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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
2
A local shop discusses seasonal changes from summer to autumn, noting customers adjust purchases as weather turns cooler. They emphasize store policy, pricing, and avoiding middlemen to ensure fair value, while highlighting demand for lighter fabrics and wool comforts and the need to cover operating costs.
Reverend G D'Arcy Irvine of St Michael's Wolloongong received an Easter gift of sovereigns with thanks from the congregation. William Laurence presented a sterling silver cup to Moss Vale Bowling Club for the championship to be played for single 25 hands, won twice. Events include three ranked games with Carter defeating Gale, Oates beating Samuels, and Mowe defeating Stevenson. A Bowral Lewy Tennis Club match is planned for the afternoon with Bowral players listed. Various local meetings, football club notices, and public health concerns are reported, including hospital cases, accidents, and civic council actions, with parliamentary notes on labour, education, and immigration.
The event closed with Sergt Chant as top scorer winning 217 points in the March shoot. Seventeen prize-winners are listed in order with Privates 5.14. Smith J. Weeks Hambridge LeSetats B. Chalker and others among the named shooters. Unsuccessful competitors follow in merit order with several privates and a lieutenant noted. A few shootists posted steady totals but failed to reach the target in the allotted time.
Bowral society notices announce two charity sales at St Jude’s School Bowral with 3 to 6 pm entry, a flower show at Arte Hall on Friday evening with music and singing, and a town meeting at the Town Hall to plan Hospital Saturday arrangements. Also listed are district court sittings, a social welcome for visiting clergy, the Kangaloon Dairy Board meeting, and Mittagene Bicycle Sports slated for May with shop closes and handicap entries.
In Woodford paddock a tree base revealed a cache of sovereigns after the Warrnambool quake. Four children found the coins, taking 4 and later 12 more for a total of about six sovereigns. The coins dated 1892 may have been buried by a wandering highwayman who lived nearby. Money banked. Constable Shoebridge probes the hoard’s origin.
The annual session of the Agricultural Jets Union discussed government action to grant a free railway pass for an organizing representative and considered a request for free passes for others. A committee was proposed to draft a code of rules for judging by points amid concerns over injuries in sport and football clubs.
A fragmented tribute and memorial notice for Private Weeks dated 0/9/03. The garbled text mentions farewell, a request for remembrance, and references to names and places as part of a wartime commemoration with uncertain details.
Mr Gain of Lower Mittagong narrowly escaped injury Sunday evening when a buggy carrying four passengers overturned near Burradoo. Driver Mr Cain halted the vehicle on an embankment after a broken shaft halted progress. Passengers and horse were uninjured. assistance came from Messrs Gascoigne and Henry Beer.
The Easter holidays drew many visitors to Wamboyan Caves as postal and telecommunication delays, limited accommodations, and poor transport hindered travel. Caretaker Chalker managed strains while a local committee formed a piano fund, aiming to raise funds for a piano or hall to enhance evenings, with future plans to add a playground if government funds permit.
A fractured OCR item references warding off attacks and boxing, detailing a Gailburn School of Arts hall lease rejection, a petition by six clergymen, and a moral stance on boxing activities. Mentions John Connel tripping and a fatal incident at a southern ferry.
Victorian era applicants crowded a Melbourne Federal Public Service exam building seeking switchboard roles. The age limit and 700 hopefuls for 40 vacancies prompted debate over whether Melbourne or Australia witnessed a larger gathering.
At Government House Sydney a royal investiture in honour of knights and companions took place with Governor General presiding. The ceremony featured dignitaries kneeling and bowing as they received the accolade, accompanied by illuminated harbour and formal dress.
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