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Newspaper
Cowra Free Press
Location
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
2
Fragmentary text mentions Back Creek, May or April schedules, and a reference to Coronation significance. Mentions individuals W Garon J L McDowd and B T Chapman with scattered place names Crowe Mande and Woollatock. Difficult to parse, but hints at a public meeting, land settlement topics, and regional notices with several personal names and locations.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled local notices and names with references to vacancies and council matters. Mentions extraordinary vacancy and municipal context, plus a weather note of severe gold weather and an unclear legal or personal matter. Names and places are unreadable.
An OCR plagued fragment references Lachlan River Hardwood Baw Mills and mentions places like Collinas Hillmart Sydney and Tokyo. The garbled lines mix names, dates, and scattered phrases suggesting a disrupted report or advertisement with no clear event or outcome. The passage contains numerous misspellings and non sequiturs, offering little coherent structure.
Fragmented text with scattered names and terms like Halland Dew and Culbert. Mentions a vote and various incomplete phrases. Difficult to determine full event, participants, or location from available readable fragments.
Intense sorrow notes the death of a revered Irish born figure who lived in Australia. Described as genial and warm-hearted with loyal friendships, he embodied hospitality and charity. Once a pastoral worker owning sheep, he spent years on the Queensland border and Adelaidin station before retiring in Bydony with a devoted wife and three grown children.
On Wednesday the wife of Mr John J. Conlon of Wilga Lane Narromine and formerly of Neila Park Morongla Orem died after pneumonia. She leaves a husband three sons four daughters and a large circle of sorrowing friends. Funeral rites were conducted by Rev Rutherford Broxson with Father Hransan at the graveside. The deceased was mother of Mr John M. Conlon proprietor of the Royal Hotel Melong.
Corrobared text outlines a coronation day program at 8 am with a procession and speakers. Names and roles are garbled, but mentions a conductor, a delivery, and a choral performance under something like MB E.
A grand joint spring gathering will be held at the Methodion Surya venue with speakers Fors and Gas resin delivering a feature talk on sddeocane 5 pins. Com and Uhuie are set to present a special mosI.
Witness Thomas Kennedy led the Public Works Committee inquiry into a proposed rail line from Bowning to Burrawa. He described an alternative route from Binalong to Burras with a 10 mile deviation and a heavy grade. He noted terrain similar to Crookwell and cautioned about construction costs.
Friday’s concert in Centennial Hall featured Miss Doyinae Thomson and Ms. Pant ine catalan with piano interludes and vocal solos. The performance included “Abe Yoomyn’e Wetting” and “Love Thee” as the audience praised the expressive singing and the pianist’s skill amid a warmly received program.
The article details a midwinter program led by Miss Leat Myers with planned acts including a "Falad Catwives" number and a guest, Alvan, among others. It describes audience reception, the orchestra's performance, and mentions a wedding among participants, plus references to various performers and songs in a lively historic tone.
The ceremony on Wednesday united Mr William Jarman Heyrlon of Goolagong with Miss Mary Ma Bas in a dual ceremony tied to family figures at the Holy Bond of Wesflock. Afterward the couple was hosted by Mr and Mrs Maloney at Mareen Thetomet, with Patho Fogarty presiding. The couple plan a Sydney honeymoon and received gifts described as elegant and costly.
A garbled report notes a pale event near a chamberl setting with mentions of Bayou and racey stakes. Names and places are unclear, but the fragment references a contest and a notable figure in a blue room. The tone suggests a local sporting or social page item.
The council accepted with regret the resignation of Mr Frank Phillips as clerk after compliments from the President and councillors. They praised his courteous conduct and diligent service, expressing best wishes for his future. The meeting empowered the immediate to tidy up internal matters related to Phillips’s departure.
A Melbourne centennial hall presentation by Reginald Wyckham's new company features the comedy Beven Daye at the Prince Theatre. The farce unfolds in a drawing room with mistaken identities, marital intrigue, and social scheming as Wilbon and his circle navigate divorce, rival lovers, and a final twist that reveals a valet's secret.
Mennea Heute Bell and Co report a tide of new offerings for the season. They note growing demand and rising prices as shipments arrive from spring to May, with totals reaching new highs and strong interest from buyers.
The Cowes branch held a long session on funding and strategy amid Rural Workers conditions. Delegates were appointed to represent the branch at the forthcoming conference as discussions covered agricultural hours wages and land cultivation tied to railway growth and local farming concerns.
A garbled OCR style fragment presents mixed phrases about a tow, rates, and informal notes. The readable parts mention vehicle or service items and unclear personal actions, without a coherent narrative or identifiable entities. The overall content is too fragmentary to establish a clear news item.
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