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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1903
Page
3
Polls opened at the Town Hall for Bowral Oxley Ward with about 40 candidates and strong turnout. The presiding officer was Mayor Alderman W. Murray, and the polling booths were Oddfellows Hall Glebe Ward with Mr W Stokes and Mr T S Piggott assisting as staff.
A large crowd gathered at Town Hall at 5 30 pm to hear the poll outcome. After lengthy waiting the Mayor announced the result to the assembled attendees.
The record shows a local option vote with divisions A and I containing yes and no tallies. Names such as Merithah Ward Osley Glebe and others appear in the fragmented results indicating Yes and No outcomes across multiple divisions.
Obituary notices honor notable British names and a royal lineage with elegant phrasing. The piece references Princess May and various aristocrats, highlighting ceremonial tributes and public reactions. It notes the enduring interest in a noble lineage and the societal impact of such obituaries.
The report covers Mittagong Corneil and Mayus Wali listings, council actions including by law discussions, cheque signings by Alderman Caricinana, and the mayoral role. It notes appointments to tasks such as fence and tunnel work, and references local figures like Alds Walls and Tonbuey.
Five male performers of G.0.M. Biorama Co aided by Salvation Army officers visited Bowral last Wednesday evening. An open air 7:30 p.m. protest featured captions, testimonies by Lieut. Carrick the basso, and piano by Lro. Stton. The show included illustrated stories Nellies Prayer and The Little Hero, with powerful scenes of The Boxer attack and a fishing fleet report from Port Fairy. Eleven boxholders were won for the local branch, and the audience praised the effort as perhaps the finest visit Bowral has seen, before the troupe left for Liverpool.
A fragmented report describes judging in a Melbourne exhibition where one exhibitor praised another's display. A curiously odd turn sees a participant claiming a winner with a surprising prize including a whole pig, while confusion over results persists.
In this continuation of Australian bushranging history by Clagles White, Clarke gang cited for outlaws in Braidwood and New South Wales in the sixties, with the 1850s Kelly outbreak in Victoria. Both bands arose from hereditary criminality, included young members, and shared feckless behavior. The Clarkes were linked to the murder of four special constables, a crime echoing later in the Kelly saga.
Analyzing policy failure, the article argues government ownership of railways harms employment and economic growth. It claims private investment would better serve the public, noting rail tariffs lag behind Canada, the US, and Argentina while state projects divert funds and burden taxpayers.
The article discusses large Irish landlords led by Lord Barrymore and Colonel Sully Forson amid proposals for land reform. It notes rents and acreages, with figures like 21,000 acres owned by Baregmaine and 12,802 acres by Saunderson, comparing landed wealth across Ireland and Scotland.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a declaration about a pottery area and a late entry or amendment involving Gale Leu. The readable portion mentions a named person and an organization or location, but critical details are illegible.
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