This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1903
Page
3
Readable fragments describe parliamentary openings, price changes, licensing court dates, and various local incidents. Mentions New Zealand Parliament opening and July events, tax and licensing notes, accidents, and public notices. No coherent single story emerges from the garbled OCR.
A long irrigation project proposal from Piru Miniatur enyetat mii English agrtivaty includes plans for the Carrier Juve Reservoir to divert water from the Murrumbidgee. The Government demands state control over large works, and Mayor Alex Gibson of Hoy has introduced a bill to remove this item from the irrigation scheme. minister and officials argue the Barren Tack reservoir is essential, with costs around £500,000 and annual expenditure up to £50,000, funded from water conservation and irrigation rates. The plan envisions a reservoir that would back water 40 miles, ranking among the world’s great reservoirs and surpassing Croton in New York.
In Torrewunge Victoria a fox terrier guards the body of elderly Bundalong pensioner John Tewia. The dog sits with its forepaws on the chest, eyes the face, then tracks the body to Yarrawonga. It later refuses to let a worker remove the blanket, prompting further action to settle the situation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.