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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1910
Page
2
The article debates government rail investment and suburban tram projects. It accuses influential figures of log-rolling to fund minor lines while essential state works await funds. A radical loan-expenditure shift prompts calls for a thorough country party.
At Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade Friday night at the Fire Station, Superintendent Land presided. Divisional Officer Sydney H. Lister noted brigades now under the Fire Brigade Board and outlined plans for an eight to ten man partially paid unit with a new central station and regular drills.
Seven members contested the third match for Colonel Ryrie’s trophy with seven shots at specified yards. Showery weather hampered the event. A Fallick won the £26 cash prize. Scores follow.
Miss Kate Rooney, Australia's leading can tatio, tours Queanbeyan with a strong supporting line up including Miss Zillah Harrison Miss Alicia Nolan and Mr Charles Larsen and Mr Chris Young. The concert company is praised for provincial town visits and tickets are on sale at Ballick's with reserved seats at 4s admission 4s 2s and 1s.
Dr Carlo Fiaschi and Nurse Mary Eleanor Young were remanded at Lithgow Police Court on a murder charge connected to the exhumed body of Julia Nightingale. Bail was refused. next hearing set for Bathurst on Thursday.
A severe Saturday storm floods Queanbeyan with pea sized hail and a torrent flood that inundates Garryowen and Lowe Morrisett Antill Crawford streets. A stump clogged a six foot drain causing widespread water damage to homes and shops. Fire Brigade pumped out water and families shelter with neighbors as repairs loom over weeks.
Snippets recount floods halting ships at Walgett Wee Waa and rail accidents in Belgium and Canada with loss of life. Ongoing rifle club events, labor strife warnings, naval college site checks, and postal service remedies. Local births marriages and obits listed alongside commodity prices and parish notices.
Meetings of the Local Land Board for the Land District of Queanbeyan will be held at the Queanbeyan Courthouse on January 21 and February dates, starting at unspecified times, to consider road encroachments, fencing exemptions, rabbit-proof fencing, reserve determinations, camping reserves, and various lease and resumption matters in Greenfield, Naas, Tharwa, and Cooma districts.
The Federal Capital and Home Affairs Minister outlines a comprehensive survey program for the capital area. Col. Miller and Col. Owen oversee schemes including ten square miles for the city, triangulation of 1480 square miles, land administration, and utilities design. An expert forester will direct tree planting along the city edge.
Nellie Waldron, age 20, was ordered to a reformatory by Justice Aspinall after pleading guilty to manslaughter for killing her rejected sweetheart at a picnic on October 18. The court described the case as pathetic and urged tender nursing to restore her health, noting she had a child with her.
The Southern Rifle Association outlines a prize meeting at Goulburn on February 16 7 and 18 with divisions A B C and D and a team event The District Cup offers a valuable trophy and gold medals to team members Encouragement urged for maximum participation in the event by local rifle clubs and districts.
Philip Lepcht faced Armidale Police Court on a December 1 charge of illegally selling a railway ticket. Witnesses John Harris and ticket examiner Mercer testified to the sale and the ticket being pre checked. The court fined Lepcht Avo with £8 10s in expenses. this was his second conviction.
Wire report lists buyers and prices from yesterday’s sale in New South Wales. Edward Turner Gunning top price of the day with several bids from Wiseman Bros Bunjdarra to James Turner Ade long. Many lots also sold from 11d to 1 1/2d per unit across Armidale Yass Narrabri and Wagga markets.
The Half-Holiday Cricket Club selects W. and P. Freebody W. Pencey W. Willis F. Long C. Parker W. Cantle C. Smith H. Fleming D. Strang A. Piggott R. Moore to play Duntroon in the Park tomorrow for the Moore Bros Cup.
Reginald Grorck Bryant aged 19 months died after attempting to swallow beans in a Liverpool road Ashfield back room. Two beans were expelled but a third became wedged in his windpipe leading to death. an inquest returned an accident verdict.
An odd medical ad fragment touts Hawder's Extract, Sambra Extract, and Eucalyptus products as cures for wounds burns ulcers and unrelated ailments. It claims extracts free users from irritations and inflammatory obstructions while promising antiseptic effects and universal healing.
Narrabri area reports say Mrs Backman, aged about 40, shot her husband last night then surrendered to police at Narrabri. Police are cautious while other officers note a domestic dispute involving the farmer’s wife and a family member.
The report notes property changes in the Travellers Ri property with Bywenge Stath altering ownership to Mr Howling of Victoria. It mentions St John the Baptist Canberra services and a champion inducted by Vem Archiden lett of Goulburn, along with a forthcoming Maxwell and Co auction of household furniture for Mr Newbery with proceeds aiding England.
Fragmentary church notice lists names and locations including Presbyterian readings and Reverend K B1 methods. Vague references to dates and times appear with unclear events and attendees.
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