A look back at what was making news in the pages of the Cowra Free Press on Wednesday, October 19 and Saturday, October 22, 1921.
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Setting Aside Days for Ladies Swimming.
Speaking at the P. & C. Assn. meeting on Wednesday Mr. Hicks said he would like something definite in regards to the swimming hole being reserved for ladies on Wednesdays.
He proposed "That the Council be Fix this textasked to reserve one hour on Wednesday's for the ladies."
Mr. Toovey mentioned that swimming was part of the Militia curriculum and they would also like the use of the hole on Wednesdays. Mr. Hicks said the same applied to the Cadets but the ladies would be satisfied with an hour. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clarkson and carried.
Cowra Experimental Farm
Mr. Kelly, manager of the Cowra Experiment Farm, informs us that he has invited Minister Dunn and his Under Secretary to meet the farmers at the Farm on Saturday next.
The same gentleman informs us that the "take-all," or what is thought to be such, that has made its appearance on the Farm, is not the ordinary variety, as it attacks oats as well as wheat.
We understand that after this week there will be three students at the Cowra Experiment Farm under Minister Dunn's free education scheme.
"I've Battled with Rabbits for 20 Years,"
Morongla Farmer Charged with Failing to Destroy Rabbits.
Says He Adjoins Rough Country for Miles and Miles.
The- words ..mentioned above were used by Henry Langfield, of " Warrarook," Morongla, at the Police Court on Wednesday, when he was charged with failing to fully and continuously destroy rabbits.
When asked to plead he said : I am not guilty. I have done my best to keep them out. I have 500 acres well improved and subdivided, but have 80 acres of rough country on which I have destroyed over 500 rabbits in the last two months. I adjoin rough country for miles and miles.
Inspector Smith: This case was adjourned from last week.
Defendant: Why allow a man not to net his property?
Inspector Smith: We can't pick out. You'd better ask him.
Inspector Bell: It is rough country, but not much has been done.
Inspector Smith: There would be no difficulty in digging out.
Fix this textDefendant: There is a road and big creek running through the property. I took the land up at 15s per acre, and I've battled with rabbits for 20 years.
Inspector Smith: Defendant is a good farmer, but he seems to have looked on this bit of laud as hopeless.
He is in a very awkward position.
S.M.: He is fined £l, with 25/6 costs.
Shocking Fatality. Baby Dies, Mother Drowns Herself. Father's Terrible Ordeal.
Grim fate overtook a happy family named Burgess who only recently arrived at Bribaree.
The little baby had a fit of convulsions on Sunday afternoon and her father rushed away to Bribaree Post Office to telephone to Young for a doctor. Meanwhile the baby died in its mother's arms.
Grief stricken the mother rushed away to a nearby dam and flung herself in. By the time her husband re-turned she was drowned. The other two little children had followed her.
One little boy was rescued by his father in the last stages of exhaustion.
Fix this textHe was only in four feet of water. It is not known whether his mother took him with her as she threw herself into the dam or whether he was just old enough to realise what it all meant and made a gallant boyish attempt to save his mother.
The other child suffered the terrible ordeal of standing on the bank and watching its mother drown.
Visit of R.G. Bishop of Bathurst.
Enthusiastically Received Throughout the Parish.
Appeal for Funds, for Catholic Hospital Very Liberally Responded To.
Since his advent to this district some few weeks ago his Lordship, Dr. O'Farrell, Bishop of Bathurst has been winning golden opinions of all sorts and conditions of people.
Having almost finished the phenomenal collection for the new Catholic Hospital in Bathurst he proceeded to the Centenary celebrations in connection with St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, on Wednesday evening, and returns to Cowra to-day in order to thank the Catholic people of Cowra personally at both Masses and on Sunday evening