The Bermagui is still land-locked inside the retaining wall. Captain Cuthbert of the Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association, who paid a visit of inspection during the week, said it would be necessary to remove about 60ft. of the wall before the Bermagui could be taken to the river. The work cannot be completed before Saturday next, and it will be necessary to wait a further two weeks for the next spring tides.

The s.s. Kianga arrived at 6.45 a.m. on Sunday and after discharging 100 tons of coal at Pompey Wharf for the dredge Latona, crossed out again at 9.30 p.m. the same day.

Pilot Rose informs us that since the flood the bar at the entrance to our river has completely disappeared and that an Orient liner could now cross in, turn around, and go out again.

Plans have been drawn for the erection of Mr. Albert Lynch’s bakery on the allotment of land between the Hotel Moruya and J. D. Ward’s skin store and which was recently purchased by Mr. A. H. Weatherby.

The great flood having overshadowed the State elections locally, polling day passed off quietly, very little interest being manifested in what in days gone by was considered a most important event. The Presiding Officer, Mr. P. H. Mills, had every thing in order, and with him in the booth at the Court House were Messrs. R. J. Anderson, C. Carter and H. P. Jeffery. The scrutineer was Mr. W. J. Colefax. Contrary to expectations, however, the number of voters were only about 40 under that at last election. …

With his characteristic forethought and anticipating a delay in the renewal of shipping facilities to this port Mr. R. B. Heffernan, Managing Director of the local Dairy Co., had the whole of the cheese, amounting to about 3000, sent to Sydney via Bateman’s Bay. There need be no further shipments from the factory for a fortnight.

The official rain returns by the Department for the Month of May gives the following falls at southern centres: Araluen topped the list at 4740 points, followed by Moruya with 4417, Bateman’s Bay 3749, and Bodalla 3058.

Licensing District. – Renewals of Hotel Licenses were granted by H. T. Adams Esq., Licensing Magistrate, for year from 1st July, 1925: Adelaide Hotel, Moruya. £24 8s 8d; Bay View Hotel, Bateman’s Bay. £25 9s 5d; Bodalla Arms, Bodalla. £26; Commercial, Moruya. £22 3s 7d; Coronation, Narooma. £17 17s 3d; Criterion, Moruya. £17 15s 5d; Moruya, Moruya. £10 14s 10d; Narooma, Narooma. £21 12s 5d; Palace, Central Tilba. £10 15s 8d; Steam Packet, Nelligen. £18.

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