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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Leader
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
2
Readable fragments show a jumbled mix of names places and dates. The text references Walden Tibet Tibet and Lad December with scattered personal names and unclear actions. No clear event or outcome emerges from the legible data.
The notes describe Australia Day celebrations in Queanbeyan including a procession led by Sergeant Wood, a charity fund run by the Mayor, a fundraising list by J. Th. Young, and entertainment featuring Snowy Baker and boxing at the Stadium. Schools plan a large show and spectators will enter via Rutledge Street or Cameron Road. Auction items and local officials are listed, with emphasis on community participation and safety.
The Front reports H. H. Turner of the Works Department Canberra has enlisted. About six or nine Home Affairs officers in Canberra plan to enlist. Clem Hiecksman, son of the Town Clerk, finally secures enlistment after three attempts and writes of his patriotism. Percy, at the Dardanelles, serves under Major Ratledge and reports a good time. Roy Hetherington, under doctor Walsh now in army service, sends a brief update before the doctor heads to trenches.
Local and General Thehou reports no replies to a Premier speaker invitation for July 31 in Queanbeyan. Austin Chapman regrets absence but offers to address recruitment talks during recess. A Benevolent Society is formed with £17 seed, chaired by Hetherington, secretary Ryan, treasurer Campbell, to aid local distress. Also covered are compulsory trainee drills, Magpies football team lineup, and fishing closures plus potential Small Arms Factory transfer to Canberra.
The prospectus outlines a £5,000,000 Commonwealth Government War Loan at 4¼ percent with £10 minimums and six monthly instalments. It stresses patriotic duty, national finance impact, and that even small contributors can aid the war effort, noting favorable tax terms and strong gilt-edged security.
A patriotic Ball in Gundaroo for the Australia Day Fund attracted a large attendance despite a competing focal event. Misses Bacharat Webster and the committee led by Poulton and McInnes organized a decorous hall with flags, greenery, and a well received Mekie Brothers orchestra. The catering by A. J. Meehan and volunteers ensured a smooth evening as numerous fancy costumes were showcased by local and visiting performers. A juvenile dance followed the main event and drew strong crowds.
The text records a local meeting presided by a mayor with apologies from clergy and officials. It mentions votes, resolutions, and financial matters, including plan adoption and references to audits and payments. The garbled OCR preserves names, places, and some dates, but details are fragmentary.
The notice lists individuals joined to the Imperial Forces including Thos Wormnerd Capes Theodore Earle Army Medical Corps and many others with ranks and units. Wounded or killed entries appear among the names, with several being marked as wounded in action or killed in action.
The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year in Preston Maine: F Woodward vice president. A H Collet and BR Hetherington secretaries. G Harris treasurer. Boyle foreman. committee members Gibbs Russell Hayes McKenzie Woodger Ryan Hungerford. auditors Morgan and Duncalvet. The Chairman proposed donating 45 to the Australia Day Fund. Votes of thanks to retiring committee members auditors and chairman were proposed and carried.
Readers are invited to enjoy a program featuring a Keystone comedy and a star feature titled Among the Mourners. The evening includes the Anglial War Gazette with Australians in Egypt and War Topical content.
The Federal Government, acting on advice from the Labour Members, plans a small factory in Canberra. Orders placed for required machinery are expected to arrive in November.
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