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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
3
A crowded village fair features an extensive display of home made pastries, vegetables, and preserves. Notable entries include the heaviest doom fowls, dozens of tomatoes, pumpkins, and apples, plus prize baskets in flowers, paintings, and needlework curated by local judges.
Mr Edward Honequet writes praising VaruGe as a universal catarrh remedy. He describes easing symptoms after several bottles and endorses Pernna as the age’s foremost cure. The statement alleges truthfulness and recounts personal benefit amid testimonials.
Collection of various handmade items including knitwear lace bonnets and ivory work. Items feature names such as Miss Ivy Lawrence, Pierre Kavitiscl, and Miss Masygie Mehinunn with fabric crafts like crochet, weaving, and aggligine work. Also notes dealers and exhibitors such as Morgan Table Coole-Merse and Gentlemen's Huckahweh M Bourket.
The Commonwealth Government seeks electors consent to constitution changes reducing Federal Parliament powers and granting to the Commonwealth power over prices and regulation. Prominent figures and Liberal Leagues oppose the move, arguing it threatens states rights and majority rule. The Liberal Leagues publish instructions in country papers to guide voters on Referenda Day.
A local gathering in Queanbeyan featured speeches and toasts celebrating the King, with remarks on parliamentary work in the Federal and State realms. Attendees praised exhibitors, donors, and visiting societies while noting exhibit quality and crowd interest amid a light toast program.
Campbell chemist of Queanbeyan warns readers about Sander’s Extract Eucalyptic remedy. The ad pitches drops in olive oil for various ailments and urges use against wounds rashes and skin diseases. It cautions that other eucalyptic products lack its claimed healing properties and hints at counterfeit competition.
A 76 year old Canberra resident, Christopher Donnelly, was kicked on the chest by a horse at a buck jumping side show on the second day of the slow show near 3 o clock. He died moments later and leaves a widow and grown up family. The body was taken to Queanbeyan Hospital for an inquiry by the IGprower.
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