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Newspaper

Queanbeyan Observer

Location

Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 16, 1904

Page

2

Church Notices From Ramay District Area

Fragmented notices list various church associates and ministers including Rev W Srrman and Minster Pivenkyleniinn. Lines mention locations like Stuman tt Pettle Park and How WV Street, with unclear dates or events.

Meitharlist Eeanbayanm Pion Mle Mison Dwall Faeam Uber Stuman Pettle Park Wo Fitewart H Stithwell Bo Flaht Mir Wale Nua Seaaipeya Oh Shins Ant Rev W. Srrman Miinter

Fragmented OCR Note with Readable Fragments

The text is a damaged OCR snippet with partial phrases and unreadable characters. It highlights scattered names and numbers that may reference a local notice or brief item. No clear event, date, or responsible organization is discernible from the readable segments.

Dissolution Declined. Watson Resigns as Reid Commissioned

The Governor-General after talks with the Prime Minister refused dissolution. Mr Watson resigned, and Lord Northgate then sent for Mr Reid who was given a commission to form a new Ministry.

Watson Lord Northgate Reid

Wedding at Canberra United Reid and Taylor in grand ceremony

The wedding of J. G. Reid and Miss Mattiew Taylor took place at Canberras St. John Church of England on a Wednesday in August. The bride wore white cashmere with lace and orange blossom, walked beside her father, with twin sister Miss Lucy Taylor as bridesmaid and B. Reid as best man. Guests gathered at the bridegroom's home Beulah Varroalumla for breakfast, then the couple departed for their Beulah Varroalumla home amid gifts listed in the advertising column.

Gr. Jon J. G. Reid W. Reid Brindabella Mattiew Taylor J. G. Taylor Yarmluisila P. G. Smith B. Reid Arrajomia Reis Beulah Varralumla Calumus

Local Electorate Returns Report Voter Totals in Queanbeyan

Official returns show 1997 women and 2510 men voting in the Queanbeyan Electorate, totaling 4507 votes or about 76 percent of the full enrolment. The note references various local institutions and honorary thanks amid incomplete records.

Queanbeyan

Local F and A Association Adjourned Annual Meeting Held

The adjourned annual meeting of the F and A Association met at the School of Arts. R Moore chaired after initial votes, with J T Collett as vice president. Members elected to town and country committees, discussions on next show in spring 1963, finances, tenancy terms, and expansion to include more members and a ladies segment. A special general meeting date set. subscriptions and prize plans debated.

L Lst School of Arts R. Moore N. Gibbs J. Feagan Moore J. T. Collett Messrs F. J. L. Dunlop E.G. Atkinson W. Clemesha J. Knox A. H. Garroway W. Pike G. C. FP. Circuitt F. Campbell J. McCarthy P. Shomack J. Southwell Walter McIntosh Mr. McIntosh B. Warwick J. J. Edmonds J. Fitzgerald Crace J. M. McIntosh McIntosh HR. Moore Knox C. H. McKeshnieland J. M. Mclntosh Mr. Moor

Tailoring reopens in Queanbeyan Federal Chambers

Mr Grance F Precivar relaunches a tailoring business in Queanbeyan at the Federal Chambers Monaro Street, offering a range of materials and inviting trade. Miss Catherine McDonald named Commonwealth Electoral Registrar for Araynera division, NSW, replacing Miss Louisa Phillips.

Austin Chapman Catherine McDonald Commonwealth Elentoral Araynera Tiden-Monaro State of New South Wales Louisa, Phillips Carruthers Dessal Cort

Arrest for Wife Assault Ends with Acquittal

Edward Neville Humphries faced a charge of wife assault after his wife Mary Ann Humphries testified she endured pinches kicks and threats on a Friday night. The court found a prima facie case but the defendant denied the allegations, and after reviewing evidence the bench discharged him for lack of credible injury or corroboration.

Mary Ann Humphries Edward Neville Homphries Humphries Messrs Gale and Jeffreys Mary Ann Willis Bech

Fox Hunt Sees Two Foxes Escape in Wattle Grove Meet

About twenty sportsmen met at the invitation of Messrs Read and Hros of Wattle Grove for reynard hunting. Two foxes were sighted but escaped harm. Several other noxious animals were destroyed.

Mesars Wattle Grove Reynard Blackall Thomas Carmody Riverstone

Seat of Government Act Clauses Filmed

Mr. Austen Caarman forwards a copy detailing the Seat of Government within seventeen miles of Dalgety NSW. The area to be granted must be at least 990 square miles with sea access and land compensation limits set as of January 1 1904 under the Property for Public Purposes Acquisition Act.

Austen Caarman Commonwealth Dalgety New South Wales

Port Arthur Battles Describe Russian and Japanese Clash

A Japanese offensive near Port Arthur leaves ships damaged and crews fighting along the fortifications. The Russian fleet withdraws from the harbor, with casualties around 170, while Japanese forces press advances east of Port Arthur and at Liaoyang. Reports mention Kamikawa and Togo directing actions, with vessels damaged and fires in urban areas.

Port Arthur Wovik Askjold Kisoches Chifa Bayan Mort Asis Rossia Manchuria Well's Hill Golden Tilwia Takushan Port Arthur Liaoyang Formosa Niuchwang Chifui Augusta Askold Wasnng Togo Resdian Heir Anyencores Nev Emery Woestoda

Defeated Candidate Promises Continued Fight for Freedom

In Murcumbidgee the defeated candidate Mr. Thamas Fitzpatrick pledged to run again, claiming Labour had betrayed him. He vowed to remain a free man, refusing Labour ties and promising to campaign for the electors’ interests as long as he lives.

Murcumbidgee Thamas Fitzpatrick Labour Creat Ander Lsbour Party

Postmistress Charged With Letter Theft in Deniliquin Circuit

Mary Devine postmistress at Warmatts was charged with stealing a letter containing two postal notes. The notes were sent to Hardert's in Sydney with a Smith signature for goods to be forwarded to Warmatts. A search found similar items. handwriting matched. She is committed for trial at the Deniliquin circuit in October.

Hares Haseell Berrigan Mary Devine Warmatts Hardert's Sydney Smith Warmatte Deniliquin Imn Thorp Bayry Ralo

Unclear historical brief with mixed reports and notices

Collage of brief items notes wartime expenses in Japan and politics in Australia, ship passages, drownings, fires, and local accidents. Mentions gold nugget at Peter's Bush, a Dardanelles transit, and smallpox in Zion City. Includes oblique references to dances, banquets, auctions, and weather, with scattered names and places.

A. Fir I. Deakin Labour Party Is & Machine Quesabeyan Japan Millard Benquet Peter's Bush Rockhampton Watson J. Fussell Thos, Dayford Mudgee Bogan Church of England Fassifern House of Commons James Moore Burra Zion Dowie Russia Hayes Hansell Sydney Dalgety

The Story of the Blacks Chapter XIII

A Victorian era critique of settlerAboriginal conflict details how squatters face native attacks on remote grazing runs. Letters describe stock losses and inadequate government protection, while officials defend limited authority and note uneven enforcement. The text cites trials, moral debates, and brutal incidents among settlers, natives, and missionaries.

Slaughter of Women and Children Recalls 1842 Massacre

The article recounts a massacre of natives at Dungar's Station, mirrored in Portland district Victoria in 1842. It notes La Trobe's critique of Missionary Hurst for believing unsubstantiated settlers' reports and his rebuke in a letter after an inquiry report was sent forward.

Gstined van Diemen's Land Port Phillip Gamed Whyte Wando Melbourne Home Government 8. Hurst Port Philip Mr. Hurstels Dungar's Portland Victoria la Trobe Hurst

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