buffalo wager of £20 involving Mr T Parkinson and Mr S Evans.
From Our Own Correspondent reports a successful Kitchen Tea for Miss Prim Cole hosted by School of Acts friends with varied gifts and musical items. Bombala defeated Cathcart 23 to 11 in a 9 9 cap game. Cathcart fielded 11 players including four schoolboys and a mother with a badly injured ankle. Local footballers have limited practice this season. W Gaunson turned 76 on Tuesday and remains active, capable of full days work.
Advice suggests soaking a soft toothbrush in petrol then placing it in direct sun to dry thoroughly. This method is presented as a quick fix for moisture damage to a nearly new brush.
At a May 24 gathering of residents the site for a Public Hall was chosen a block on Mr Clark’s property near Nimble Bombala Road at Tiptree junction. The group agreed a five shilling per member subscription to fund current needs a sheep drive to seed the building fund and officers and trustees were elected to guide the project in the coming months.
A program blends Pat O'Brien and Ana Dvorak in a comedy satire and a mystery with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason. Western rodeo sequences with Tom Mix headline a holiday special, plus "Half a Sinner" with a gambler and a romantic arc. The bill promises bright, witty, clean entertainment.
The Bombala Literary Institute appeals for support at the Annual Ball on Monday evening. Funds raised are earmarked for building improvements under Mr. Pierce with recent painting and upgrades paid from the budget. Mr. Aden Groves will MC with Old Time and new dances, inviting visiting sports members and the public to attend a lively, enjoyable evening.
Hockey clubs from Bombula Bibbenlake Catherin and Delegate select players E Nicholson Mrs Povey P Cotterill B Campbell I McMahon N Armstrong M Yelds G Helmers Mrs Wist C Talbot J McMahon Emergencies Ingram CU Crawford J Williams D Armstrong Dance and cushion party at Bombul School of Arts next Wednesday to raise funds for Sydney trip There will be two matches in the afternoon Boga versus Bombmly players invited to attend the dance at night Indies aim to provide pleasant entertainment.
The sale offered about 6 250 bales of wool from most NSW districts including Bom Bila Riverton and New England. The lot opened in attractive condition with medium quality fleeces, generally dry and fairly vegetable-free. Competition remained lively with near total clearance. best descriptions 5% higher than last week, others firm except short merino pieces which fell. Local vendors included Stevenson Bombala Garnock Bomala Woolridge Kennedy and others with small bale sales detailed.
A fragment notes Olympia theater listings for next Monday featuring a thriller drama titled Theuters Roundup. The text mentions Diane and a figure named Tony Jwr in an unclear context.
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