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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1903
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes show Robertson Dairy figures for February with a Feb month total of 10 795 pounds of butter and related yields. The text mentions Fallons of Willy and references to butter fat pricing and a ceremony with a Leavelling bag, but most details are garbled and unclear.
The report blends a Bonsal area sky observation with a town storm alert reaching Moss Vale. It notes thunder, lightning, and heavy rain, plus later rainfall in various districts. Social items include memorials, auctions, and church activities in Bowral and Moss Vale, with community notices on harvest services and charitable events.
Fragmentary police report details a Bowral court case involving J D Sherrill and others. Key facts cite an arrest, a hearing, and a sentence of imprisonment. officials attest to proceedings and procedural responses amid unclear fragments and garbled names.
At Bowral Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday afternoon a local mixed and singles event concluded with several prizes. Winners included Rev. Av We Partow and Mr. T. Chapavan in doubles. Miss A Jones and L Valentine in ladies singles. Mr. T Chayman in gent singles. Miss Jonas and Sir T Chapaan in mixed doubles. Mr. T Chapman captaining the gent team and Miss June captaining the ladies.
Harvest Festival services in collection commenced on Sunday last with three services conducted by Captain Merving from Mass Vale. The hall was decorated by Captain Herring and Eve Pearos. The paddock of growing healing a novy and Harvest songs by a company of Singers, with Salvation Army addresses by the Captain. The congregation remained good despite oppressive weather. On Monday evening the Mose Vali sud awnral Merl aust choirs performed a programme of items, recitations, and industry. Rev UWE Pusten led the meeting with hymns sung in harmony. A duet by Mins Poigg and Rev A V W Partoo blended voices. Various recitations and songs pleased the audience. On Tuesday evening a service of songs Sowing the Winds drew a fair crowd. An auction tale closed the festivities. The festival was the most successful in Bowtal, aided by generous friends and helpers during the appeal.
At the Robertson Police Court on Thursday before P M W N Dove and J P W White Charles Henry Grean faced a drunkenness charge and received imprisonment until the court’s next sitting, with an order suspending his old age pension for two months. Robert Cheltio was fined for drunkenness and obscenity, with additional costs and four days’ jail default.
John James Dayan faced charges of obtaining four pounds by a card trick at Vale Pullee Court on a Saturday in March. A messy testimony described the confrontation near a show enclosure where Swan identified the accused, who denied wrongdoing but was fined along with costs after a filled courtroom hearing.
A garbled program listing musicians and pieces from a concert or recital. Names such as Mevaro Jon Bukaw de Cope and Colin Porenaon appear alongside titles like The Better Land and The Nightleaf Land. The text references piano forms and violin performances with mainly oblique attributions and fragmented captions.
Lantern show by Mr Mcdade wowed Bowral attendees with clear moving pictures including royal topics KingEdward VII decor and Balmoral Tower of London scenes. Photographers Hyland’s work drew praise and the evening featured vivid projections and audience applause.
The council held a Thursday night meeting with full attendance. Reports from the finance committee clerk and works staff were reviewed while the gas manager’s report was referred to the works committee. Rates set at 1s for the pound and a special rate of 6d were discussed, with wage cuts to laborers proposed to reduce expenditure. A motion to restrict press publication of proposer details lapsed. A special finance committee outlined revenue and expenditure for the year, and the council debated increasing revenue and garbage charges.
A burglary at Millar Street in North Sydney led to an early investigation revealing entry through two doors and signs of forced access. Authorities are pursuing leads to identify the intruders and determine motive, with no one detained at the time.
At a general meeting of the Bowral W C A the group decided to hold the Chrysanthemums and Annual Flower Show on April 25 with exhibitors encouraged to prepare. The resignation of Mrs H E Wicks as treasurer surprised many, Mrs J M Carey elected to the vacant post, and Mrs Hodge granted leave of absence. The association aims to finish paying the building loan fund, now £475, down from £759 two years ago. The February members’ roll showed no attendance at weekly meetings. Lady Falconer, Sydney Association vice president, visited the Home of West Dal and praised the ventilation and light system.
A bizarre report from the Wollongong area describes an extraordinary, fruit laden crop of beans in the Cordeaux Settlement. Trees bend under heavy fruit while observers note vast yields and peculiar plant behavior. The text blends odd phrases and garbled lines, but the core claim speaks of an unusually prolific harvest and its impact on the community.
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