Mr. H. J. Bate, who recently conducted a lecturing tour on the North Coast on silos, endeavours to practice what he preaches. On his Tilba property he has just put away 250 tons of ensilage and 20 tons of lucerne. The plant was hurriedly transferred to his new property at Bodalla, where, with the assistance of the boys, two fine reinforced concrete silos were constructed and filled with fine maize. This means just on 500 tons of succulent fodder stored for winter.

On Monday last two more steamers to carry granite from the Moruya quarry for the North Shore Bridge were launched. The Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, launched the steamer named after him, and Sir Arthur Dorman did likewise with his namesake. The third steamer, the Dorlonco, was launched a few weeks ago. The Governor also laid the keel of a new dredge. The ships launched are 147 ft. long with a dead weight capacity of 400 tons, and a speed of about 10 knots. They will be completed within six weeks.

Messrs. Donnelly Bros. have left the Campbell Street Butchery and gone into one of Mr. Weatherby’s new shops in Vulcan Street. The premises are nice and roomy and well lit by electricity from Mr. Weatherby’s Delco plant.

The juveniles are to be given an opportunity of learning eurythmics and classical dancing, as that clever exponent of the Terpsichorean art, Mrs. G. Bishop, notifies that she is prepared to give lessons in such. Physical culture and deportment will also be taught.

The old culvert near the Cemetery on Dwyer’s Creek road partially collapsed under a heavy wagon load of timber a day or two ago, rendering it unsafe for traffic. Yesterday a strong gang of Shire workmen fenced off the existing road, pulled up the old culvert and constructed a temporary bye-way through Mr. A. F. Emmott’s paddock pending the construction of the bad piece of road opposite the Cemetery.

Nerrigundah. (From our Correspondent.) A most enjoyable ball in aid of the cricket club was held in the local School of Arts on Friday night of last week. Messrs. Horace Head and E. Sutherland were door-keepers and Mr. G. Jessop M.C. Visitors were present from Narooma, Eurobodalla and Bodalla. The usual excellent dance music was supplied by Mr. W. Jessop and family, while Mr. Alf Jessop, from one of the leading bands in Sydney, played some delightful cornet solos. The supper was handed round by Mrs. Mair, Misses Egan, O’Toole, Curtis, Perry and Jessop, assisted by Messrs. G. and W. Jessop, E. Sutherland, Roy O’Toole and Egan. Mr. Mair, Secretary, should be complimented on the result of his effort which put the sum of £8 10s into the club’s funds.

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