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Tumut News 22 June 1906Adelong
and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post |
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Cows Mr.
0. H; McKeahnie, of the Queanbeyan district,
is now travelling 200 cows to the Tumut district for winter
quarters. Disgraceful
state of the road We
are asked to call attention to the disgraceful state of the road from Mr. J.
B. Bridle's place at Bowler's Flat down to East Blowering
Station. It is
at present almost impassable and positively dangerous. Our District Assistant
Engineer's attention is required to same. Australian
Democratic Union A
meeting of electors in sympathy with the movement inaugurated by the Australian
Democratic Union for forming an organised opposition to the Socialistic Party
will be held at McNamara's Wynyard Hotel to-night at 8 o'clock. Mr.
W. Stace Lloyd, the organiser for the Hume
Electorate, who has been in town for the past few days, will
address the meeting, and afterwards a branch of the Union will be
formed and a committee appointed to work in the interests of the cause. A
conference of delegates from the various branches of the Union in the Hume
takes place at Wagga on July 3, at which a candidate will be chosen to oppose
Sir William Lyne. Hockey Club The
newly-formed Hockey Club held a special meeting on Wednesday last
to make arrangements in connection with the visit of a hockey team from
Manly. It
was decided to play two matches, the first on next Satur- day
afternoon and the second on Tuesday afternoon. As
the visitors are remaining for a week, suitable arrangements have been
made to entertain them. The following players have been chosen for the 1rst match:
- Mrs Allsopp, Misses Gordon, G. Gordon, L.
Shelley, M. Brown, T. Emanuel, K. Clayton, Maud Ussher, Messrs F.
C. Emanuel, F. Allsopp, O. Evershed.
Emergencies: Mrs. Hassall, Miss M. Ussher, Mr. D. Rankin. Ellerslie Portion
259, ph. Ellerslie, containing 21a lr, situate
about 4 miles westerly from Adelong and 14 miles from Mt. Horeb Railway Station, was submitted to public
auction at the local Lands Office by Mr. J. D.Walker
on Wednesday, and was purchased by Mr. 0. J. Goughlan, of
Longfield, at the upset price of £41. Acetylene gas light Mr.
H. Stewart's acetylene gas light for street lighting purposes, which
is being tested at the intersection of Russell and Wynyard streets, is
proving a much improved illuminant on the
kerosene lamp. Tumut Hospital
Ball The
next result of the Tumut Hospital Ball amounts to £51 13s 6d, which
is a very creditable return. There
were quite an army of lady workers in the cause, but chief among
them were Miss Thornton, Mrs. Beale, Mrs. H. Whatman
and Mrs. E. G. Bridle. Operation for
appendicitis On
Monday last Mrs. L. G. Bucknell, wife of the local
District Assistant Engineer, underwent an operation for appendicitis at a
private hospital at Summer Hill, Dr. Hinda being
the surgeon. The
patient is doing well, but it will be more than a month before she
will be able to return home. Marriage of
Mr. James Keefe The
marriage of Mr. James Keefe, eldest son of Mr. Thos. Keefe, of Wyangle, and Miss Clara McDonald, eldest daughter of
Mr. Arthur McDonald, of Bombowlee Creek, wascelebrated at the Roman Catholic Church on
Wednesday by the Rev. Father Cahill. The
bridesmaids were Miss O'Keefe and Miss May French, while Mr. W.
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