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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1928
Page
2
In memoriam notice for Don McMillan who died July 10 1026 inserted by his father mother brothers and sisters. Text notes advertising deadlines and contract terms amid the damaged fragment.
The Mail expresses warm thanks to advertisers and subscribers at the close of the financial year. It notes last year's sales were the highest since taking over The Four Mails and last week's sales set a new all time weekly high. It hopes to make the papers even more valuable to readers and advertisers in the coming year.
Mr. Morton receives a Works Department letter on Bowral Water Works filtration plant. Mechanical equipment is being built in Melbourne. Excavation is expected to start next week. Tender invitations for the low lift pumping plant may follow within one to two weeks. Bowral Council handles land negotiations. If progress continues, Bowral could have the purest water in the State by next summer.
The August meeting notes revised hospital plans deemed acceptable by medical staff and the architect and forwarded to the Department of Public Health for approval. The Minister for Health will not commit to subsidies until an inspection confirms necessity. A hospital day plan and other community support ideas are discussed along with a new isolation block and a connected covered way.
A column open to readers for expression on public matters. The Editor does not endorse correspondents’ views and requires the writer’s name to be provided before publication. The note emphasizes editor approval of names prior to printing.
Local Government Ordinance 70/38 requires every dwelling to have a fully enclosed bathroom or combined bath and laundry with proper washing facilities and impervious floor surfaces. It also sets minimum floor areas for baths and combined facilities and allows councils to grant exemptions by resolution. Good health notes follow as Bowral Horse Show celebrates optimism, detailing a major annual meeting, committee elections, financials, and future plans for Loseby Park and civic promotion.
A reader cites Professor Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hopkins noting that alcohol related death counts misstate Prohibition’s health impact. He cites historical death rates from 1914 to 1920 and claims the Prohibition era reduced death rates to about 1 per 100,000 at times, with increases only in laxly enforced states. The letter argues unbiased insurance data also show a drop in death rates under Prohibition.
Letter to the editor alleges Bowral Football Club officials and players displayed unsporting conduct and rough play. The writer accuses Bowral of disqualifications and relying on unfair tactics, noting many clubs’ dislike of Bowral in the current season and urging change to restore standing.
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the Robertson A and H Society first Agricultural Show and the jubilee will be celebrated. The Society seeks a large prize fund for a memorable 1929 Show and asks committees to review lists. readers are invited to share reminiscences of the early show. Woods Great Peppermint Care.
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