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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
2
A fragmented historical newspaper snippet mentions Bowrah Miccapono and Robertson with a date of Wednesday January 8 1902, and references to THE FREE PRESS. The readable content is sparse and garbled, offering little clear context beyond names and the exact day.
Items of interest from Bowral include a cottage for sale and notices from Dr. A. S. Wallack moving practice to Withycombe Merrigang Street Bowral after February, a Gleaners Union meeting on Monday 13 with Rev M Trickett addressing parishioners, praise for organist Cecil Compton, and a warned shooting party for foxes near Hall Top. Industrial Exhibition schedules for February 13 and 14 at Bowral School of Arts urge public support, while North Coast Fresh Food and Cold Storage Co operative reports large butter throughput and strong supplier payments. Additional items mention the Attoney General’s trials at Goulburn over Retford Park cattle theft, Bowral debating on the Local Option Bill, St Jude's Garden Fete on 22 February, new JPs Kyngdon, Wallace, Horton, and a public holiday on 17 February for Bong Bong Races. A £50 pigeon match is set for 9 February to aid the Berrima Gun Club, and a fatal accident near Warracka is noted.
Fragmentary note invites readers to a political meeting on the tenth, hosted by Bowral and Mitfolk, with Mr Waddall expected to attend as a guest speaker. The exact purpose and venue are unclear from the readable text.
A meeting of Kangaloon dairy holders decided the butter should be manufactured at the local factory rather than sent to the Mittagong creamery. The decision aims to restore butter quality and avoid inferior shipments, with hopes the street will soon hear of the factory’s butter rivaling the first class product.
A New South Wales court heard a case before Judge Fitzhard Mra Ballen concerning a claim of one thousand six hundred eighty for a funeral donation from the Kiama Lodge of Temperance. Mrs Bal len, widow of George Bailen, argued the lodge owed the fund, alleging denial after long membership and assurances. the court noted officers’ mismanagement and signaled impact on future legal access to such funds.
Government astronomer notes December was unusually hot and dry in Bowral. Brief yet clear weather update highlights rainfall and temperature observations for the month.
The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist bodies in Bowral have joined to form a single Methodist Church across Australia. Services at the Bendooley Street church and Bong Bong Street church celebrated the union with a united choir, orchestra, and sermons by Rev A W Parton and Rev M Maddern. Leaders urged unity, self control, and harmonious work to ensure a successful start for the new arrangement.
An inquest at Bowral Court House on Tuesday investigated the death of John Williams of Burradoo Street Bowral who died suddenly yesterday afternoon. The jury found heart disease caused the death after testimony from Sarah Elizabeth Williams and Dr Basil Foulds. The funeral is to be held at 2 pm from Burradoo Street to the Primitive Methodist section of the General Cemetery.
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