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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1929
Page
2
OCR reads like a sequence of numbers and dates such as No. 5 6/11 No. 7 5/9 and 2 for 1 41 31 5/3, lacking clear events or names. The text appears as catalog or issue indexing with scarce readable context.
The paper notes strict deadlines for changes and new ads to appear in the next issue. Changes must reach the printer by 10 am Saturday or noon Wednesday, with new ads due by 7 pm Monday. Small ads accepted until 2 am on the late edition. Contracts may be terminated only at quarter end.
The Mail Of Local Interest reports seven horses sold at Moss Vale pound last week for two pounds total. One crack horse brought the lowest price of a bob, while the top bid reached 22s. Rain has arrived, bringing relief as Southern Highlands farmers seek water. Bowral and Moss Vale contrast with recent rainfall despite ongoing drought conditions.
The wedding at St. Stephens Mittagong united Miss Hilda Goodfellow and Mr. Arthur Cupitt on 26 January, with Archdeacon Martin officiating. The bride wore white crepe de chine and silver lace, carried sweet peas, and wore a diamond buckle. bridesmaid Mise Dargie Rattray and page Oliver Goodfellow accompanied. Guests, led by Mrs. J. Goodfellow, were welcomed at the Exchange Hotel by the Town Band before the couple departed for a South Coast honeymoon.
A good attendance at Bowral Rifle Club on the range led to several scores being registered. Notable marks include Matthews and Reilly, Madden, Small, Blatch, Payne, McNally, and Evans. The next quarter’s session will be at 600 yards on Saturday February 16.
Mr. M F Morton announces the tender from Mr. Gazeard for £19 167 to erect Bowral High School. Site clearance is complete by the Department. Enrolment figures show steady gains in secondary students over recent years, with enrolment more than doubling from 1920 to 1928.
Repurposed notes show Penrose defeating Len Quarry 4 to 0, Bargo beating Braemar 9 matches to nil, Mona Vale St Johns besting Mose Vale Selecta 3 to 2, with Mittarong teams on byes. Standings list Mittagong Kyogle 4, Glenquarry 4, Mittagong Railway 2, Braemar 1.
A Bowral Catholic fete opened by Lady Sheldon surpassed its £120 target, raising £202 7s 2d for parish debt reduction. Stall totals included Mrs Flannery’s wareroom £77 7s 6d, Mrs Cloutt’s fancy stall £65 2d, and other stalls contributing to the total. The Prince Competition named Kerin Flannery, Tommy Gough, Bernie Donoghue, Dock Houber, Noel Cahill, and Jack Turner among top vote-getters, with raffles also won.
The report lists passes by subject and grade for candidates at Marist Bros Juniorate MITTAGONG. It details individual results with codes for subjects such as English History Geography Mathematics Latin French German Physics Chemistry and more including shorthand drawing woodwork metalwork art music needlework Greek agriculture home economics and languages. The document also notes oral pass marks and emphasizes A passes as higher.
The Bowral IHS announces promotions and transfers in both primary and secondary staff. T Ranaley moves to Bathurst. G Madgwick fills Bowral post from Blackfriars. C Jones goes to Brighton le Sands. M Kettle and A Mannigel take over in succession. D Guthrie to Petersham. Pye arrives from Petersham. R Row shifts to Wellington. Purnell from Katoomba fills Row’s post. M Simpson to West Kempsey. Southwell from Cootamundra succeeds.
At its last meeting Moss Vale Council heard engineer Mr. Goudie report on matters referred to him. The policy urged that permanent construction works be funded from loan money while funds should be directed to improving existing services and maintenance rather than new permanent projects.
List of show dates for Berry Bowral Camden Campbelltown Crookwell Dapto Goulburn Kangaroo Valley Milton Moss Vale Robertson Sydney Royal Tahmeoor Wollongong and more. NSW clubs stage events from February through March with the Sydney Cricket Ground hosting a major event on February 25. Two spin bowlers Mag Flumb and F Hayman from Moss Vale Southern District Cricket Association are nominated for recognition by The Guardian.
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