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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
2
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Mittagong Council will meet on Wednesday. Plans for an extra class room at Mitta gong Public School have been authorised. A motion of sympathy with the King was transmitted to His Majesty. Burrawang Jubilee Ball aims for high society attendance with a full orchestra. Life magazine December issue praised for broad coverage. Cattle herd tuberculin tests returned negative results. Christmas trade reported strong with early shoppers. Mittagong Council discusses removal of sub normal home and forms to assist ratepayers appealing assessments. Request to Traffic Department for a depot at Mittagong Police Station for motor roglie cost consideration.
The Mayor states that inward correspondence should be read well, not outward. The council raises concerns over reading practices, noting implications for Major Av TE and Ald King. Authority and exact steps remain unsettled as Bowral officials discuss procedures.
ALL Mowle stated he did not know Bowral Conneil practice but understood how business should be run. Ald Venables remains deputy mayor for another term as aldermen note four years as mayor. A letter requested by Mowle was finally produced and council moved on to other business.
At Bowral Council a debate over street preservation and a new Bendooley Street garage sparked criticism about plans and town improvement. Ald. Mowle proposed a dog nuisance ordinance for Bong Bong Street with police action, while committee appointments were set for finance works gas water health parks electricity and parks groups.
The Mayor of Bowral and Ald. Mowle discuss his long service as Town Clerk of Petersham and former Moss Vale alderman. Miss Hammond honors late Mrs. Gavin George at Grammar School prize giving, urging a memorial in the school. A 1927-1928 period is noted for school reforms, renewed effort, and plans to broaden friendship within the school community.
Sunday night in Bowral Wingecarribee Street near Cor VBett Gardens a crowd of forty to fifty young men fought in a scene unseen in town. Two men were beaten during a long unequal clash before the melee dispersed. The absence of police response raised questions about liquor depots and hotel closures in the town.
Miss Hammond at the Bow Ful Church of England Grammar School prize giving outlines a revival plan and a firm foundation for growth. She praises recent progress, warns of dangers from rapid expansion, and calls for unity among the Council Local Committee Parents and Friends Association and staff to ensure a progressive future.
Bowral Club welcomed distinguished bowling visitors over the holidays including Messrs Brown Milne Flowerdew and Henley from city clubs. They livened the games while meeting worthy opposition from local players.
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