This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
2
A fragmented notice notes a spring sale with unusually low figures for Spot Oask. The readable text hints at bargains and widespread affordability across items, signaling a promotional sale event at a local market.
The Berrima District Gun Club holds the fourth round shooting event linked to Moss Vale. notices include local social events and school meetings in Bowral. Mentions of community activities, weathered by older notes, reference school assemblies and a streetcar incident.
The Berrima District Cottage Hospital officially expanded on Monday afternoon with the unveiling of a newly added building. Hon. W. McCourt M.P. presided, praising the committee and staff for completing the three-room addition including a band room and nurses’ bedroom for about £40.
Treasurer's report notes a debit balance of 2500/7 at Commercial Bank and receipts from Coronation Day events. The committee passed the report for payment, with allocations including hospital days, staff notes, and donations. sympathy and thanks votes were recorded for local figures and patrons.
An authenticated minutes fragment shows the committee meeting after opening rites. Members listed include Hon. W. McCynehehuity, C. W. Maredan, A. C. Badgary Ry Wayti, W. Hod, A Bs J. Mewling, Kyngdou, and others. Reports cover hospital subsidies, donation committee request for 26/10/32, and a vacancy due to Rev. B. S. Wilkivaog. A new voting member, Mr. C HL Histatuud, was considered. laboratory plans for the hospital were approved. a building project costs noted at £4 1s. a window repair and occupancy issues are described.
Letters to the editor discuss Bowral as a summer resort noting earlier morning departures for Sydney business, a large beacon of distances to nearby spots, and a standing ad prompting local interest. The writer urges Bowral businesspeople to act with timely ads and improved notices to attract visitors.
Christopher Slack defends the Association Band against a published critique urging cheaper fees. He notes the Moss Vale band charges far less and highlights the Association band’s hospital support, free services for charity events, and transparent pricing. Slack invites the critic to visit the band room for rules and details, asserting the Association’s professionalism and value.
OCR text is garbled and unreadable, with no clear names places or dates available to summarize into a coherent news item. No verifiable events or entities can be extracted from the provided fragment.
In a district notice two deaths are recorded. Mrs George Heanbrie, aged part api eeno, and Catherine J Clark, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs C Mit, are mourned by neighbors and family in a bereavement circle.
A Bowral and Roberton Park Draughts Club meeting held at the Free Frew Bowral selected two players from nearby clubs could not join due to lack of clubs at those locations. The club fixed the lanternament for Armstrong's rooms on the following Saturday night with prizes decided for multiple grades.
A pleasant Saturday at Bowral courts featured a lawn tennis match between Bowral and Roberton Park clubs. Bowral won by seven sets to four with scores including 2 6 and 6 2 in various mixed doubles and singles contests. refreshments were provided by Bowral ladies.
The Mittsgong Australs and Logie Bank lawn tennis clubs met at Logie Bank on a Saturday afternoon with both sides scoring 46 games. The reported lineups include E M Claske A White J Keyn Kt Troy Ward Sheather C Steather T Sith J Menzies and others, with numerous incomplete names and fragmented phrases in the score listing. The tie appears to include many mixed doubles results and a forthcoming rematch at Logie Bank on Wednesday with Bowral represented by several players.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.