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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Leader
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
2
Local notes show a 7 pm event with Rev. A Mankinwowh Carter Bod. Details are fragmentary but indicate a meeting or service at a community location in Gundarce La and Upper Casheres area.
The article notes the head of the trans Australian railway line located east of Kalgoorlie. It reports a Brisbane condemnation of Melbourne potatoes for Irish blight, and outlines wartime finance with the VRC surplus at £12,000. It mentions copper refining questions, a New Zealand cyclist Jumbo Wells in training, and various Australia Day funds and local activities.
Three thousand Australia Day pictures will be screened Saturday night at British Pictures with prizes of go 20 and 10 shillings for top votes. Each 6d 18 ticket buys a vote. The main feature is Tracked by the Hounds, a 2000 foot thriller, followed by The Stolen Rule, a 2000 foot detective yarn.
A Canberra gathering discussed launching a Federal Territory Pastoral and Agricultural Association to promote profitable land use. Col Miller praised government support and officials proposed a Commonwealth Agricultural Horticultural and Technical Association to foster closer settlement and share research from the Canberra Nursery and Yarralumla stations.
A long listing of names and miscellaneous items donated or auctioned for Australia Day, including individuals such as Clary KE, Hoby Downie Deane, Maiaia Hudson, Eve dacksoo, Meo, Magpie Football Club, Me, Campbell, and many others. The page records varied goods like sweets, cushions, dishes, watches, and paintings, with prices or lot references peppered throughout.
A wedding on the 7th ultima at the B C Church united Miss Ruby Booth and Mr Cecil Walker. Rev Fathers Leonard and Galvin officiated. Miss Jean Grovelor led the Wedding's March and sang Ave Maria. The bride wore ivory crepe de chine with lace and orange blossoms. bridesmaid Miss Hileen Booth wore cream charmeuse. The couple planned to reside in Goulburn after a brief honeymoon in the metropolis.
Commercial to quality the sheep offering 4 Homebush fast Montay left litter. Prices are ruling more in skits cetters favor at the Sydney rabbit skin sales. Prices generally ruled very firm with prime lines dearer. A parcel of prime winter skins sold at 17d per lb.
The article explains how Treasury Bonds are tangible transferable notes with detachable Interest Coupons, while Inscribed Stock records ownership in the Commonwealth Treasury books and pays interest by warrant or cheque. Bonds come in £10 £100 £500 £1000, stock in £1 or multiples, with safe custody offered by the Commonwealth Bank. The subscription list is open to August 30 and urges timely applications to support the loan.
The fragmentary text mentions a nighttime event involving Woods and a lieutenant named Cure. Readable portions indicate a military or security context with named individuals and a location unspecified. Further details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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