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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
2
The B D Cottage Hospital diary records donations from Mrs and Mr Blagg and others, ongoing collections, and decisions to support hospital staffing and training. It notes reports from medical officers and matron, approval of a hospital social, and appeals for patronage and fair treatment in certification.
Advertisement notes the Annual Plain and Fancy Dress Ball to aid Ber rima District Cottage Hospital will be held Friday July 3 at the School of Arts Bowral. Also mentions Goodfellow selling eggs baton honey this afternoon and Miss Blanche Thomas resuming singing lessons in Sydney with weekly Bowral visits.
Police report a shocking tragedy near Jericho Queensland where L. E. Tuckerman, station owner, is found murdered. His wife also killed. Tuckerman prone to delusion after a head injury, believed to have killed his assailant before being captured naked and suffering a mental breakdown. Local search parties recover him and he is taken to Blairgowrie Barcaldine.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses various named entities and items in a garbled passage. It mentions medicines, likely vendors, and public actions, but the text is largely unreadable and includes numerous misspellings and stray terms without coherent context.
A meeting at the Town Hall on Wednesday proposed resuscitating the annual hospital ball to aid the hospital. Despite strong attendance and donations from Mrs Augustus Hill and others, the event was abandoned due to coronation collections and a clash with the hospital demonstration. Mrs J By Hill and others elected honorary secretaries, with a social ball planned for Friday in July at Howell School of Art, ticket prices set, and a committee formed to manage details.
Football fixtures in the Bercima Caulden Union list Moss Vale Bowral Picton versus Mittagong Robertson versus Myra Vale. Bowral provides players including J Fitzgerald Elliott Brown Winlis C Tylor and others for a 4 pm meet at Mr Wallace's ground.
The passage presents a garbled array of names, places, and political hints. It references Crown affairs, figures like Sir George Tornor, Mr. Juition Gyan, Lord Tennyson, and Sir Harry Rawson. Mentions of taxation, postal revenue, and colonial administration appear amid distorted headings and nonsensical phrases.
In Bowral a public inquiry into charges against C. Gollan at the Bowral Superior Public School ended with exoneration. The Department from Sydney states Mr Gallan is cleared of all blame though he will not be reappointed to Bowral. Magnaro Under Secretary to Joshua Brooks, Bowral Mayor, confirms the decision and reappointment plan.
The usual Mittagong Council gathering on Wednesday discussed forwarding blanket requests, awaiting a visiting officer for Maytowns, and a water scheme report. Payroll items totaled 445 56 pounds with several accounts approved for payment, including works on Cole Street bridges and related improvements. Debates touched on street trees, guards, culverts, and costs, with aldermen Barkinson, Westbury, and Parkinson weighing the plan.
In two cases heard on Tageday Inst, store movers Rydon and W Murry faced Adcock and Pickleson with verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs. One case awarded 61-175 to the plaintiff with costs. Dawson sued Margaret Phillips for £4 rent. verdict granted in full with costs and travelling expenses.
The Revision Courts intend to update the Commonwealth electoral file shortly. An officer resolution outlines action to reposition the electoral process and states eligibility and procedural steps for the needed adjustments.
The Postmaster General announces the first section of federal uniform postage stamps is being printed. Estimates are invited from government printers in the state to gauge costs and, if cheaper, stamps may be printed in each state capital Melbourne.
In Parliament on Wednesday Mr Crouch of Victoria queried the prerogative of State Governors. Sir George Clarke announced a lecture on the Imperial Naval Subsidy. Sir Edmund Barton noted some Governors with naval expertise favored the subsidy but opposed meddling in federal party politics.
OCR reads like a garbled page noting a passenger count and a medical ad for coughs and colds. It references Liban and Libao places or names, a Great Peepermiot Card motif, and a date in March. The legible items are scattered and lack coherent narrative.
The report notes Moodsy’s win and a busy day with 16 holes to clear for Clout. In the evening visitors joined a White Horse Hotel reception with Mr W A Mactin presiding. Toasts from Mr RE Conolly and Dr Vallack honored the Goulburn team while Bowral golfers were reminded to enter the McVicar Trophy medal competition at Bowral Links this afternoon.
Mrs Stanley Howanl hosted a round table gathering of Child Study Association Gowral Branch on Sunday afternoon. Members attended a read brief on Art for children and tea was served before Ross presented a paper on Psychology with a discussion led by Rev Meg Hargrave and Rev Gordon. The next meeting will include Mr Gordon’s promised Psychology paper. Officers listed include President Mrs Stunger-Leathes and treasurer De Troshy.
At Beckman District Cottage Hospital a monthly meeting heard treasurer C W Maesden cannot provide a full list of funds from Hospital Saturday because six or seven collection boxes are not yet returned. A letter will be sent to those still holding boxes and a full list will be published when possible. Total received so far is £152 11s 72d by estimate of the movement.
A frightened stonemason in a central town wall witnessed two masked men abduct a Mahomedan woman. They forced her into a wall opening and wedged her inside with a revolver involved. After locking the opening, the men fled by carriage. The mason reported to police, who searched the Mongolian quarter but found no trace of the crime.
A blaze consumed the Austration Widows Fund building in Wellington New Zealand injuring no reports. Fire crews battled the flames as residents watched. The cause remains under investigation and repairs are expected to follow.
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