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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
3
Land details show leases for Agriculture and Grazing with prices per acre and areas including 260 acres and 740 acres. The notices request tenders by September for special leases and improvement leases on crown lands with reserves for cemetery extension public works and grazing.
A capital story depicts a scheme involving seven Jewish gentlemen and coats. An author recounts a persona’s demand for six invoices per coat, testing the men’s honesty as they kept all coats and faced rude reproaches during the encounter.
The article recounts an elaborate coronation era display with Admiral Sperry and Prime Minister Beate Premiers of London praising unity between Britain and America. It notes a ceremonial procession past crowds, bands, a grand banquet at Town Hall, and Commonwealth representation. It mentions numerous speeches on ties of commerce and intermarriage and reports a well behaved crowd with minor isolated disturbances.
Fragmentary report notes a sequence involving Puy Toya Splendid with references to a blackfellow and a possible shooting incident. Mr Tudilee Gordon spoke at an event on Saturday and commented on alleged detentions by Commonwealth authorities. The text is garbled and portions are unreadable.
Sunday notices from the Church of England list services and names including UMA Mh Taye and Crownbayan. The fragment mentions Dev A M Moreunrr Preshy and Goainmuntiake with unclear timing. Indications point to a church calendar entry for a Sunday service.
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