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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
2
A garbled excerpt describes a lady’s helper in a focus, noting worn linen and altered dress. It mentions an owner watching over a shop and customers seeking drinks, with blurred names and unclear weather impact on activities. The text preserves scattered details without cohesive facts.
A string of local activities fills Bowral and Moss Vale scenes from July plans of the Bow Deaneh of the Protestant Defence Allwsei ation to a Bowral School of Arts drive. A Ping Pong Club social, a Bowral Mittagong tennis match, a Warriors Football Club ball, golf at Bowral links, and licensing court transfers are listed. Community meetings, school funds, police remarks, stock market notes, and local governance items follow with various donations, site offers, and committee actions.
A successful concert organized by the Iadeavar Society linked to the Rowral Methodiet Chrehy was held at the School Hall Bendooley Street on Friday evening. The executive committee led by Ty E. Cope received praise for arranging a varied program with violin solos, vocal items, recitations, and orchestral pieces. The performers included Ht Poole Carla Ferguson Rev Goyer Mrs Wallack Mr Price Miss Pump ton Miss Vanston Miss Armstrong and Miss Elsie Toone with accompanists Boyer Guy j Son Br Wallack and H Salmon. The Society plans to donate £4 to church officials as the concert’s outcome.
A quiet wedding occurred at Centenary Gathering Yard in Sydney at 6 pm on a Wednesday. The bride Elizabeth Martha McPhee and groom Alfred Frederick Smith, with a large party and family present, were feted at a breakfast at the bride's aunt’s home in Surry Hills amid numerous gifts from friends and church groups.
A wedding was celebrated at Timaru on Wednesday last when Miss Hall Jonesy became wife of William Tall Jones Minister for Works in the Es Jaod Government. Christie from Bowral is brother of J M Christie of The Strand Sydney.
The report outlines President Roosevelt possibly visiting Europe in July aboard a man of war, with a plan to sail the Atlantic. It notes a state law change restricting naturalization for aliens and a five year residency requirement for white aliens seeking citizenship. Government aid and recreation reserves are mentioned for next year.
The opening draughts clash will be played at Armstrong's Rooms Bowral on a Saturday evening between Bowral and Robertson Park clubs. Bowral team includes Meswes Sail W Smith S J McBaron J Gilson Mc Holt JL Trevethan We Clayton J Stokes G Piper and C Piper. Robertson Park lists Mass J J Wool 8 Ford Menzies Norman Jo C and McCrae among others. After the match Bowral Draughts Club will hold its annual meeting to elect officers for the coming year.
About thirty couples attended a dance at Canterbury Hall Slittagong Monday night hosted by the Ranyeth Cricket Club. The evening featured lively mingling, light refreshments around ten, songs by Essetuian McGlynn and G Morris, music by Miss Morris, extras by Miss Chal ker and Miss McGlynn, and a concluding flourish with Mr Triggs as master of ceremonies.
In the Berrima District competition Bowral and Moss Vale played at Tats Ter’s Ground Saturday. Moss Vale and their strong team defense limited Bowral’s attack though Wosdé and Casey scored tries with Wands converting one. Mittagong referee Mr Pyrlion oversaw the match as Picton beat Mittagong 7 to 5 at Piston. The Myra Vale Raherton match ended in a draw with both sides scoring.
A meeting of Uns Sydney Mission Work discussed extension of their efforts, with officials noting extensive social problems in Sydney. Speakers cited numerous cases of prostitution and degeneracy, and statistics from Water and Sewerage Board offices traced widespread vice across police divisions and markets. Clergy and nurses addressed the crowd while children provided hymns, underscoring community action.
A garbled OCR fragment references various items including acetylene lamp prices, lamp styles, and racing dates, plus a disjointed note about a labour party and a judge with a child in a crash near Ingham. It mentions the Kishineff horrors and a cough remedy ad claiming pneumonia relief and cold remittance.
Roberton Park reports a Friday evening debate over the Pruniana Act with Premier A Braith defending his position while opponents led by Mr Coggrove argued against it. The session ended with the premier’s side favored and a next meeting scheduled for the following Friday amid ongoing public interest and attendance.
At the Robertson School of Arts meeting presided by Mr. 1 WW Moses, officers were elected unopposed. Patron is Mr. W. A. Hindmarsh. President Mr. WW Hindmarsh Jnr. Vice Presidents filled from nominees, with committee appointments to revise the schedule and supervise reports. The secretary receives a 30 pound honorarium for services.
The notice warns that under the Registration of Firms Act all two or more persons in business must register before operations begin. New firms must register prior to starting. penalties apply for noncompliance. Several cases show officials enforcing registration, with warnings from Tower court about irregularities.
A garbled editorial note from the De Moines Reg ister USA borrows a shaky claim about a Friday event. It mentions Indy and an ironband, parlayed into a sterile claim of a new pair and a bill settled. The piece reads like a misread satirical column with unclear references.
A garbled OCR fragment recalls Willie lamenting a troubled future and family concerns, mentioning a sister Grace aged twenty two and questions about belongings and status. The text is highly distorted with unreadable phrases and unclear context. The piece conveys personal anxieties and vague relationships without a clear event or location.
The readable parts describe a daily contest involving a figure or group and tasks such as tagging, with unclear references to Bola Oy Dy Strait and Bamgsdh Liter. Limited legible details prevent precise names, dates, or events.
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