Monaro reminiscences of bombs and bridges in old times
A memoir recalls Bombala life at the end of the sixties and early seventies. E Bourke is appointed post and telegraph master at Cooma, river floods test crossing via boat, and a local rescuer swims the wire line across. Roads, mills, wheat, and skating travel through rough Monaro years are described alongside Bendoc cricket and early Chinatown life. An extraordinary medical rescue at Waga Hospital saves a one year old boy after diphtheria with oxygen and artificial respiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombala
Cooma
E. Bourke
Kiandra
Burnima
Ronald Campbell
Mr. Rourke
Whyte
Nimmitabel
Monaro
Bendoc
Messrs
H. and
J. Hensleigh
Lower Bendoc
China Town
Frank Jessie
Joss House
Simpson
Chinatown
Waga Hospital
John James Myatt
Local Agent H B Bryan at Bombala District Office
The entry records H B Bryan as the local agent for Bombala and District with offices at 74 Pitt Street Sydney. It notes ECZEMA as a listed office or business designation tied to the Sydney location. The fragment implies a regional agent setup serving Bombala and neighboring districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt Street
Sydney
Bombala
H. B. Bryan
Roll of Honor Bombala enlistments listed by district residents
Roll of Honor lists men who enlisted at Bombala or whose families lived in the Bombala district at enlistment. The compilation includes Armstrong, Badgery, Bartley Jack, Bedingfield, Beileiter, Bellchambers, Bonny, Brasington, Brownlie, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Conlon, Dawson, Deeks, Dent, Dunne, Dunn, Douch, Elliott, Elton, Forsythe, Girvan, Gleeson, Graham, Greer, Haggar, Hart, Head, Hedger, Helmers, Kellond, Langley, Lesleighter, Law, Livingstone, Lyne, Margrie, McLeod, McIntyre, McAlister, Miller, Murphy, Morrison, Morris, Turner, Watson, Whitehead, Yelds and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombala
H. Brotherton
J. Campbell A. H
Campbell Douglas Campbell
J. C. Clark
George Henry Collins
Conlon W
Gootes
Alf. Copeland N
Curtis Walter
Davis A. G. Dawson
Maurice Deeks
F. J. Dent
Dent Thomas W. Dunne
James Dunn
C. Douch
Dunne James
Elliott Angie Elliott
H. J. Elton
A. Elton J
Elton William
Elton Claude Forsythe W
Girvan R. RK. Gleeson J. J
Gleeson
T. G. Graham E
Greer Albert J. Haggar
A. J
Haggar C. Hart
H. E. Head
E. Head G
Hedger F
Helmers L. V
Kellond
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THE
Bombala Times
By A.tl.w
Ka Firs Insurance Co Lig
Roll of Honor
Murphy Harry
Morrison Jas. Morris
R. C. Morrison
J. Morrison
Toms E. Turner
H.H
Trevanion' QO
Walker Jas
Warburton
W. A. Warburton
J. T
Watson
Whitehead G.A. Whitehead
A. Whiteley
D. G
Whiteley
Jack
Yelds
D. Yelds
Walter
Bligh Street
Vanley
Goldsbrough Meh G Fo Ltd. Wool Brokers
Liberal
Geonee’s
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