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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
6
A missionary recounts visiting a large sheep station to hold a service for shearers. The manager, doubtful at first, directs him to see the boss. The clergyman goes alone and learns the boss himself needs the spiritual aid more than the workers.
A fishhead bought from an itinerant seller contained a whiting enclosed in its stomach. The 22 inch larret fish housed an 8 inch Jonah within its body. Mr. Waddell of Oss had the specimen preserved after the discovery.
Following inquiries in Byhey on behalf of the Nowra Co-operative Dairy Co Ltd the practicability of a milk distributing centre in the metropolitan area was studied. A satisfactory report was submitted to directors and will be tested with shareholders at the annual meeting to decide if the depot shall be established.
A two year old Friesian cow in New Zealand named Hillside Lelia completed a semi official test recording 17003.3 lb of milk and 761.6 lb of butter fat with an average test of 4.47 percent. She began the test at age two years 1K9 days, a week too young for the Junior two year old class where she would have set a new overall New Zealand record.
A local tale claims a resident impounded a bullock grazing on his pad dock then discovered the animal was his own. Due to strict rules he must pay expenses to reclaim his own beast. Gar ford Timer notes the anecdote about misapplied impounding law and a humorous outcome. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure For Children's Hacking Cough.
Right Rev. Dr. G. H. Cranawick, Bishop of Gippaland, argues Prohibition will gain broad support as a community conscience effort to eradicate a vast social evil. He cites drinking, degraded minds, and ruined families, and notes a huge industry profits from a substance once seen as food or medicine, now deemed unnecessary or harmful.
In a Legislative Assembly debate a member praised the dairy value of North Coast cows. A rival quipped he would lift his hat to a North Coast cow rather than to some cows in the House, sparking a brief exchange in the chamber.
An advertisement touts Phosphorated Iron nerve tablets as a quick, harmless remedy for general debility tired nerves and low mood from overwork or worry. It claims promising results with a refund if unsatisfied and directs readers to obtain supplies from E. L. Brake in Bowral and other chemists.
The notice lists Sunday worship times for St Simon and St Jude Bowral St Stephens Kene Brow St Paul Colo Vale Hill Top Fitzroy Bird Wingocerrides and Robertson churches with evensong times. Methodist and Salvation Army services are noted for Bowral Moss Vale Penrose and nearby towns with times and minister names.
Moss Vale locals invited to see the new Dodge Six at a demonstration. The ad lists imported and Australian touring sedans with senior prices from £640 to £686 and £480 for the imported model. It notes daily car runs from Bowral to Nowra with a mid evening return, and offers cash or terms.
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