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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
3
The readable text refers to a recent marriage of Prince George of Wales and Beince in May. It mentions loyalty, sorrow, and long life, with scattered phrases about reliable family medicines and various ailments. The damaged OCR yields unclear names and dates, but hints at public interest in royal events and remedies.
A Bowral School of Arts meeting on Tuesday discussed introducing table tennis, erecting a hall entrance screen, and a coupon system for table turns and billiards. Attendees debated costs, forming committees to draft rules and pursue equipment purchases, with plans for reports next Tuesday.
The Bowral club advances in the Iowa tennis tournament with two events decided. Miss Jones and Miss Valentine won the Ladies Doubles. Miss Jones and T Chapman captured the Mixed Doubles. Remaining likely matches include Ladies Singles Jones versus Corey and Gents Doubles Parton and Chapman against Ebb, Davis and Beer.
A San Francisco paper reproduces American reports on Mount Pelee's eruption. Albert Lagarrande describes May 8 as the mountain roared, ground shook, and a dark ash cloud enveloped St Pierre. Trampling trees, exploding craters, and rivers of lava drove a frantic retreat toward the sea as lightning and thunderous blasts rent the sky.
The vacal monthly meeting of the Berrima District Hospital was held with members including Mr. Gavin George and Rev. Wilkinson present. Reports noted matron changes due to illness, brickwork completion, proposed sanitary improvements, and a £1600 contractor payment for the new building. gifts were acknowledged and sympathy extended for losses.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists assorted names and terms such as Bolt Corda Cardy Luther and Welling Paper with references to notes books and waiting papers. The legible content is sparse with no clear event dates places or actions.
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