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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1929
Page
5
The President and Committee thank all helpers donors and stallholders for the Flower Show success. The Prize Fund benefited the Institute by £104. Geoff Beavan Chas. N. Griffin Hon. Lees J. Stokes President.
A meeting of the Primary Producers' Union will be held at the Bowral School of Arts on Thursday Slat October at 1.30 p.m. Dan Beere of the PU will attend. Churchill, Hon. Sec. The G.U.O.O.F. will in future meet in the C.W.A. Rest Room. H. Be, Warren, Sec.
Mr. Mark Morton states the Minister for Railways Mr Stevers will visit Robertson on Friday late November to hear a deputation from locals seeking land resumption by the Railway Commissioner. Morton will accompany the Minister and the deputation will be received at Robertson School of Arts at 2.40 p.m. All interested may attend and present their case.
Bowral High School students under Miss D Toone and Mr L G Walker begin a large contour map project covering about 16 square miles at a 6 inches to the mile scale. Fieldwork will span two to three years with Saturday afternoon work, yielding a valuable model of the district's geology and physical nature. Help is sought to donate instruments such as a plane table, an aneroid barometer, and an Abney telescopic level to aid the effort.
The Lynch Family, fresh from a successful New Zealand tour, headlines at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday October 20 with new acts and novelties including the great Silver Organ Chimes and the Glossophone. They are supported by English Concert Company members Pauline Kitchen Lester Berry Eloise Mack and Harry Baxter with seat bookings at the theatre.
Nurse Baly resumes practice in Bowral and offers outdoor calls in Bowral, Moss Vale, and Berrims District. R B Smith and Co announce attractive new lines. F Dale recalls Christmas approach and promotes Christoons cakes and banking orders for Christmas delivery. Metropolitan Dance Orchestra returns to Mittagong on Friday for dances.
Mr J A Perkins said he was advised of irregularities during polling after Cusack surged in final laps. Former voters who moved to Canberra reportedly voted in Queanbeyan and other irregularities occurred. Perkins believed these factors deprived him of the seat. appeals in Federal elections are decided by the High Court.
Mr Mark Morton receives a ministerial letter clarifying that pig farmers are charged only when factories slaughter on behalf of producers and settle on dead weight. Investigations show few cases. one instance passes about 8 percent of total tax, another about 6 percent.
TENDERS are invited for the cartage of the Wool Clip from Bullio to Sydney all to be insured. Shearing to commence 9th November Tenders per ton Clip about 30 tons. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close 30th October with TALBOT BROS Bullio Mittagong.
At the Mittagong Football Club meeting on 22 October in the School of Acts medals were awarded for Best Forwards to A Cupitt and W Foster and Best Backs to J Shannon and E Savell. Medals were drawn for with Cupitt, Foster, Shannon and Savell receiving specific medals. The club decided to engrave winners' names on the medals and reported a sound financial position, closing the season with £14 in credit after debts.
A reader commends Mr. Burton for prompt attention at the telephone exchange and notes others without his charm face longer waits. The letter closes with a sharp late remark.
The Bradman bat for the first century was won by Beaumont in the District Cricket Competition. Mr Benaley has donated another bat to be awarded under similar conditions to the highest scorer for the remainder of the competition.
Exeter and Robertson played a second grade cricket match in Exeter on Saturday with Exeter posting a total and Robertson replying. Bowling figures for Exeter featured W Norman taking 6-3 and R Allan 5-15, while Robertson’s bowlers included R Brown 3-12 and C Quigg 2-5. The match will be continued next Saturday at Robertson.
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