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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1905
Page
2
A mixed page notes a Public Service Exam event held December 9 with attendees listed from Maitland and nearby towns. It also mentions a book event for Sir Walter Scott’s works, a travel-pleasing Bunbury Hall performance, and a report on a painful accident involving a wasp sting at a local residence.
A fragmented cricket news item describes a home feature match with unclear teams and scorers. Names and places are garbled, mentioning Basra Association and multiple players, with references to railway damage and a derailed train incident amid incomplete results.
A Bowral summer fair featured stalls, displays, and a reading program on fiction. The event highlighted church support, community volunteers, and a debate on fiction’s role in mental development, with proceeds totaling over £63. The fair showcased flowers, art, and a palace of mysteries, attracting a large crowd despite a Wednesday shower.
Fragmented report describes an typhoid outbreak linked to tainted water in Lincoln England. Mentions a Chamberlains Liver Tablets ad references to health, local figures, and a party organized in late prohibition context. Also notes a commit for harboring a letter in Goulburn after Semian and a dispute over a company stake.
The piece notes February 14 as a time when youths exchanged notes and tokens, with girls gifting valentines to suitors and lovers, amid shifting morals as print made cards cheap. It mentions a Saint Valentine and ties customs to broader springtime tradition, highlighting evolving practices among young people.
A fragmented OCR record mentions a brick dwelling, drainage improvements, and evidence before Director Bollee related to Aboriginals in the Western region. Details are incomplete, with obscured names and places, limiting precise reconstruction of events.
Informant reports a series of entertainment notices and shop ads, listing venues such as Cottage Hospital, Mose Vale School of Art, and various traders like Morgan Chemist. Includes fragmented references to events at Biwral and Mose Vale and assorted notices from HMRC era vendors.
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