The Premier has presented to the Eurobodalla Shire Council a photo of the R.M.A.S. Australia. The teak frame is made from part of the woodwork of the historic flagship.

A record in silo building on the South Coast has been established by Mr. Bert Coppin, of Moruya, who completed two large silos at Bodalla in 23 days. One of these necessary adjuncts on a farm was erected on Mr. A. F. Emmott’s “Home Farm,” and the other on Mr. J. Hansen’s “Widget” property. Each measures 27ft x 16ft inside and has a capacity of 120 tons. The buildings which are of re-inforced concrete bricks, do infinite credit to the contractor, Mr. Coppin.

One of the Tilba district’s oldest identities in the person of Mr. R. M. Bate passed over the Great Divide on Monday, at the age of 78 years. The deceased was a brother of Messrs. S. W. Bate, of Central Tilba, and John Bate, of Tilba Tilba, and the father of Mr. H. J. Bate, a valued member of the Eurobodalla Shire Council.

There passed away at his son’s residence, Eurobodalla, on the 30^th March, Mr. Michael Stormon, Senior, one of the very oldest pioneers of the South Coast District, at the ripe old age of 87 years. He was a native of Tipperary, Ireland, but came to New South Wales when an infant in 1836 with his parents. He lived in his parents home in Mullenderree till 1860 when he decided to explore the country south of Moruya. At this time there were no roads nor bridges only cattle tracks, through dense scrubs, and over ranges. He succeeded in penetrating the district as far as Cobargo. But the beautiful flats he saw on the banks of the Tuross River impressed him, and he finally selected there, and acquired a comfortable home. … He was a splendid horseman, and his help was always sought when bush stock-keeping had to be done in any part of the district; few riders could keep pace with him in the bush, and few wild horses managed to escape from his chase. In 1864 he married Miss Hanoria Corbett, who predeceased him by four years. He leaves five sons, Bartholomew and William (Sydney), John (Lismore), and Michael and Ignatius, (Eurobodalla), and seven daughters, Mrs. D. J. Coman, (Toowoomba, Queensland), Mesdames Schuback, Latty, and McGrade (Sydney), Mrs. Heartneddy (Braidwood), Mrs. Moffit (Ballarat, Victoria), and Mary, (Hong Kong). One son, Edward, predeceased his father by three years. Mr. Stormon also leaves thirty-five grandchildren, and fourteen great- grandchildren. He was buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Moruya, the Rev. Father Deenihan officiating at the grave.

Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc.