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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1903
Page
2
Fragmentary text discusses friendship in a sales context with nonspecific references to products. Mentions Thea De ne veRmite g at All Josh and Heat ive Patterns. Lacks clear events, entities, or actionable details.
At Town Hall yesterday public nomination concluded for Glebe Ward to Bowral council. Only one signer supported Mr Murray's nomination paper while Mayor Jos Stokes and Returning Officer presided. Council clerk absent, press present, others listed among supporters or attendees.
Mr C Waters a church trustee funded exterior renovations improving appearance and value of Bowral Methodist Church. The report notes enhanced streetside presentation following the work.
The Bowral Branch of the Protestant Defence Association plans a Friday evening gathering at the Methodist Sunday School Hall in Hendooley Street. The meeting will feature a public lecture by Rev. G. A. Gordon on The Genius of Romanism. Mrs Robert Viles was the sole nomination for the Mass Vale council vacancy caused by J. McCleery’s resignation. Wiles was elected though attendance and formalities were minimal.
The committee at Moss Vale arranged details for races and boxing ground events, naming officials and seeking a good handicapper and a course for Boxing Day. The Rev Wilkinson, now rector of St Clement’s Church Mosman, pushed the new church project, opened recently by the Archbishop and funded to about £1500.
An elderly town resident faced court after accusations of stealing ponada and javresigd amid claims of hunger. The accused lamented months of work and hunger, claiming the fine of £1 or a month in Porber Gaol remained unpaid as officials stated sympathy but insisted on justice to keep crime down.
Fragmentary text indicates A M P Society involvement and a person named H Markham Wy, with references to world and town matters and a claimed secured extension. Details are unclear due to corruption.
News notes unsettled weather in Bowral with frequent showers and a late Sunday thunderstorm producing 77 points of rain. Water supplies appear sufficient for Sydney visitors this year. A separate domestic fragment discusses marital friction, and a recipe fragment on butter making highlights evaporating cream and chilling steps.
A veteran Boon Victoria selector Mr George Paines died Friday night after predicting harvest timing in 1905. The report notes his early voyage to Sydney and wartime service, then a Bavarian infant death in a cradle, describing a frail baby and a lifelong lurker in a clipped, era tone.
A heavy storm at Maryborough Queensland on Saturday afternoon blew down a large Seventh Day Adventist tent and caused considerable damage. Reports from Piggin indicate general buildings were blown down in Friday's storm and town windows were broken by hail. Dr Morris lectured at the lecture, delivered by Dr R N Morris of the University of Sydney, with proceeds to the library fund of the institution. the report notes the lecture was highly interesting and is to be continued in our next issue.
A farewell gathering at the residence of Mr JT Hayter Robertson honored Mr and Mrs Hayter for their many years in town. Guests praised their hospitality as the event concluded by midnight with thanks from the host and attendees.
The article recalls Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian Jew who arrived penniless in New York and later founded a paper on the Sands, gifting £400,000 for a journalism school. It notes his rise from youth sheltering at a hotel to building the World offices and becoming a major publisher.
In Albury a defendant was fined £9 "for selling railway tickets. The solicitor for the railway commissioners said the department was being systematically defrauded. The case highlights ongoing fraud against the railway service.
A brief Sydney Stock Journal item notes Forbes reports a mob of snakes blocked the Lake Cowal road and a man galloped away to escape. The correspondent cannot even begin with the birthday celebration preface.
In St Peters the town held a strawberry fete last week to benefit a local cause. After tea and hearty snacks including five cups of tea eight ham sandwiches four plates of bread and butter two tea cakes and five jam tarts one lad exclaimed to his friend that everyone should attend such events as it is for a good cause.
Melbourne report of a fatal fire accident at Lockwood where Mrs Briggs, licensee of the Farmers Arms Hotel, was severely burned while lighting a candle. Her clothing ignited, she jumped into water to extinguish flames, collapsed from shock, and died today after being rescued and taken to hospital.
A fire swept a 2164 acre wheat field near Hadleigh and Warialda destroying much of the crop. Workers fought to protect machinery but wind spread the flames beyond control. several thousand bushels of wheat were destroyed with recovery still uncertain.
Government Entomologist notes a butterfly species now numbered among pests. The Belowna Java Bpar rman, once Piaris leutonia, feeds on native capparis abruba and is seen in Botanic Gardens and various sites. Reports indicate caterpillars cause damage, with attention from officials on control measures.
Mr J G Monaghan lectured at Bowral Public School on Free-arm and Ambidextrous drawing using Plasticine modelling. He demonstrated left handed precision in circles ellipses and curves, showing rapid sketches such as cherries grapes and an egg cup, with guidance from Departmental chart shared with schools. The session closed with thanks to the presenter and signals of appreciation from attendees.
The Band of Hope met Friday evening at the Methodist Church in Kangaloon with a large turnout. After singing and prayers, the programme included overture, piano pieces, songs, recitations, readings, duets and a quartet, followed by a note on haymaking and milk production from the Kangaloon Dainty Co. Milk receipts and butter output for November are cited, with payments to suppliers. The text lists local members to represent Kangaloon in an upcoming match on Saturday at 5 PM, including J. Akers, J. Irian, G. Hartigan, A. Piper, H. W. Smith, and others.
A Bowral confectionery shop reports repeated petty thefts over months with jars of confectionery stolen from a glass case. Mrs. Corry devised a plan using a labeled Cadbury’s box to catch the culprit, but late night thefts continued, extending to other shops like Mev Armstrong’s lollies.
An ornate quarrel unfolds as two lovers argue over a ring and the right to arbitrate. The woman rejects the man’s offer and declares the issue unresolved, while friends mock the idea of arbitration and tease with banter and insults.
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