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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1903
Page
2
Fragmented readable text mentions names and entities unclear due to OCR error. The item appears as a damaged notice with scattered proper nouns and possible personal or organizational references. No coherent event or action can be determined from the legible fragments.
Fragmented obituary and local notices list the death of Hon. B. Roberts and outline a long civic, club, and religious program in Bowral. Included are references to council, legislative figures, a Bowral Young Men's Association event, football clubs, racing ads, and colonial era local affairs with several named persons and venues.
Bowral Council discusses illness of Ald. Rice and sends sympathy letter. Finance and works reports note payments, road maintenance plans, and tender policy. Merrigang and Clift Street work debated, with proposals to call tenders for road repairs and to complete streets in sequence.
A garbled account speaks of coughing spume and aerosol spread from respiratory tubes. It claims cold and abundant agents, mentions a Graumanin ritual, and references leaders and protests in a mix of distorted names, with political figures reacting to a public health crisis.
A mistyped report details a Wednesday afternoon tennis event at Bowral Lawn Tennis Club involving HOWMAL, MITTAGONU AustraLe, and teams led by players such as Miltagnagaa Widnenday and Moe. The match finished in a draw after a pleasant afternoon, with several pairs listed and a forthcoming rematch scheduled by the committee.
The Mosy Vale council met Monday evening to debate financial mismanagement and a potential resignation. Discussions covered a loan, a cheque dispute, and the mayor's fate, with Alderman McClasty's possible oath request and the council’s authority to exonerate a member under pressure.
A disrupted text from Oregon describes a flood in Flappner and Lelling ton with drowned ABC people. It mentions a One Registration of Fiema Act Tadging and unclear parliamentary motions, plus references to names and obscure remedies and products, all embedded in garbled OCR.
The State Parliament in council chamber discussed constitutional reform amid a large attendance, noting the 36 000 newly enfranchised voters and the failed Wootan Franchise. Ministers defended policy while delays in royal assent and budgetary measures were outlined, including loan use for drought relief and public works. The no confidence motion by Mr Carruthers challenged the government’s conduct. The debate advanced toward December elections with potential reductions of the number of members and continuity of fiscal policy in a time of distress.
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