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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
3
A reader urges timely action on the town water supply. The letter cites council deliberations, calls for clear questions to candidates, and stresses the need for a unanimous council response to secure a reliable water future.
A letter signed by B. B. Wilkinson in the Bowral region urges a water system overhaul. The document cites past subsidies, visitor complaints, and calls for urgent action to modernize Bowral’s supply while addressing town strain and financial considerations.
A reader letter praises H W Jones for his long service to Bowral's Young Men’s association and the local community. The writer urges funds and a fitting testimonial upon the association’s reopening, noting Jones’s influence and decades of devotion, and hoping the matter gains timely attention.
Six hundred British ships have carried out transport work to the Cape since hostilities began, moving 1,250,000 tons of stores 400,000 remounts and 500,000 men. A lame sufferer may be cured by Chamberlain's Pain balm. This liniment is unequalled as a soothing lotion. One application gives relief. D Morgan Chemist sells.
The first match of the season at Mittagong ended 18 to 10 in favor of the home side amid inconsistencies and off form. Tries by Nicholls Firth and Morris plus a Cocks conversion capped a shaky start as Maroney and Carey answered for the visitors. Referee W Parkinson officiated.
The second united prayer meeting in Bowral was well attended. Officials discussed Mission timing, printing needs, hymnbooks, and choir arrangements. Rev A J Carter planned a Sydney visit to arrange for a bowral mission officer, with committee additions including Miss Portoour and Miss Rose Morgan. An epidemic of redwater fever affected Rhodesia cattle.
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