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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
3
A fragmented OCR shows multiple church announcements and community events for Bowral, Mittagong, Berrima and nearby areas. Items include sermon times, procession routes, Sunday services, confirmations, and choir rehearsals, with scattered references to clergy and local organizations.
Fragmented minutes recount Bowral Council deliberations with mis-spelled names, financial items, and contract concerns. Readings include payments, receipts, and committee actions, plus inquiries into hospital charges and supply matters amid unclear details and garbled phrasing.
The document criticizes Roman Catholic orders as a corrupt stronghold, alleging wealth, political influence, and opposition to the Republic. It cites a parliamentary committee report urging rejection of monastic applications while warning that clericalism threatens democratic institutions. Leaders in the inquiry urge a decisive campaign against church power.
Fragmented OCR style passage references many items and places with garbled names. It mentions printing quality and distribution areas, with stray phrases about districts and advertising in a historical paper, plus a claim that Tree Press circulates widely for quick returns.
Fragmented OCR notes reference Padme trains arriving at Tyme in Sydney with scattered dates and times. Mentions of Sabusday, Yazmai, Solarday, and various locations such as Sid ney and Guanvile appear amid garbled phrases. No coherent event or outcome can be confirmed from the readable text.
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