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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
3
A garbled era diary tone cites drownings, legal actions, and civic notices amid references to officials, military service, and public works. It mentions a death by drowning, a death sentence for a figure named J. Howard, police roles, and a looming public sale, with scattered names and places that suggest a wartime community record.
Fire swept a factory and clothing works at Latobardt, causing £14,000 damage. The blast followed by extensive damage and several incidents including escapes and injuries across the district. Police and investigators probe the causes as residents recover from the upheaval.
Sydney report notes Tim Markola-Wothersara quoted at 2/13/0 price bond on bullode 429 10. Maitland bail case discussed. inquest into Towitta tragedy continues through the night. Rumored political shifts in Victoria as Barton rumored to retire. Doukin tipped as successor. Foreign policy concerns noted. German- British relations questioned after Chancellor’s day.
A long damaged notice from the Taxation department directs individuals and employers to furnish income returns for the year 1901 to the Taxation office by a specified deadline. It warns of penalties for noncompliance, lists where to obtain form P and how to lodge returns, and notes special attention for employers and professionals.
A man shot his wife four times during a domestic dispute, then fired on children before turning the gun on himself. Officers and witnesses described the chaotic scene as Dowling fled and investigators pursued the area. Police and civilians aided the injured and the suspect’s accomplice provided a trace leading to Dowling’s retreat. The event left multiple casualties and prompted a large police response.
The Towitta tragedy report describes an inquest and divorce action related to a household incident. A witness, William Behippan, aged 18 or 40, testified about a night disturbance and assault in a Towitta home. The scene details a brother asleep, a struggle, a woman struck, and a table taken from the kitchen. The account notes the public interest and the process toward legal action.
John Angerson an accountant for the Bu Voust Bank Warrnambool Vic was found prone in a boarding house garden on Wednesday with a bullet wound behind the right ear. He had been drinking heavily. Victoria and Queensland have completed their implant forms. Augustinian Don Hagen lieutenant de Pussy has been approved for some guarding the South Australian contingents Adosh Crest Coppobilla station on the Upper Murray, with about 4000 ponies of brses and over a thousand sheep.
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