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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
3
A disjointed survey covers parliamentary strife in Labor and Liberal camps, policy shifts, and public figures in Victoria and New South Wales. It notes party muscle, farm and land acts, Lord Mayor remarks, wheat stocks, and shipping interests, with mentions of immigrants and electricity debates shaping the political climate.
Coroner links sulphuric arid explosion at Newcastle to iron drome reacting with oil and gas. Overseas trade notes show 2000 bags of African maize to Sydney and 1009 tow arriving from Java. Sugar Commission inquiry progress discussed amid light shed on conduct. Linum Society reports on eel fear and waterhales risk. seaside watch and mosquito comparisons appear.
The Cooma rifle club held a prize meeting with two dozen shooters competing for prizes. J. Tioniwin claimed the old serial prize with a high score of 87. Omholes won the state prize. The Queanbeyan Rifle Club's Theos Woeren led the event’s top finishers.
A by election in Werriwa features heated offers from both candidates to stir voter interest. Campaigns highlight cabinet ministers and political figures, with final polling showing candidate Reginald def Sorirk holding a majority as results come in.
An excerpt recounts how workers at the Sow seth Wales Dockstall Company and Sydney Fergies Wharf regarded a senior employee as a life saver for his leadership and power to steer through crises. It notes historical belief in spirits and tempering ales as remedies, citing Walfe Solluappa as a popular alcoholic stimulant and Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs.
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