Low Cost Housing

The Beagle Editor,

I applaud Mayor Mathew Hatcher seeking a solu on for those Eurobodalla residents who struggle to get a roof over their head especially those who suffered from the bush fires.

May I make a sugges on?

The Council owns the site of what was the Batemans Bay Bowling Club in the Batemans Bay Central Business District.

The Local Government Superannua on Fund owns Batemans Bay's large shopping centres and presumably its Funds have capital to invest. If the Council, on behalf of the ci zens of Eurobodalla, put in the land and the Local Government Superannua on Fund which must make a good return from the rent ul mately paid by Batemans Bay consumers, financed on a commercial basis a unit development on that land, it would be a "win win" for everyone.

Mayor Hatcher must appreciate that the recent real estate boom on the coast is going to flood his rate coffer nicely so he should not need to argue that the Council needs to sell the land rather than donate it to the needy.

He could be seen as a li le "needy" as we in Batemans Bay have recently "profited" by well over one billion dollars of NSW Liberal Government funds for bridges, roadworks and a splendid arts and aqua c centre.

John Haslem Batemans Bay Ci zen

100 Years Ago January 27th 1923

THE following pupils from the Dwyer’s Creek Public School passed the Qualifying Cer ficate Examina on: - Mary Foreman, Walter Summers and Pearl Henry.

OWING to the outbreak of pleuro in the district, the Tilba A., P. & H. Society has decided to eliminate all ca le sec ons from their exhibi on on the 14th and 15th Feb.

FARMERS and se lers declare that the present method of destroying rabbits with poison are doing more harm than good. The poison carts which go out to spread the poison for the destruc on of the rabbits leave in their train a collec on of dead jackasses, goannas, and other birds, which aid the farmer in his fight with Nature’s pests. Goannas in par cular, says one farmer, are farmers’ friend in the war against the rabbit. They descend a rabbit burrow and eat as many as a li er of 19 young rabbits at one meal.

MRS. S. Lou t, whose capability with the sewing needle is so well known, with her sister, Miss Lily Keyte, no fy that they will open a dressmaking establishment at Gundary on 1st Feb.

ALL the Public Schools in this district resumed work on Monday. No change in the personnel was made at these ins tu ons, but at the Convent School, which re-opens Monday next, almost a complete change in the management and teaching was effected. Sister M. Basil, sister of the late Mr. R. N. Carden, has been appointed Mother Superior.

ON Thursday night, Mr. John Smith, a well-known and much respected resident of Moruya, passed to his reward at the age of 78 years. Born in Tipperary, Ireland, he came to this country in 1866. He resided in this district for 48 years and was always found to be of an upright and charitable disposi on, being loved and admired by all classes of the community. … A widow, six sons, William (Moruya), John (Woy Woy), Daniel (Sydney), Bernard (Shellharbor), Darcy (Sydney), Clement (Newcastle) and four daughters Miss Mary (Moruya), Mrs. Hughes (Rozelle), Mrs. Ashton (Dundas) and Mrs. Freeman (Sydney) are le to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father.

MORUYA COTTAGE HOSPITAL - …Matron reported pa ents in the hospital Nov. 30th 4, admi ed since last report 9, total treated 13, discharged recovered since last report 7, remaining in hospital December 31st 6. House Commi ee – Reported at me of visit everything in sa sfactory order. More wood was required to be cut up into lengths and split up. Door of morgue requires re-fi ng. The new bath is now being fi ed in and the floor covered with lead. More assistance is required at the hospital to cope with the work. It was decided to write to the Immigra on Bureau asking if they could supply a suitable woman to help.

Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc. h ps:// www.mdhs.org.au