Queanbeyan Defeats Tarago In Rifle Match At Tarago Range
The Ta and Queanbeyan Civilian Rifle Club held a Tax return match at Tarago range on a sunny day with a light wind. Queanbeyan edged Tarago by 35 points after a long afternoon of shooting from 100 to 600 yards, with T G Cook top scoring for Tarago and H Beatty leading Queanbeyan.
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Queanbeyan
Tarago
Ryan's Lake Bathist Hotel
Capain Lynch
Cook
T. Cook
E.O. Moore
Taraga Rifle Club
Gee Yards
Taraga
T. G. Cook
H. Beatty
City Council Adopts Boundaries and Sanitary Plans
The council notes Alderman Collett absent and adopts new district boundaries along Campbell Garryowen Thur ralilly Dodaworth Curwoola Oaks Goodshed Donald Stormaway Streets. Finance shows credit to General Fund £296 36 7. payments totaling £29 9 7 approved. Lighting committee recommends removing lantern, moving post, and ramp denial at Wantaos Molonglo. Notices on ratepayers for pan system to be printed. abeyance of that item. Maintenance reports rubbish clearance and a college board at Public School. Thanks to Harrison and Moore for Cooma sanitary report. Correspondence covers rubbish depot Queanbeyan, Berry subsidy changes, Goulburn sanitary help, Moriarty remuneration, drainage footpath, and works committee recommendations on dam well, building, boiler, and sanitary wagon tender.
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Collett
Aia
Campbell Street
Garryowen
Thurralilly Street
Dodaworth Street
Curwoola Street
Oasks
Goodshed
Donald Road
Stormaway Road
Campbell
Knox
Harrison
Wantaos
Molonglo
Hawes
Crawford Ald
Pan Syaten
Ald
Oldfield
Gibbs
Laud
Harrison and
Moore
Cooma
Department of Lands
Queanbeyan
Goulburn
Berry
Wm. Cook
A. W. Moriarty
Ald. Gibbs
Ald. Moore
Moriarty
Crawford Street
W. Soow
Works Committee
Wool Report Highlights Strong Merino Demand at Sale
Wiscrcomer Carsos & Co reports excellent attendance and brisk competition. Prices stayed firm for good merino wool with some weakness in faulty lots and scoured fleece, noting high bids for Goondiwindi and Queensland consignments and upcoming sale on September 3.
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Wiscrcomer, Carsos & Co
Ltp
P. Littlewool
Goondiwindi
Queensland
C. & A. Moore
Scottish swimmer Mearns fails in Dover to Calais swim
Mearns, the Scottish swimming champion, made an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Channel from Dover to Calais. After swimming for six hours he reached within three miles of Calais before collapsing in the water and being rescued with difficulty.
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Mearns
Dover
Calais
New Pony Stud Additions Highlight Queanbeyan Breeding Trials
The stud herd in the Queanbeyan district gains the unruly yet fast Engle, a maiden sire from Rottsire, winning prizes in 1905 1906 and 1907 at Ellismere New Zealand. At Sydney Horse Parade seventeen Suffolk stallions competed with Neotsfield Robin Hood winning the blue ribbon and Baroona Decorator taking second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandelson
Ueanbeyan
Aes Engle
Ellismere
N.Z
Sydney
Neotsfield Robin Hood
Baroona Decorator
F. Blewitt
Queanbeyan
Farewell Social for Mr Buckley at Queanbeyan Drama Society
A farewell social for Thomas Buckley gathered about 25 couples at Protest Hall as the Queanbeyan Dramatic Society honored his departure to western New South Wales. Aldermen Campbell Harrison and members praised his musical leadership, and a gold medal with a Lyre was presented along with an address of appreciation.
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Thos
Buckley
Quea
Dramatic Society
Trotter
Ald. Campbell
Thos. Buckley
Queanbeyan Dramatic Society
Cemeberrs
The
Shaw
Hawes
W. Cantle
Mise Ackerman
H. G. Shoebridge
Mlc
Two Sovereign Remedies for Skin Cares Promoted in Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Sander & Sons Superba Skin Food and Genuine Santi er & Sons EUUA LIFTI Extract as curative for wrinkles sunburn pimples boils and facial blemishes. It claims Victoria Supreme Court proof of the extracts’ safety reliability and unique healing proportion while warning against rival products.
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Eupreme
Victoria
Santier & Bons
Sandei & Sons
Superba
Sander & Sons
Annual Railway and Tramway Report Summarized
The annual report records railway and tramway activity with 14.35 million rail passengers and 177.09 million tram riders. It notes a passenger death in an accident, with most incidents due to rider caution. Earnings and goods movements across lines including Queanbeyan and Bungendore are detailed with multiple tonnages and prices.
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Nmber
Trais
Gooma
Queanbeyan
Bungendore
Bridgendsre
Life for August Life magazine review
Life for August is reviewed as an excellent sixpence worth with a cover featuring a battleship and an illustrated fleet article. It includes dispatches from newspaper correspondents aboard the ships and features on Australia’s drought myth and Dr Fiteheth’s world news.
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Aoply
K. Dew
Australia
Fiteheth
Frederick Treeves
Madame Blavatsky
Annie Bessant
van Dusen
Freeer's Bank
Life
Land case narrows fence cost liability under Crown Lands Act
In a NSW High Court ruling the justices held that a landowner in fee simple is not required to share the cost of a boundary fence erected by the holder of a settlement lease on the common boundary. The Court refused to imply liability, suggesting Parliament would need to act to rectify any omission.
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Tom High Court
New South Wales
Wet wool problem drives 500 estimates for moisture study
The Federal Cabinet plans to place 500 estimates before Parliament to fund a wet wool investigation. A deputation of pastoralists and the Australian Workers Union pressed for field data from sheds, with a scientist and medical man to study wool moisture and safe handling. They also aim to examine spontaneous combustion risks.
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Pastoralists’ Associations
Australian Workers’ Union
Melbourne
Crown Lands Set Apart For Settlement In Murray Region
Land information outlines Crown land parcels in Murray County with multiple settlement leases available on dates in September and October. It lists parcels in Bulongong Ballallaba Queanbeyan and Queanbeyan parishes, with acreages from 83 to 1,090 acres and rents from 1/ to 13/ per acre, plus tender deadlines for special leases and grazing options. It notes reserves for cemetery extension, recreation, stock camping, and water supply.
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Read Abbey of Qoasabe
County of Murray
Bul-rongong
Crown
Putlesgone
Ballallabe
Ballallaba
Department of Lands
Captain's Flat
Molonglo River
Cooum-Hraidwood Road
Ballalaba
Queanbeyan
Bullongong
Ballatlaba
Wedding at St Clement s Church England
A small wedding took place at St Clement s Church England on Wednesday afternoon with Rev H E Lewin officiating. John Arthur Willis and Ning Shiel wed in a simple ceremony with her father giving her away. Bridesmaids Miss Lucy Finch and Miss Maud Willis wore white lace trimmed outfits. Best man was Mr William Willis. After the ceremony the party dined at Oddfellows Hall then boarded the mail train to Sydney for Melbourne honeymoon.
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St. Clement's Church of England
H. E. Lewin
John Arthur
Sergeant
Willis
Queanbeyan
Ning
John Shiel
North Yaas
Lucy Finch
Maud Willis
William Willis
Oddfellows’ Hall
Wills
Sydney
Melbourne
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Lingham Importing Co., Ltd
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FOX, Sun
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Visior
H.5.w. Quransitad
Mir
E. F. Lockwood
Woodger Bros
Queanbeyan Showground
Be, Inci Man
Qubhanbe Yan Pastures
Wits
New Bey Fimetind
Lund Ak Undle de ‘Works
Beg Rediongs
Newtown
Copstein
Woodger Litt
Purmare
Direct Export Agency
Deeds Etreat
Davison
Lo.s
Moext Estriesa's Hole
Queanheyan
Firat
Wodnarday
Brainaire
A.M. Palick & Bon's
Bunday
Church of England
Cues
Ray
W. Mf
Jomy Joe Barner'r
Canumums
Bopewarr
Presbyterian
Qoranbsyan
Quganbeyan
Masosnasox
Methodist
Uucantorai
Eyres Greatheroe
Sunol
Boupkiag
Gao
Mick Simmons
Haymarket
W. Hecconists & Sterckes Pers
Royal Hotel
Leary Bank
Qornbeyon
Fawmlichs
A.M. Fallick and Sons
Mateh Balla
Fallick & Sons
Qaraubsyan
George Fettel
George Davis
Blackfellow's Creek
Kimberley District
W.A
Samuel Lindsay
Jeer Gore
Ausaubeyan Obsender
Lynch
Anbegan
Tarnga
Quan Hevan
Aps
Omigis
Titel
A. Weatty
Basle
A.C
Failjek
Erenshaw
E. O. Moore
A. J. Gibbs
James Beaty
E. T. Gibbs
A. R. Moore
R Thomson
Taraca
J. G. Cook
Tetley
Dr . Cooperay
J. Cock
Boreham
Co . Betts
J. Armitt
D. Bugg Az
J. Hourigan
Wool Report
STUD
Qampielt
Qaewibeyac
Annual Railway and Tramway Report
Camrnnet
Nowraigi
Campbell,Mhacbresiib
Land Information
Bulsongong
Alvis
A.s
Ballongong
Balinlallaba
Pene Pilate and
Lands‘Department
Punyibah
R. Moore
Jun
Pariah Urila
County
Murray
Quoanbeyan
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