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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
2
We offer a select assortment of the newest cloths and shapes with prices starting from six cents and upwards. We invite you to call and try on any coat you fancy, as we will be glad to show them to you.
Prices listed for full size double bed blankets show 14s 11d, 18s 6d, ats, 225 6d, 256 6d per pair highlighting value.
Four nominations were received for three vacancies on the Pastures Protection Board. A meeting last week reorganised the Mittagong Orchestral Board and ten members were elected. The Moss Vale billiard tournament concluded with S. H. Palun defeating SP Byrne by four points.
Reports include job class applications for training schemes with counts across trades, the death of Mr. John Keep and funeral details, the Moss Vale Musical Society concert results, and a public notice of repairs and fundraising efforts by local groups with mentions of Bowral and nearby towns.
Bowrsl H Company in NSW held a Friday night banquet for Captain Napier Lieut Archer and 12 officers reaching age limits. Guests presented portraits, speeches praised Napier and Archer, and Lieut Bissaker accepted command with toasts and songs ending with Auld Lang Syne.
A football clash between Bowral Mittagong and Glabe Bowral produced a scoreless draw amid poor footing and slippery ground. Key players like Fitzgerald and Cripps featured for Mittagong while defensive efforts kept the ball mainly in midfield, concluding with no goals.
The Ber rima D. Fe and P. Company asks in a letter about butter over-run and fat content. Experts say fat versus commercial butter differs by about 10 percent. the factory’s handling and payments raise suspicion among dairymen who fear unfair charges.
Maaria correspondent reports a brutal incident in a village where ritual images replaced idols and a mob lynched six children while others were repeatedly harmed. Drovers were captured and plans disrupted as villagers outraged, blaming authorities for failing to protect the area.
A proposed bill aims to strengthen municipal administration by granting new powers to local councils, including levy of taxes on land and improvements, and management of public works. The measure contemplates governorappointed commissioners, elected councillors, and extended duties for-rateable property with conditions on district governance and public services.
Scattered phrases mention religious, civic, and business items with references to churches, a drama group, a realtor, and a planned theater event. Several garbled names and places appear, including Towes, Goulburn, Kanwolt Bootis, and Salvation Arms, with mentions of monthly services and winter clothing.
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