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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1927
Page
2
Listing shows clearance prices for various hosiery and gloves including children s black and tan socks sale price 1s 0d ladies black tan and white silk hose sale price 4d to 1s 4d artificial silk hose 1s 4d and Milanese style items plus short black and white gloves described with sale figures.
Following recent legal changes, The Mail announces revised charges after January 1 1927. After November 1 advance subscriptions stay at the current rate. Canvas advertisements rise to 4s 9d per single column inch. Minimum charge for hooked Smalls set at 2s.
Bowral issues outline Anniversary Day arrangements with public holiday at the post office on Wednesday January 24, including altered mail times and continuous telephone service. Obituary for Elizabeth Ann Armstrong notes long residence at Werai and funeral at Bong Bong cemetery. Two Smiths linked to Bowral business changes and liquidator notes. Star Pictures presents Broken Laws at the School of Arts with Steele of the Royal Mounted as a second feature. film details and dramatic plot summarized.
Bowral residents and council press for rapid police department decision amid gossip fueled allegations. A motion seeks Inspector-General action to ensure proper policing as rumors surface about petitions and possible officer removals.
The East Kangaloon Parents and Citizens Association formed recently has already done good work. Two school picnics were held, one in December at the East Kangaloon Hall and Mr W P Morrows grounds, with plentiful refreshments and lively races. A smart dance at night featured music by Mr Chris Cole.
Bowral Police Court fined F G Shaw one pound for keeping refreshment rooms open after midnight on New Year’s Eve. Shaw admitted reopening after closing to serve theatregoers. police noted other shops were open but no action taken. He may appeal within 21 days with solicitor.
Big Gymkhana in aid of the BDAH and L Society will be held at Moss Vale on Saturday. It attracts a fashionably gathering and features an attractive program managed by capable Society officials. An alderman was fined £2 with costs for failing to abate a nuisance on his property at Mittagong. Empire Pictures screens The Hoy Friend with Marceline Day and others, plus Missmates and Three Faces East, with The Keeper of the Bees and other features to follow.
The Bennett-North Costume Concert Co. will present a distinct show in the Southern Highlands at Mittagong on January 28. The troupe, featuring talented artists heard on the wireless recently, offers original numbers and aims to attract intelligent audiences. Proceeds go to the Etteddfod funds.
Seats are booking fast for the Bowral School of Arts performance of Sweet Lavender on Thursday January 27. Reserved seats should be booked immediately. The Bowral press praised the recent Goulburn production and the cast includes fine artists with an orchestra as an added feature. Bowral residents can expect a musical feast with humor from start to finish. In Bowral Police Court last sitting two cases were listed. One involved bicycle theft by a defendant who rode to Liverpool and did not return the machine until police intervention. He was found guilty and sentenced to one month imprisonment suspended under the First Offenders Act. The other case saw a stockroom employee found guilty of stealing articles and sentenced to one month imprisonment suspended upon furnishing surety and abstaining from drink.
Miss Constance Smith Headmistress of the Church of England Grammar School Bowral forwards a testimonial praising Mrs Ingoldby for twenty one years of teaching music. The note highlights her accuracy in Royal Academy exams and Sydney Conservatorium results and her refined musical taste.
Cheap excursion tickets issued at Bowral for return to Sydney and intermediate stations. Ordinary single fare plus one third, minimum two shillings. first clean return and second class cheap excursion fare with the same surcharge. Tickets valid for return within one calendar month on specified trains, Bowral departure January 26 at 6 20 am.
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