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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
2
A report notes that 4k 8. Davibon LD and colleague, vital surgeon, visited Bent Harrison's Hotel in Queanbeyan on the first Wednesday after Becond Wednorlay, with Bangendore also mentioned.
The article argues that Sydney tramway workers struck amid factional violence, returns to work swift, and warns unions in public service threaten state stability. It critiques leadership, urges sound public opinion, and questions safeguards against future disruptive actions by organized labor.
The passage argues that a union choosing revolt without cause betrays its duty and loses member allegiance, while a just cause would merit public hardship to support strikers. It concludes by praising the government for peace but asks how long the quiet will endure and leaves the underlying issue unresolved.
The piece discusses state and Commonwealth tensions over repayment of their June Custos revenue seized by Sir William Lyne and the Federal Treasurer. It critiques the legal battle as a danger to national unity, notes Labor Party influence, and predicts political consequences at the next general election.
A welcome afternoon for Rev E Syd Henderson and Mrs Henderson gathered at the Protestant Hall Queanbeyan with church friends from Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist bodies. Dignitaries included Rev W M White and Rev Geo Reeve. a cheque for a memento was presented. Songs and solos accompanied the event ending with benediction.
An unknown middle aged man was run over by a tin about a mile from Singleton on Wednesday night. Settlers found the mutilated remains Thursday morning after two or three tail trains had passed. Fragments were gathered in a bag. hair indicated a middle aged, stout man. Train drivers reported nothing unusual.
Missis Beane and Co present Piatto Taner and Mr Braitling in town with a complete re-felting and repairing plant. They promise to fix old worn and tinny pianos and organs to a refined tone. All work is guaranteed by leading Sydney musicians. Address FO, Queanbeyan.
Fragmentary historic text references woods, a prelude to a voyage or lure, mentioning Thera pre woods and Bate woods and a voyage by Fing sonp to the Woods. Indicates a tale of mankind’s debt to a central coppercore entity, framed as a medieval or mythic paraphrase with sparse readable details.
A Queanbeyan P A Association committee met in the Council Chambers for the forthcoming show. Mr R Moore chaired with about a dozen members present. They discussed prize money, class eliminations, open classes, and responsibility for special prizes, while agreeing on prize payments and show ground arrangements.
Five members of prominent San Francisco families were killed when an emergency brake failed during a Monday drive, sending their car over a galvep embankment. Mrs M Cormick, her sixteen year old daughter, Mrs O Brie, her son and an infant died. Two others escaped unharmed. A separate Brooklands track accident involved a Mercedes car reaching 71 miles per hour before leaving the track, killing Burke and injuring Lane.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions cure for coughs and colds, a bear named Cairne, and scattered place and group names Hampball Ubomiet Qaeonbayan. Content is garbled with no coherent event or date.
Official correspondence from Deputy Postmaster General Sydney states no subsidy rise is possible for the Queanbeyan Urayarra Brindabella and Coolamon Plains mail routes due to contract terms and the risk of establishing a dangerous precedent amid high fodder prices.
Wool sale series opens with a 6 September event in Sydney by Wool report. Auctions run on the 6th 13th and 27th of September with further sales through October December and a New Year start on January 4. London July prices drift lower with 82,000 bales forward.
The piece argues that butter prices burden households and urges caution against alleged storage hoarding. It notes stocks are small, demand is strong, and prices may fall with August heat and spring’s bounty. Public action previously curbed price inflation.
At a Queanbeyan P P Board meeting this morning a letter from the Department of Attorney General and Justice Sydney addressed to the Chairman was read. It discusses concerns about magistrates adjudicating under the Rabbit Act, noting suspicions and urging warning to the Bench. The board then noted adjusted bonuses for foxes and dingoes and accepted the year’s livestock loss figures, while defeating a motion to bonus crows. Inspector Newell reported rabbits not numerous and active trapping and wire-netted fences. H C L Anderson addressed the Settlers Conference on William Farrer's agricultural work. A shilling subscription raised 6 25 0 for memorial scholarships for a Wheat Farrer memorial fund.
Crown lands in Murray County parish of Bul a ee arts area of 83 acres are set apart for settlement with options for purchase or lease. Terms include 13/4 per acre and rent per acre for settlement leases, within a measured portion of land.
The High Court by majority ruled part 7 of the Trade Mark Act invalid and that the union label is not a trade mark. Chief Justice led the decision with Justices Barton and O Connor concurring in separate judgments. The action involved four joint stock brewers joined with the Attorney General, and Part 7 was deemed ultra vires. Justices Isaacs and Higgins dissented.
Bertie Fuller, Sobraon boy and member of the Solomon band and football team, escaped from jail at Bemboka while with a party. He was recaptured near Candelo and awaited transfer to Sydney. Police later found him a few miles from Candelo.
Arthur Gissing, son, faced charges for burning his father's Illawarra house on July 27. He claimed he acted for revenge after a dispute over the house share. Cyanide plant owner James Launder testified that the accused sought poison and later swallowed sugared cyanide thinking it poison. He was committed for trial.
Miners at Bell's Creek near Braidwood unearthed human bones while ground slicing. Coroner Mr Elliott accepted them as aboriginal remains likely buried for many years, with prior bone discoveries at Upper Aralien suggesting long burial depths.
The Star recommends watching the American Fleet arrival from Sydney Harbour by riding a big ferry steamer moored in sight of the pageant. The Star secured rights to sell 4400 tickets for two ferry companies with seating options, priced from 3d to 6s plus coupons. Readers cut out 4d of Star coupons, send them with 26d, and receive a ticket by post, with priority processing and limited spots.
Numerous brief notes describe a great oil fire near Tampico blasting a vast hole in the earth, a bridge of world events including a naval fleet movement near Auckland, earthquakes in Algeria, a Melbourne swimmer’s triumph, a fatal accident at Maryborough, and civic notices. The mix shows fires, politics, crime, and public health in a rapid bulletin style.
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