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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
2
Mrs Browsmith bid farewell by Miliband and family at Waratah station after seven years of Methodist church service. Rev H Mowbray presented a bound teachers Bible with helps and commentary as a token of esteem. she thanked the group as they sang hymns and sent her off with best wishes.
Members of UKc Star of the South celebrated the Twelfth of July with a Doll in the Protestant Mall last Wednesday night. Attendance was strong, with guests including Worshipful Master and others. Mrs. Ethel Pike provided music and Mr. BR Warwick served as MLC. A supper followed at Odd Fellows Hall, catered by Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, with purple and orange decor and floral touches. The gathering continued into Thursday dawn.
Reports from Jadrack's copper show a 2 foot vein averaging sixteen percent copper. Six men excavate about 30 tons already consigned with weekly output rising. Bey and A S J Harding, visiting for Foreign Missions, will speak at the local Methodist Church next Sunday and hold a public meeting Monday night.
Arrangements made with author Mr C White to serialise Old Convict Days in Australia. First instalment will appear soon. Also notes strong rabbit skins demand with prices up slightly and sheep and cattle sales totals for the month ending June 30 1905.
Bungondore notes a Friday evening event raising funds for the local cemetery with over fifty couples attending and funds realised. A crunch tute played between Buaygendore and Reso peakol, and a football match between locals and Goudarn St Saviours and Warei clubs was postponed. Rain totals neared two inches, filling Lake George, with weather harsh and colds prevalent. Mrs McConnell shows improvement after a serious illness.
In Ottawa style notes a NSW Assembly member signals a public holiday to be proclaimed on the nearest Monday to May 24 as Empire Day, while June 3 holiday is to end. Across regions floods worsen at Albury and Goulburn, with drownings feared and property damage anticipated. Reports from Warwick and other towns mention lightning deaths and a London cable update.
In a rain soaked match at the Qu aanbeyan ground the Sydary Tramway Club defeated Queanbeyan 3 to 2. Naylor captained Queanbeyan and led the effort while Tramway’s skipper guided his side to a late rally, with key play by Brant and Willian plus a decisive goal from Caser as wind and foul weather influenced the contest. The visiting team were greeted at the station and hosted to a dinner in their honor before returning to Sydney the following day.
Floods and frosts disrupt districts from Moruya to South Australia with numerous rescues reported. Queanbeyan footballers won again on Wednesday while Crabs in Woods claim a Papperini Cure triumph. A lad drowned in the Little Para flood and big stock sales occurred at Hay. Sir Peter Nicol Russell dies in London.
At the Goulburn Quarter Sessions John Cronk pleaded guilty to an attempt under the Crimes Act extended period of reflection followed before sentencing. The judge noted the serious nature of the offence and the likely impact on Cronk’s family and the younger children, while acknowledging the plea and character testimony. The judge expressed strong disapproval of Cronk’s conduct and considered a light sentence inappropriate.
The court denounced the accused for corrupting his daughter while the mother lay dead. The judge warned that such acts would not be tolerated and imposed six years of penal servitude, stating the punishment would deter others from similar revolting crimes. The accused bowed his head as the sentence was read.
The High Commissioner bin receives prominence but not ahead of the Budget Speech due in August. The reclassification of the Public Service will be debated afterward. Mr. Deakin avoided comment on electoral redistribution, saying it is not yet government policy. NSW electoral rolls are being printed and will likely be finished by the end of August.
Report outlines the Federal Labour Party’s push for collective ownership of monopolies and expanded state and municipal economic functions. It notes three Labour factions led by Mr Watson, with the Indefinites prevailing, and Victoria’s pledge to Labour candidates rejected by a two to one margin.
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