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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
2
Inconvenience from late Mall delivery prompts advertisers to follow rigid rules. Changes to standing ads must reach the office by Saturday morning or noon, to appear in the next issue. New ads must be received by 2 pm on Mondays and Thursdays for publication. Payment and contract termination terms are noted, with terms ending quarterly.
Bowral firm R S Smith and Co marked three years of growth and the nearing completion of a new building. Les Smith returned from a business tour in America and England and was named resistant manager. Staff and guests praised loyalty, bonuses were discussed, and plans for pay raises noted as the company emphasized service and integrity. The celebration included a staff banquet at Springett's with speeches by H Herron and others, plus music and dancing.
Misa Dulcie Starkey the lyric soprano famed for broadcasts with Australian Broadcasting Co and SCL Adelaide visits Bowral for a forthcoming Mes sigh performance. She has won many Eisteddfoda awards and showcased varied songs with Mr Living at Mote, M.A. for the WEA, with Sydney and Newenade centers noting her talent.
Braemar Tennis Club has moved its dance to Mittagong School of Arts on Saturday, December Tth. Annivers ary services will be held at St Andrew's Church Bowral on Sunday next with special music and Rev C P Bradley of Moss Vale preaching in the evening. The Bowlers Ball at Empire Theatre occurs tonight. Timber ad misprint corrected sawn timber to be offered by J D Wood & Co at McCleery's yards. Accident report notes a collision on Sutton Forest Road injuring rider F J Litt and damaging a car. Weather, rainfall, and local shopt activities update Mawgal. Poor attendance at Corbett Gardens ambulance function. new ambulance car praised. Street lights damaged by pea rifles in Moss Vale. calls for action. Christmas excursion trains to Sydney offered at single fare with limited availability. Train departs Howrah at 12 am on December 19.
Three men Edward John Bartlett or Wray James Bishop and Jock Higgins or Tom Kelly faced Mittagong Police Court on Tuesday charged with illegally using a motor car. They were convicted and sentenced to six months hard labor. Bartlett fined £10 or three months and £20 or three months for speeding. Sergt Dudley narrowly escaped injury as the vehicle sped toward him at about 60 mph.
Poppy Day organiser Mr Earl reports the Mitta gong Returned Soldiers League raised 85 pounds 18 shillings 7 pence with strong local support. Stall proceeds detailed from Mrs Chester Smith and Miss Lawson, municipal council donation noted, Bowral Rifle Club shoot scheduled for Sunday December 1 with teams from Bowral Mousa Vale and Randwick. Bus departs Bowral station at 9 am. shooting starts at 10.
The Primary Producers' Union Bowral branch met at Bowral School of Arts on Wednesday. Members criticized railway rates from Moss Vale to Sydney, noting Albury to Sydney costs around £14 per ton by truck while Moss Vale to Sydney charges run to 22s per ton. They urged the Market Board to address these disparities affecting farmers. The conference report by Mr. Churchill was presented and warmly thanked for his efforts.
A communication from the General Secretary expressed hope that the district would be represented at the March 1930 Central Council session. Routine business was addressed and the next meeting set for Monn Vale. The PPU remains the sole organized farmer interest group, urging farmers to engage more with PPU matters and their town branch activities.
The column invites reader views on public matters but the editor reserves the right to approve writers. Names must be known to the editor before publication.
In a letter to The Mail Charles Harris notes 206 electors promised support but only 483 votes cast from about 1600 on the roll. He laments voter apathy and urges funding for footpath improvements next year plus a prize scheme to encourage best kept paths, hoping Bowral becomes a premier NSW town.
Tenders are invited for the well known property of Mr H Bary from Station ten blocks away with a modern bungalow, all conveniences, improved, cultivated, suitable for marketing by builders or speculators. Private residence. inspection anytime. Tenders due January 10, 1930.
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