100 Years Ago – 30 October 1926

Mr. John Ward this week installed a Radiair receiving set for which he is an agent, and the results obtained have been excellent. On Wednesday he received messages on the loud speaker from three broadcasting stations. This, Mr. Ward considers, is a record for Moruya.

Tomatoes will be scarce in the district this season through the ravages of the pest known as the cut worm. Almost every young plant has been cut off. Mr. S. Louttit had the misfortune to lose 400 young tomato plants. This pest even attacked young onion plants, as well as the corn and saccaline crops.

Motor cycles are slowly, but surely taking the place of horses for police work in the country. It has been found that cycles in the long run prove cheaper and that police are able to patrol a bigger area, and it is done much quicker by cycles. Another batch of 20 motor cycles and sidecars has been purchased by the Police Department, and most of them are to be sent to country towns.

At a meeting held this week in connection with the Popular Man Competition run in aid of the funds of the Bateman’s Bay School of Arts, Mr. Ladmore was appointed candidate for the sawmillers, and Mr. V. Ison for the town.

The annual Snowball Bazaar in aid of the Church of England funds opened in the centennial Hall last Friday afternoon. It was the finale to the splendid efforts that had been made during the past five months by the various workers for the stalls and on behalf of the selected Queen of the Bazaar Candidates – Misses Mary Boot, Dorrie Coppin, Murial Berriman and Gwen Jeffery. The whole function proved very enjoyable and successful, and throughout the afternoon and night, and again on Saturday night when the final count for the Queen Competition was made, the ball presented a strikingly attractive and busy scene. There was wild excitement when the votes, finally totalled, showed that Miss Mary Boot had secured first place.

The grand finale took place in the Amusu Theatre on Monday night when the crowning ceremony took place. After the dancing, at 10 p.m. the Herald (Rev. E. E. Ashby), who was followed by the courtiers (Misses Mary Batt and Vera Coppin) announced the approach of the royal party. The queen elect in her gorgeous green robes was preceded by the cross-bearer (Mr. Harold Coppin) and the Rev. G. A. Sanders and attended by Miss Dorrie Coppin, Gwen Jeffrey and Muriel Berriman. Miss Mary Boot was crowned Queen of the C.E. Snowball Bazaar and she then conferred honor upon many of her subjects.

Amusu Theatre. To-night, THE WHITE DESERT, an intense drama of railroad pioneers amid the snow peaks. Also, SO THIS IS MARRIAGE.