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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
2
The notice touts a superior selection of dress goods and hats, asserting rivals do not offer comparable value. It urges customers to think carefully, compare prices, and visit to buy from the seller offering more than 500 items discounted to lure buyers.
A school pageant presented by Belioo pupils featured a laymater song and scenes with named characters like Mother Goo Miss Armstrong Aunt Sally Blaine Upton and Jack the Giant Killer. The event included a coral march by girls under Miss Finilderga and a display by boys, with a Highland themed setting and a well attended ball, though some difficulties affected rehearsal and performance.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions parents friends and performance, but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or location to form a valid news item. Unable to determine event, participants, or outcome from the provided content.
A fragmented Bowral column notes the Bowral School of Arts tuning offer for 30s yearly, Cadet Woodstock's arrival, and Lt Palmer’s furlough. It lists the Austermere Estate sale of 49 034 acres by Harrison Jones and Devlin Ltd in January, plus staff changes at Bank of Australasia and local recoveries. It reports a Prize Day at Bowral Superior Public School and a Roberton Park public school concert with proceeds aiding fund, and Kangaloon school concert details with admission.
Public Works Department Sydney reports on deviation at Smiths and Parsons Hill Bowral Robertson road with objections under review. Election polling booths listed across Illawarra district including public schools in Kangarooon, Narellan, Berrima, Mt. Kembla and Balmoral among others, with notices critiquing prior information gaps.
Fragmentary account describes a mishap at a show where Bourke toppled while pitching. He died within an hour, as spectators and officials note confusion over the event and surrounding crowd. The report references recalled phrases about cows and milkmen and a memory for pests, with unclear dialogue.
In Moss Vale police court Samuel Mains faced another hearing for rescuing a horse impounded on 13 October. The court fixed hearing costs at 14s 4 1d and witnesses expenses at 5 5, with professional costs 3 18 6 4 and 31 days to pay.
A garden fete was held on Wednesday in the grounds of the Presbyterian Manse at Mesa Vale. Attendance was strong and stalls offered produce work feltestiment sweets fish pond and flowers. Total takings reached £35 6s 4d.
Mr Archibald Campbell aged 69, member for Mawatra in the water parliament, died early Monday in Wollongong after three weeks of a neck injury condition. The heart failure ended a period of expected recovery, and Campbell was highly respected throughout the electorate.
In Bowral at the Methodist School hall a Protestant Defence Association meeting featured Rev. G. A. Gordon delivering a well regarded lecture on The Genius of Ramanidim. The audience passed a hearty vote of thanks at the close, noting the talk’s origin and growth of the Papacy.
At Moss Vale Small Debts Court on the 6th instant Liey Mowle v Innes Noad and Gertrude Noni. Plaintiffs claimed £3 0s 8d for damages from renting a furnished Burraloo cottage. Mr BH Paine for plaintiff and HLM Ley for defendant. verdict awarded £135 and £198 costs.
Salvation Army Austral Guards Band of 25 instrumentalists will perform at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening. The program promises a rare musical treat. many recall the Guards Band from years past in Bowral. Lawn Tennis: an all day match at Mittagong between Austral clubs Goniburn and Mittagong Rexpectively. Wedding Bells at St Marks Darling Point report a church wedding with father giving away the bride and cordial congratulations from friends.
A garbled report describes a murder reenactment in Paris linked to Cabell Hempard and a hampered rescue after a cart street shaft in Hanley Staffordshire collapsed. A passerby died and another narrowly escaped when a planked shaft cover failed, likely long neglected.
A man named John Waite of Condobolin was thrown from a sulky when his horse shied. He crawled through the bush for over two hours in extreme heat, nearly choking, before two men found him and sent him to Condobolin Hospital. He suffered a broken wrist and other injuries.
Mr Justice Pring vows to curb absent jurors after a Monday session where several jurors were missing. Hanor records fines of four shillings against each absent juror, while Hays Wy Hanor proposes raising to five shillings. He suspects jury avoidance due to Christmas trade and rituals.
Mysterious disruption surrounds a Saturday evening event at Sydney Dawn Hall, with a crossing accident near Auckland injuring four aboard the steamer Honarsu. Survivors recount a long journey of 1280 miles ending with a fatal or serious outcome, while unrelated items reference a court case about damaged books and a university building committee dispute.
The Marulan case examines whether road contractors may enter lands to repair public roads. Justice Thomas’s views and a lengthy discussion on amending acts shape the ruling. costs were awarded to the plaintiff for witnesses and expenses.
Dra Sin-May C asks space to record error of reform and urge reducing expenditure. The Government offers a chance to cut members. Ontario has 98 legislators for 1 360 000 people while Britain has 125 for 2 200 000. The writer argues thirty more members is excessive and urges reform, signing S. R. INNES NDAD, President Bowral Branch People's Reform League.
The Bowral Methodist Church celebrated its anniversary over Sunday and Monday with large congregations. Reverend J Woodhouse from Gaulburn preached, delivering a morning sermon on the propriety of the wicked and an evening address answering two questions, including the election of a member to Parliament and the renewal of a secretary position.
A large Monday evening event featured socialize and a program of sacred and secular music. Performers included Miss Manila Anieteong and Miss Amy Lrea, with Mr Hoyer and Rev J Woodhouse delivering addresses. Funds and community support were highlighted as the aim of the gathering, praising church work and freedoms of worship.
Fragmentary text suggests a medical remedy claim for a broken bone and healing process. The note mentions Chamberlain and D. Morgan with unclear affiliations. The readability is low and no concrete event or dates are evident.
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