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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1904
Page
2
The fragment hints at a brief note about winter requirements and related details, mentioning Autumn Axl as a key figure and suggesting a pending update or rule. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
The vented minutes report the January financials and donations, noting £495 16s bank balance, receipts from Lov eridge Hodson and others, and payments approved. The Hospital Saturday movement progress is noted with use of the board room. A letter from Dr Throtby requests an incubator costing £5 to £6 for the hospital.
The column lists bids from the Public Works Department for courthouse alterations and a lowest tender by A Stephens. It notes community announcements from Bowral Young Men's Association and Moss Vale Presbyterian Church, plus advertisements on clothing, tourism, land sales near Moss Vale, a railway issue in Goulburn, and upcoming local meetings and bids, all reflecting a bustling regional page.
A chaotic public meeting in Moss Vale debated hospital funding and management. Attendees pressed for detailed subscriptions and questioned future support while officials discussed allocations and hospital governance amid confusion over figures and promises.
Fragmentary testimony from Wad neslay police court describes Thomas Nye and James O'Donnell facing charges of insulting behavior. Witnesses named Carey and Andrews discuss threats and stones thrown from O'Donnell's hotel. Nye reportedly implied an informer. The case centers on disputes near Sutton-Forest hotel.
Partial court notes describe O'Donnell pressing Nye inside a doorway at a hotel on April sixth. The transcript mentions Nye and questions of who was spoken to and who spoke to whom during the incident. A financial ruling appears with costs and two months imprisonment in default.
The report details several deaths in Sydney including Mr. W. McBaron of Robertson and Mr. Frederick Compton, a journalist and former organist, with notes on their careers and families. It mentions Mrs. Hilchen and Mr. William Hindspetly, detailing ages, residences, and the accidental death of Hindspetly while working near the Australian Steam Company. The narrative covers burial places and the circumstances surrounding the fatalities.
Fragmentary report of a local court case involving Cornelis Huwank and William Piggott at Moss Vale with a dairy separator dispute. The prose recalls payments, cheques, and alleged breaches tied to a dairy business and farm operations, including references to a separator device and related costs.
A chaotic fragment lists performers and venues for an event titled AURVEANTITEMUM SHOW at Moss Vala Tall on Wednesday. Names like Apsile Ganafro and Nine Thien appear amid scattered, unclear text signaling acts, participants, and potential prices, with no coherent details.
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