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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1903
Page
2
A promotional notice declares men cannot beat their deals offering new stock turned over quickly. It stresses direct-from-manufacturer sourcing, purchase at first cost, and cash-down payments, urging buyers to seize advantages in current offerings.
Bowral and neighboring towns celebrate New Year with picnics and song. Moss Vale hosts Herrima District Agricultural Show on March 5 to 7 with prize lists and entry forms available in Bowral. Local court cases, accidents, and fires are noted alongside international news and Barnardo’s Homes updates.
A historical ad-like notice urges mothers to keep Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home as a first aid for early signs of cholera infantum and other bowel issues in children. It claims the remedy has saved many lives and names Dr. Morgan as the selling authority in a local market.
A garbled report notes a home team win from a Saturday scene with unclear scores cited as a2 and incomplete details. The readable fragment suggests a final result favoring the home side but lacks full names places or precise numbers.
A Bowral Watchnight service at Bendooley Street Methodist Church drew a very fair crowd as Rev. M. Maddern led an apt address. After midnight carol singers paraded Bowral's main street, finishing with a belated salute to Dolly Grey amid lively cheers as the New Year arrived with the fire bell’s ring and cheers near the fire station.
Bowral Young Men's Association members and their partners enjoyed a pleasant social evening in Association Hall on Thursday. About 50 couples attended and danced to lively music by C. G. Sheather, with T. Chapman as MC. Refreshments were provided by President H. E. Jones, lights dimmed at midnight, and games such as ping pong complemented the event.
The Wee Waa Progress Association quotes a Sir John Bee appeal asking to postpone thanksgiving until drought ends. A cholera and diarrhea remedy by Chamberlains Colbie is touted as curative in nine dysentery epidemics in the United States, claimed to aid both children and adults under harsh conditions.
A 1702 Sydney locale report states James Quinn faced accusation of taking a hat valued 7 pence from John Elder. Witnesses say the hat was found on Quinn after an admission and a scuffle at Rica's Hotel. Accused denied ownership and claimed the hat belonged to another.
Four boys aged 10 to 12 damaged nearly every item in the Paddington Public School during holidays. A 12 year old and a 10 year old were seized by police. two others, Archibald D. Briggs and James E. Buckingham, escaped. The court held them pending trial with further hearings planned.
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