This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1904
Page
2
Partial text lists names and times for church events and ministers at various locations with multiple garbled entries and unclear details. The readable items mention Wattle Park and several individuals with service times noted in the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR from a weather item mentions rainfall data and meteorological notes. The readable bits reference a station and measurements but lack complete values or dates, leaving the precise totals and timing unclear.
A partial weather digest from Wattle Roe ai reports rain likely near nightfall and possible thunderstorms. Locally cloudy with temperatures dipping toward the late week. rainfall chances increase mid month with cool fronts expected.
Queanbeyan players traveled by Saturday morning train to Cooma. They were greeted by Cooma Club members and escorted to the courts, then dined at the Australian Hotel. Queanbeyan won 14 sets to Cooma's 4, 193 games to 193 with several close results.
A coroner's inquest heard William Albert Leach and Lena Leach died in a double homicide near Miculago. Witnesses described a gunshot wound to Lena and a self-inflicted gunshot to William, with evidence detailing the scene, belongings, and a torn, bloodied account found in Leach's pocket. The jury returned a verdict of murder by Leach and suicide by Leach.
Queanbeyan Superior Public School players including ER Land captain and J Nugent led by passing to defeat Bungendore on their home ground. Tries by Land and Nugent gave Queanbeyan 11 points to Bungendore’s single score, Meath for Bungendore registered a try, McPherson refereed fairly.
Coroner and five jurors heard evidence at the Uragarra residence on July 29 1904 about a deliberate fire that destroyed hay sheds, two hay stacks, a cowshed and other outbuildings belonging to A J and M McDonald. Witnesses described flames spreading from the southeast yard corner and noted threats against the McDonalds amid rumours of motive. The value of loss was estimated around £400 with no insurance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.