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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment notes hat and cap prices at Gileta featuring new oak styles and items from related suppliers. Mentions men’s pelts and various fabrics, with references to Bay’s Fell and Koutras Special Flannel.
Church of England services listed for Queenstown and surrounding areas with times including morning and evening worship. Presbyterian and Methodist notices appear with scheduled hours and names of local ministers and lay readers for the day.
The speech by Mr. Clark champions Labor loyalty and warns of opposition gains. He lauds decades of labor effort, attacks Curruthers and Waddell for missteps, and urges tenancy to build state projects, rail and capital reforms, while pledging devotion to the federation and the commonwealth’s progress.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions two degenerate ladies and supporters tied to a figure named Byrhy. It references a delivery by a person titled Mr. Diark after a meeting. The text is incomplete and not clearly coherent.
The council discussed bet on park use and deposits, with Aldermen Moore Collett Harrison Campbell and Oldfield backing park improvements and a special area for a municipal yard. Public works items included lighting, water bylaws, and road work with tenders to be sought, plus a set of park rules and a fence proposal for Trinculo Flats.
In Queanbeyan on Friday July 9 about 36 financial members gathered at Fooley's Hotel to form an Anglers and Tourists Association. John Gale chaired, officers were elected pro tem, and a provisional committee will draft by laws. a general meeting is planned for July 31 to elect permanent officers and detail membership.
At a Queanbeyan council meeting a report by T Pridham outlined a proposed water solution. It weighs options from a gravity system from the river eight miles upstream to a town line pumping scheme, detailing costs, financing, and health safeguards.
In Gundaroo Mr Jeremiah Tanhy aged about 10 years died suddenly on Tuesday afternoon. He was at home and appeared well before 4 pm when he went to the wood-heap behind the kitchen and shortly after lay dead on his back. No marks of violence found. Dr Lovegrove deemed heart failure the cause and the coroner waived an inquest.
A damaged OCR page reports a claim under an enraged estate for 230/11 with a verdict of 1100 4/-. It notes land applications lodged in Murray county and an adjourned general meeting. Sydney cricket ground foul play claimed 14 points in a match. Local names and amounts appear, some garbled.
In this Western Hemisphere style survey from Sydney the town wrestles with football devotion and All Blacks chatter while citizens pay for sport and show. A public meeting questions youth focus on sport over politics as debates stir about G H Reid possibly stepping back from Commonwealth politics.
MP J C Watson received a telegram from New South Wales Premier Carruthers stating that aneroid leveling at the Canberra federal capital site will be checked immediately by precise levelling. The premier guarantees only a few feet variation. Carruthers also noted Dalgety land reserves were cancelled, but essential reservations for the capital site remain required.
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