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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1902
Page
2
The H Company Rifle Club releases the December quarter shooting results with the first 17 names listed as pit winners. The list highlights top performers in the quarter and provides a snapshot of club competition standings.
The text reproduces NRA style rules for ties in handicap events. It outlines methods to resolve ties by handicap allowances, long-range score, hit counts, and number of shots, with procedures to be decided by current regulations. It names criteria such as long ruin and tallying shots for shortage and longest range.
The article notes sectional shooting percentages at 61 percent, far above the 50 percent average, indicating exceptional performance under musketry regulations. It references H Co and sectional practice standards and the emphasis on accuracy and training levels.
Fragmentary, garbled OCR text cites vague places and events in a speculative medieval setting. Mentions pavers, Tamantanenes, King of Italy, diplomas at Intralot, and uncertain approvals or rejections by a Trust in Abie. No clear names, dates, or concrete facts emerge.
Members of Star of New Sheffield Lodge Nogoro Mittagong held a reunion and singsong at Oddfellows Hall after the annual election of officers. The N.G. Fro Walter Sheather-Carts chaired. A gold pendant was presented to Moses, P.D.M., inscribed with Friendship, love, truth and A.M. The meeting closed with Auld Lang Syne. Reports on finances, memberships, and donations followed, with details of subsidies, sports arrangements, and building fund inquiries.
On New Year Day at the Bureeyora Camp wicket the Camp defeated w prk op tom by 11 runs. An allay etal will be cost the Glebe wicket between Ansoviation and West Kangaloon with a lineup including Menira F Cope Cones L Comer H Poole W Snell A W Parlon J Huggett W Griffiths and W Finneran. The match is to be played twelve waidy and commence sb iim.
A garbled 19th century echo extols Holloway's Bille and Vinten as the most reliable family medicines. It claims they prolong well being, promising relief from dysentery fever indigestion and liver complaints, urging readers to trust these remedies despite the uncertain origin.
The Bowral district notes reveal concern over drunken revelry and public damage as residents lament alcohol excesses in Merrigang Street. They discuss road funding, market cabbage production, and a surveyor’s push to reduce district expenditures while praising public works expansion.
On New Year Eve at alawane nature Mp IL B Wiela hosted a surprise visit by the Wesleyan Choir and Lumlay school. They presented Wickham, choirmaster and Sunday school superintendent, with an illuminated address and a silver mounted hatpin. Wickham thanked them and spoke of leaving old associations as he enters a new union, while wishing all a happy New Year. The gathering closed with Auld Lang Syne and a song as guests departed.
The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist Churches in Bowral held a New Year’s Eve watchnight service at the P M Chapel. Revs M Maddern and A W Parton led a ceremony marked by unity after years of division, with hymns, prayers, and the joining of hands to celebrate the union before the Doxology and Benediction.
Bowral Volunteer Fire Brigade held its annual social on New Year’s Eve with about 30 visitors. Captain Moses Jones chaired, praising members for their efforts and the brigade’s efficiency. A program of songs and recitations followed, with remarks of encouragement and New Year wishes, as the event closed with cheers and a toast to the brigade.
The Berrima District Gun Club held an open handicap match on their grounds starting at 1 30 pm. Attendance was record with shooters from Sydney including Goitbien. N O Carter led the event with prize money shared by R G Burn and others. Morning calm day, excellent shooting, and a busy score tally notable for R G Burn’s performance. A young boy, Throsby Clarke, injured watching cricket on New Year’s Day.
The Bowral Association held a late evening dance with about 60 couples attending from the region. The president Mr Hl Ee Tones praised the gathering and wished a happy New Year. Music featured B. H. Pola on violin, E. Jouse and Fruits on piano, with Mr Chapman as MC.
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