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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 20, 1900
Page
2
The text blends dental crowns and bridge work notes with political commentary on British empire affairs. It references dentistry products, monthly payment offers, and a stray critique of Mr Wise publishing confidential correspondence. It then shifts to wartime reflections praising British resolve and predicting eventual peace.
A long letter to the Sydney Daily Telegraph defends Premier Reid over his response to Uitlander petitions and Imperial policy in the Transvaal crisis. The writer argues Reid did not press for warlike action and criticizes Wise for urging troop offers while Reid pursued a cautious course amid imperial tensions.
A reader urged stockholders to vote in Gusaberan on the 23rd for four directors and to elect trustworthy men. The note warns that taxes will rise and emphasizes looking after personal interest, urging support for the larger holder while all small holders will wait.
Tun young Semen Aw Spoig appeared in Broken Hill court charged with intent to murder Thomas Fiparan. A large crowd gathered as bail was refused amid threats from a woman, with remand ordered and no further bail sought.
Fragmentary dispatches refer to a Kaltimos report about native misinterpretations and a 20 000 Renees population near Tashi. Includes references to a Commons budget debate, police weariness in England, a canceled cricket tour, a French fortress capture, and a Hall of Hopes note on bulb planting from a Sydney dealer.
A fragmentary Sydney newspaper page blends military, journalistic, and social notes. It cites W. J. Lambie linked to the Malbourne Age, critiques DT writers, references Jack Crick and Crown Prosecution, and mentions the Royal Agricultural Show hunting contests, Tasmania’s Governor Normanston health, Cyclorama exhibitions, and a Purnayo poisoning incident amid society commentary.
War dispatches report the Antangatoro movement advancing as troops in Roberts's faith face renewed enemy retreats to avoid starvation. British and Boer forces clash near Ladysmith and Magersfontein with heavy fire. gains include stores and ammunition captured while Boers retreat under pressure.
Troops under Field-Marsral Lord Roberta are praised for a rapid, faith-filled approach near Kimberley. General Frenchadel and Lt. General Kelly Kenny pursue Cronje’s forces as Boer positions crumble and stores are captured. Casualties remain low while transport and horses are ferried to safety.
The Captain's Flat meeting featured pony races under varied handicaps with horses like Goldfinder Malvolio and Yauley J. Allan, while an accident injured Nicholas Oregon a carpenter when ore fell from a truck. Typhoid fever claimed a local life and other cases were noted.
A Bungendore Temperance Hall gathering formed a committee to raise funds for wounded soldiers and convalescent aid in South Africa. Attendees included Mrs. Ouburne, Miss Powell, Rev. J. Scott, Mr. Millard, and others. entertainment on the 23rd will fund the effort. Also noted: a silver tea-pot gift to Miss Osborne on Currandooley station and Bungendore’s cricket win over Dene Dier.
Fragmentary OCR note references names Dawe Unwin Coughlin and hints at a torn Tet event or test. Readable details are limited, preventing a clear report of date, place, or outcome.
A police court session fined one offender five shillings for drunkenness in Mann street, paid to avoid imprisonment. Sunday caused excitement when a section of the old bridge fell, narrowly missing workers below. Mick Quinn was fined for drunkenness in Monaro root. Mr N I Downing announces a speech on the War in South Africa next Monday. Notices remind bore owners of closing dates for Mullough and Queensland Handicape nominations. Captain’s boat service to be held Sunday at various locations.
A wounded Kilpatrick died at the camp after being found near a hill where a fierce engagement with Boers occurred. Two officers, Griffin and Kilpatrick, died. seven horses and five Boers were killed. The letter notes heavy firing and multiple captures and deaths among the Lancers during the day.
A report describes a new large caliber siege gun mounted on a long carriage. The weapon weighs about ten tons, measures 24 feet, and fires a 1000 pound shell up to eleven miles with rapid muzzle velocity. It is designed for General Buller to breach trench works in the Tugola theater and carries naval gun calibers.
The report lists handicaps for the City Handicap event at the Goulburn Races to be held on March 2nd and 2nd. Names, weights, and entrants are outlined for the principal aventa race.
Government notice appoints J McKansey, polio magistrate, to exercise special powers in Braidwood Aration Bungvadne Cup Gains Fiat and Queanbeyan within the Braidwood and Queanbeyan police districts. District scenes include militia duties and public order as outlined by the Clerks of Petty Sessions Act.
The text lists church events and ministers across Queanbeyan, Canberrans and surrounding towns with service times in the morning and evening. Mentions Rev Waitt and Rev Stephen with Presbyterian ties and multiple locations including Majura and Southwall stations, reflecting a busy regional religious schedule.
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