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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
2
Amateur events drew many townspeople as the Bite Queanbeyan District Cyclists Club promoted a day of outdoor racing in ideal weather. Riders faced tight handicaps and varied outcomes in multiple heats and finals, with Mulland and Dunn among notable performers and new entries promising better fields next month.
Council meetings discuss engineer assignments for Captain's Flat and Glen Inpea roads and bridges. Officials report on rates, overdraft options, staff changes, bush fire prevention measures, and upcoming projects including a bridge grant proposal and maintenance plans.
Council met with Aldermen Campbell McPherson Til lehalmet Kio and Mareiece in attendance. Discussions covered the Works Department notices on council seal changes, meeting venue costs, land tax grants, and reports from the Finance and Works committees and nominations for volunteers.
Sir John Sem died at Mendwich shortly before 4 pm Thursday after a long illness and a recent accident. Once active in politics, he had retired about three years ago and faced an earlier health decline following the accident. The report also notes a public court action related to a blunder about a tonic and a herbal extract being challenged for authenticity.
Dr. John Gibson Paton a veteran missionary died at Canterbury near Melbourne after a liver cancer illness. He suffered an accident in Melbourne eighteen months earlier and remained bedridden in his final weeks. Despite age eighty two he longed to return to the New Hebrides missions and his fund raising reached 93 000 for missionary work.
Wool from Glenanor Riversdale Ferncliffe Mount Tennant Carwoola and other districts sold during the week. Prices quoted in pence and pence per pound with many entries listing weights bales and crossbreds including Shropshire lambs and various breeds. Multiple stations such as Bumbalong The Pines Woodgrove Wells Station Eyebrow and Rockvalley contributed consignments.
N Willis was found not guilty at the Central Criminal Court after a three hour jury deliberation. He was discharged but bound over to the next gaol delivery to answer a charge of forgery related to the Reinhardt lease. Willis thanked the judge and jury for their service.
The Government announces the new board of Railway Commissioners. Chief Commissioner is Tom Richard Johnson, 49, from England, arriving mid April. Assistant commissioners are David Kirkcaldie and Harry Richardson. Also reported is the discovery of Sandy Rankin’s body in Bondi Mountain near Bombala with a whisky bottle nearby.
An old ad touts Dr. Sholden's Digeviius Tablet as a remedy for indigestion. It claims the tablets aid digestion, nourish the body, and help recovery after meals. Sold by Heyes and Musselt, A W Baniel, and other local sellers in Hunguardare.
A reader criticizes press coverage of Chief Justice Sir John Madden remarks from a European visit. The letter questions media influence, warns of war risks and national upheaval, and asks why the Age did not publish the discussion earlier. An explicit tax line closes the note.
Four years after the disappearance of 3 year old Edith Liddle from Mulya near Louth and Cobar, a white girl matching her description was seen in a Dalby Queensland blacks' camp. Photos were sent to the mother who is convinced the girl is Edith.
A dated notice touts Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung troubles with promise of relief and full small dose guarantee. It lists distributors including Haves Rowell Quanbayas and A W Duriel Dungendora. Also reports a murder case in White Cliff and a Kempsey death from plague with related fatal rat findings.
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