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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
3
Chatty miscellany records varied items from Australia and abroad with scattered notes on political moves, weather and a crime mention. It cites Ayatralin visits, Melbourne burglar arrest, elections at Bungendore, and a hospital transfer, reflecting a noisy, undated page of short items and rumors.
An inquest into the death of William Charles Used, age 4, found in the Gowern, Sydney, concluded the man died from acute phosphorus degeneration. The coroner noted no poison was found but stated death was due to phosphorus poisoning. The deceased, once in employment for 14 months, had walked Sydney for a week with no money, expressing misery and inability to beg or help others.
A report blends political talk with a local crime tale as Austin Chapman and a Labor meeting in Sydney unfold. Debates touch federation, tariffs, and social questions while a detention incident near Byduwey links to a theft charge. The Methodist Conference names Bainford Bugin president with a large vote, and a financial tally shows a net loss for the year amid ongoing party activity.
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