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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
3
Publication shows irregular text with garbled names and a proprietor credit. Bre ot aaa Erni Ma yaya appears with Waiaied Hans listed as proprietor, and Boreal Sew Guunly Waits as likely associated entity.
A pall golf match on Saturday at the Mowral I Lint saw Bowral defeat Goulburn by 3 holes. Scores and players are garbled in the report. After the match, Bowral and Goulburn members dined at the Royal Hotel, with guests praising the hospitality and enjoyment of the visit.
A Saturday lawn tennis duel between Logie Bank and Burrawang clubs ended with Burrawang victory. Final tally 37 games to 29, across six sets. Multiple doubles and mixed pairs listed, with players Kell, O, Grey, W, Smith, Brown, Vane and others in varied matchups.
Senator Neill, visiting western sites for the federal capital, denounces the White Australia legislation as harmful while praising moves to grant women the franchise. He notes the capital site selection may occur in the coming session before further inspections, barring parliamentary adjournment due to a short session.
A garbled 19th century account predicts the end of telegraphs and railways as motor cars threaten tramways and omnibuses. It warns of upheaval for public transport, speculation on tram and rail systems, and recalls London’s experience of motorization reshaping urban transit.
Fragmented OCR text reports a claim about a peppermint cure and a new island, mentions a banquet at Warren and a payment to a government, and includes garbled names and phrases about naval matters and a sailor. Readers should treat details as unreliable and focus on the surviving fragments.
The Victorian railway strike ended and full services resume with changes. The Melbourne–Albury express departs at 11 15 a.m. passes Bowral next morning, Sydney line limited to Ross Vale as before, and Moss Vale service replaces Goulburn at 6 50 a.m. from tomorrow. Postal bag at 8 10 a.m. dispatched as usual.
This district note recalls Mr. Josep Lansdowne’s Moss Vale arrival around 1853, describing the town’s then five buildings, rough bark and slab houses, few residents, and land use north of Arayle Street. He recalls a bush track to Sydney, Morice’s Hill cutting, and erecting the first dwelling in Bowral, with low prices for seed wheat and seed potatoes. Lansdowne arrived in Sydney in November 1839.
A dated reflection extols punctuality as essential for trust and respect. It argues being early shows reliability, encouraging effort from others and strengthening affection for dependable people, while noting habitual forgetfulness can undermine goodwill.
Promising outlook for Inverell district cultivation of tobacco with government support and departmental encouragement. Mentions of religious and political themes, a Fiji mission inquiry, and a judge Sir Hartley Williams with pension details. A separate note observes liquor license refusals in England and an explosion incident in early records.
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