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Newspaper
St George Call
Location
St George, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
3
Direct all communications to the Editor at St George Call Kogarah. Anonymous letters are not considered. Authenticated names and addresses are required for submission as a guarantee of good faith. Rejected manuscripts are not returned.
A Hurstville Council proposal to borrow for a Town Hall faces criticism over self funding, rate hikes, and diverted revenues. Critics warn rents and lodge revenues are overestimated, risking road work and drains while a loan levy on land values looms. The association backs studying the plan, planning delegates, and local petitions for Carlton West Kogarah infants school.
The Kogarah Middle Ward Progress Association will hold its annual meeting at St Cuthbert's Church Langlea on Thursday evening January 6 1910. Officers will be elected and the annual report and balance sheet discussed. Members and prospective members urged to attend amid debates on a tram line from Kogarah to Tom Ugly's Point and route alterations for public benefit.
The Bexley Progress Association met at Grant's Hall on December 21 with President T J Carr presiding. Members included Aldermen Bean and Wiseman and petitions from Clawarra Progress Association on quadrupling the Illawarra Railway Line were to be signed by local stores. A motion proposed seven provisional directors to draft a prospectus for a social hall at Carlton, aiming for cooperative construction and wider lodge representation.
A pretty wedding took place at St Stephen’s Church Newtown on December 29 with John Thomas Young marrying Margaret Johanna Wilke. The bride wore a white satin empire gown and lilies of the valley while bridesmaids wore white with heliotrope sashes. The couple will honeymoon at Manly after a reception at Dispensary Hall with toasts and dancing.
A Penshurst social tea and evening dance at Hams Gate Park on Boxing Day drew a full attendance. Members enjoyed games and supper, with thanks given to Mrs. Pettitt and Mrs. Musgrove for organizing outings and dances.
An old classified note advertises tobacco cigars and cigarettes at Tom Ball's in Kogarah, inviting customers to visit the bank area for purchase. The line emphasizes a polite sales tone and location cue for shoppers.
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