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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1914
Page
3
A garbled OCR record from a Mesa meeting lists attendees and topics including produce fruit flowers and school work. Names such as Mr Lanniowse and Rev Molntoah-Carter appear among others. The fragment ends mid sentence with references to industrial topics and a brief closing remark.
A public ball at the hospital hall aims to raise funds for Queanbegen Hospital welfare. The event features Misses Mey Orchestra, Miss Meredith, and Mr Harris as hosts, with dancing and a juvenile dance segment, inviting attendance to support the hospital’s charitable causes.
A 19th century style home remedy advertises Heaps Essence to treat coughs influenza colds and sore throats. The recipe claims mixing with sugar water yields four pints of soothing medicine priced at a few pence, with direct mail options from G W at Castlereagh Street.
Report on an extended bicycle tour through New South Wales and Victoria to Beuth Australia by Mewr FE Correll and B C Willisamese of Adelaide University. They spend twelve months collecting and photographing natural color images, citing links to the Mawone expedition of 1918 in Antarctica and Hobart involvement in 1918.
In a tightly contested match, Gudding, J. Elliott, and J. Dooley spearheaded the visitors attack, while for the home side Webster and Bor led the defense and forwards. The game ended in a draw as both teams displayed grit and dash with key saves and near misses shaping the tense finish.
Reading like a jumble, the item references a carnival tonight, nominations for a club, a football match and decisions by officials, plus rainfall data for July, springlike weather, and well wishes for Mr Penney recovering from a fall. mentions a 68 year old contact and Roosient schedules sent to secretary Amleek.
In Sydney on a Friday report, European affairs grow grave as the German ambassador in St Petersburg warns the Foreign Ministry that Russia may mobilise, with Germany likely to respond. Reports place German troop trains rolling toward the French front amid intensifying mobilisations.
Senator Oakes spoke to a Protestant Hall audience as part of Liberal Senate campaign. He outlined finances behind the double dissolution and discussed cost of living items and alleged crimes. The motion for thanks followed and the Mayor received a ceremonial compliment.
In the Protestant all tomorrow Saturday night at the Swastika Pictures the real dramatic subject will be The Lure of Gold a sensational three act production starring Cinesar with powerful photography. Next week features The Telltale Photograph and Anne of the Colleen Near a Western photo play, plus a Keystone TOM comedy The Backyard Theater. Various other pictures round out an excellent programme with low prices.
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