Norman and Family Thank Friends for Kindness
The Norman family sincerely thanks all friends for their kindness and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1929
Page
4
The Norman family sincerely thanks all friends for their kindness and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
Advertisers must submit changes by Saturday 2 p.m. to affect the next issue. Small ads may be lodged in payment of LA FRE Advertising. contracts terminate only at quarter ends.
The Mail dated January 1 1929 extends best wishes for a prosperous year to subscribers advertisers and well wishers. It notes progress in districts served by The Four Mails and promises to strive for continued advancement and quality within resource limits.
A Bowral Herald page reports on the Bowral Horse Show Society gymkhana and local events. It notes improving facilities at Loseby Park, a Bradman departure in the Third Test, road funding for the Hume Highway, linotype demonstrations for readers' children, and a choir prize at the Illawarra Eisteddfod. A Bowral crash prompts minor damage but no injuries. Debates over Walker Street works and council road deviations are also covered.
Roberton Jubiler Show Ball at Burrawang Tonight features GOULBURN AIRMEN. Goulburn Aero Club pilots compete for the Walter Reynolds Gold Cup at the Agerial Gala with Fred Lockwood winning 100 points. Robertson Methodist Church held Christmas services with choir and soloists. A shooting incident in Bodney Street led to a Bowral Police Court case, resulting in a fine and imprisonment. Bowral Council discussed finances and a traffic light installation. Penny Post advises starting pansy seed boxes now with drainage and soil prep tips.
Readers commended the holiday sanitary work by Mr Cond and resistants, and urged Bowral Council to share details of the electric light project with ratepayers. The writer criticized secrecy at Town Hall, calling for a businesslike presentation of operating details and finances before the public.
The letter criticizes aldermen for smoking during meetings, arguing public quorums should be conducted with decorum. It laments nicotine’s distraction and urges officials to preserve personal and institutional dignity, noting Parliament avoids tobacco during deliberations.
A letter praising Mayor Bavin for enforcing the smoking ban during council deliberations. The writer notes Bewral Council where Alderman Stephens abstains from smoking to set a civic example while the Town Clerk smokes during reading of documents. The piece recalls former Mayor J. G. Morris who declared business first, smoking afterwards.
Mr Thos Eades curator of reptiles at Melbourne Zoo visited Tallangatta for a week and collected about 60 snakes for research. The haul included mostly tiger and brown snakes with a few black ones, many captured on river flats near lagoons.
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