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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
2
The retailer announces drastic winter stock clearance direct from England, offering items at under landed cost to move remaining inventory. Prices include 2/7 for textiles and 4/0 for certain gowns, with broad reductions across wrappers, dresses, and drills. The note highlights a plan to clear assorted lines quickly, inviting customers to buy now for big savings.
A sprawling OCR chaos lists medicines, elixirs, and medical claims for Kander and Ron, with references to hospital events, weddings, balls, and local notices. It blends drug ads with stray names like Julia A. McDonald and Barry, plus weather figures and court notes, all amid a tumult of garbled phrases and period diction.
A ping pong match at Burra featured Hayter, Cronmeliod, and Miller in a 42 point win for the Vin Tumors over Bungawans. Notable players included J. Amillo, W. Bow, Geo. Miller, A. Salmons, Payne, and Dews. Totals show Yarrawa 10 sets, Burrawang 2 sets, 61 games. A separate football scratch match at Hampden Park saw Civilians defeat Military Returners 6 to 0 amid stormy weather and green grass.
A reader urges the formation of a committee to promote erecting a new School of Acts, arguing it would foster closer intermingling among residents, support a larger hall, and house current educational and literary offerings. They advocate a dedicated effort to carry the scheme forward.
A damaged notice fragment mentions a Deserving C Quedid friend in Queer street Shiwral with unclear ties to a delicate wife and young family. The text references a public spy and a departure for reasons unspecified, leaving behind notes about health and social ties.
Mr Colin Ferguson from Bowral secured contributions for Mount Kembla relief. Mr J Beatson, Wollongong branch secretary, confirms £40 14s 6d from a concert and £1 1s from Mrs Kyogdan. The committee notes the aid will help poor disaster victims and reports about £1000 raised for widows.
In a filed action by A O J Wood the jury reserved verdict on a slander claim against J B Beudete, a shipbuilder of Camperdown, with over £10,000 taxed. A separate Melbourne note references a birth, a child disposed of in a skirt, and alleged improprieties involving Anglican and Catholic churches. The piece mentions municipal district Lismove, Bishop Doyle, and a presbytery in which the defendant resided, touching on exemptions and church governance.
The 165 mile Warnetubad to Melbourne race near Wodonga Victoria saw Victorian riders take the top six places. Crates finished second, J R McToanid third, Callaghan clocked hours and minutes with forty six seconds, Littlechild crashed on the punch and attempted to finish another race.
The B C Cricket Union invites clubs to attend a Royal Hotel Moss Vale meeting today at 11:30 pm. Only clubs represented will be included in the drawing. Alex Hay donated a trophy for a five club competition and medals may be awarded. Each club may send three representatives from Bowral Mitragong and other towns.
A local incident recounts Sergeant Duprez chasing a cow from a garden to a hospital, causing damage to vegetables and turf. The owner paid costs to avoid further trouble, and the cow was handed to hospital authorities. The tale questions if the cow is the same offender from a prior garden intrusion.
The Bowral Music Society held its annual meeting at St Jude's School hall last Monday with President Gavin George in the chair. Officers were reelected or chosen, including H. Wickham as conductor and Miss Maddern as accompanist, while the practice night will move from Monday to Tuesday for convenience.
A local cricket match between Jamieso Hill and Ho On was played Saturday. Jamieso Hill won by six wickets and five runs, continuing the club’s season with a solid performance.
On August 24 the close of the Macinit year at Goulburn Lodge Australia No 38, Colin Ferguson received a fine clock in Masonic design as a token of esteem. Speakers praised his service and foresaw a bright Masonic career, while Ferguson thanked the lodge and pledged to prize the gift.
Military authorities seek relatives of a trooper who died at Portsea Hospital Victoria. The man served in the first battalion of the Commonwealth Horse under a likely alias Alick McAndrew. He appears to hail from Myra Vale now Wilde's Meadow, with no contact found. He left pay instructions to his heir at the Savings Bank.
District census data lists Weihre municipalities showing population by gender for 1891. Bowral records 1162 males and 1286 females, with a noted decrease. Moss Vale 616 males and 246 females, with a decline. Mittagong shows 481 males and 481 females, with a rise. Mittagong area reports 544 males and 1209 females, with a decrease.
Fragmented report describes a hospital patient after a public shed collapse with severe brain injury. A day or two later, news of potential death caused by doctors' grim prognosis provokes anger from a wife who questions care and contemplates practical matters as a struggle to survive continues.
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