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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
4
A reader laments drought effects and blames democratic land policy for withholding long leases with compensation, describing thousands of sheep starving in a 3200 acre pad, feed scarce, and owners killing weak stock while sport persists. He calls for repeal of land acts and criticizes leasehold exploitation.
A Daily Mail correspondent notes elephants marching from various regions to Delhi for the Viceroy’s durbar with 88 native princes to attend. The piece also mentions a cough remedy in use, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, touted as safe for children and free of harmful ingredients.
A detailed-era account describes a dense London fog of extraordinary severity. The piece notes vehicles and theatres hindered, deaths and cattle suffocated, and the air filled with soot and poisonous impurities. It ends with a religious reflection on redemption and hope beyond the fog.
Ly Hellena Richardson argues that alcohol at Holy Communion creates a stumbling block for mission work in India and among heathen and Muslim communities. The piece cites Christian practices like Christmas and baptisms as contributing to the problem and calls for respecting weak consciences in accordance with Jesus and St. Paul.
A garbled 19th century schedule lists Australian cricket fixtures with opponents such as Kent Middlesex and South of England. It includes venue hints like Lords Sydney Bowral and Mittagong, with erratic dates and times, suggesting travel, matches, and transit details across English towns and Australian stopovers.
The fragment appears to discuss coughing and pneumonia risks, mentioning several unclear names and terms. It lacks coherent context, dates, or identifiable entities, preventing a precise summary of event, person, or place.
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