Critique of Federal Legislature Emoluments and Libel Reform
The article condemns proposed reforms to curb libel against Parliament and its members, arguing such measures threaten democratic criticism. It questions who would judge permissible remarks and warns that restricting speech could mirror Star Chamber tactics, urging rejection of the committee’s report.
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Federal Legistlature
High Court
Demcracy
Star Chamber
Supreme Court
Debating Society Formed At Harrison's Hotel Meeting
Jude led a meeting at Harrison's Hotel to form a Literary and Debating Society. Mr Hetherington chaired. It was unanimously agreed to establish the society with Mr Karff elected secretary and treasurer pro tem. A next gathering is planned to elect officers set membership dues and choose meeting halls.
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Jude
Harrison's Hotel
Hetherington
Karff
Holiday sports promoted by Queanbeyan District Cyclists Club
The event under club auspices takes place Monday next at the Park starting at tram. The Queanbeyan Fire Brigade Band will attend and play. Sixcell ent entries are received promising a good day. Handicaps for foot and cycle races appear in another column. Messrs. Till and Sor have donated a trophy to be awarded to the committee’s discretion.
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Queanbeyan District Cyclists’ Club
Queanbeyan Fire Dbrigade Band
Messrs. P. C. Till
Sor
Moore Broswatt
Telephonic link to Captain's Flat deemed uneconomical
Deputy Postmaster General reports extension of the Bredbo Jingera line to Captain's Flat would not reach Draidwood or Queanbey and would not yield enough revenue to cover costs. Business and social ties with Captain's Flat Molonglo and Hungea dore are deemed immaterial to justify the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Jingera
Captain's Flat
Cooma Escape Case Heard In Local Police Court
In Cooma Court before Mr Helm PML Hugh John Matthews dealer of Cooma Creek faced a summons for aiding an escaped prisoner in April. The escapee William Johnson fled from Cooma jail and hid near the defendant’s house by the river. boots matching those worn at arrest were disputed by a storekeeper’s assistant. Matthews testified he was away most of the time, supported by witnesses. The magistrate dismissed the information.
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Ari
Cooma
Mr. Helm
PML
Federal Old Age Pensions Bill Introduced in Parliament
The Prime Minister gained leave to introduce the Old Age Pension Bill. It proposes pensions for residents twenty years in the Commonwealth who are indigent and aged five or over, at up to 1 per week. Eligible pensioners may also receive Commonwealth assistance if already receiving state support, with payments to start July next year and funds to come from surplus revenue.
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House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Mooltan Consultations Introduced as Fair Dealing
A Sydney report introduces Mooltan consultations claiming long-standing private local agents handle operations. The notice emphasizes public trust through sportsmanlike conduct and straightforward methods. It notes growing client numbers and satisfaction with the siethers of Mooltan, with no adverse criticism recorded.
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Moolmn
Mooltan
Sydney
Liability of Publicans at Parkes Police Court
A Liquor Act case heard at Parkes police court found John Kerin and George Rankin fined with costs for unlawfully on the Club House Hotel premises on Sunday. Licensee James Pascoe was charged with permitting their presence but claimed no knowledge of the men on site. The magistrate ruled the licensee must prove the men were on the premises for a lawful purpose, and since this was not shown, Pascoe received a fine along with costs.
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Parkes
John Kerin
George Rankin
Club House
James Pascoe
Pascoe
Met
Kerin
Rankin
Ga Ane Costa
Closer Settlement Board Delays Estate Visit Plan
A communication from the secretary to the Southers outlines delays in a proposed inspection tour by the Division of Closer Settlement Ailigory Board. The planned visit to Gunning Yarago Bungendore and Queanbeyan will be postponed due to unexpected matters and longer inspections. Notify relevant parties when a new date is fixed.
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CoLoxxt
RVRIK
Ailigory Board
Gunning
Yarago
Bungendore
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan Temporary Common Granted Revocation
Acting Under Secretary for Lands reports approval of the local Land Board recommendation to revoke the area from the Queanbeyan temporary common. Minister for Saints considers circumstances and expediency supports the revocation.
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Cimowan Rvr 1
Ard
Queanbeyan
Board Meeting Notes Farewell to Mr Moore
The Queanbeyan co operative board met this morning with the chairman lamenting the absence of Mr R K Moore. Mr Crace is welcomed as a new member while Mr Jones Conningham is re elected chairman and delegate to the TPPL Boards Convention. A credit balance of £7 and accounts amounting to £47 12 were passed for payment.
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Queanbeyan
TP. 2
RK. Moore
Me. Crace
McIntosh
Moore
Crace
Jones Conningham
Land Applications Filed in Cowley County Lands Office
Land newspaper note lists several申 names and parcels in Cowley County including John Horrigan 75 acres and 225 acres in Brinday Bella parish Win Reid 209 acres in Veulerman parish Charles Peden 300 acres and 480 acres in Dumbalong parish Clara Hull 40 acres in Gibraltar parish Julig Mc Kealmic 6 acres and 72 acres in Tutwa parish.
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Troy
Cowley
John ‘Thomas Horrigan
Brinday Bella
Win, Reid
Sores Aye
Closer Settlement League Formed in Queanbeyan District
A public meeting at Queanbeyan Council Chambers led by Mayor Ald. H C Hincksman formed the Closer Settlement League to advocate closer settlement actions. The group aims to assist the District with land subdivision near Duntroon and Varralomla estates, assist the Canberra site debate, and press for practical details for the board visit. A committee was appointed with J Gale secretary pro tem and a vote of thanks given to the mayor.
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Ald
H.C. Hincksman
Rvrie
Closer Settlement Advisory Board
Queanbeyan
Duntroon
Varralomla
Dunbtroan
J. Gale
Duntrean
Canberra
Kyrie Shick
Qshat Beyan
Shumuck
Hungerford
Hayes
Council OKs funds and traffic rules for Queanbeyan
At a fortnightly meeting the Mayor welcomed Alderman Knox back to office and council approved a 15 pound transfer from the Department of Lands for Queanbeyan Recreation Ground maintenance. A street lamp lighting claim was referred back for details, and a two slope house in Monaro Street was approved. The TOWN committee noted balances and claims while the By Laws Committee proposed proclaiming Monaro Lowe Campbell Crawford Slacquoid River Railway and Goods Shed streets as travelling stock routes.
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Campbell
Harrison
Knox
Land
Moore
Ald
Koox
Campbell Ant
Department of Lands
Trade and Finance
Queanbeyan
J.J. Gibbe
Ald. Knox
Gibbs
Bungendore Progress Association
Education
W. Black
Monaro Street
Tinanor Committee
Park
Monaro
Crawford
Gefrral
Queanbey A
Oaks
Shire
Soundary
Works ‘Committee
Care
Harrison and Moore
P and A Association Discuss Experimental Farming Plan
A federal meeting of subscribers of the P. and A. Association in Visvenbay held at Connell Chambers discussed forming a system of experimental farming. About 26 attended. Vice-president Mr. Moore chaired. Committee to invite co operators by advertisement. Decisions on timelines and applications were debated, with a casting vote in favour.
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Visvenbay
Connell Chambers
R. Moore
Hungerford
V. Pike
J. Southwell
Croaker
Grenfell
Southwell
W. Tf. Gale
Iman
Fragmentary report from mine accident in Kul kourte
An OCR fragment describes a mine accident in the Orova Mine at Kul kourte. A person named Woodie Geent Peppermint and a figure named Robert Dian Fosine are mentioned alongside a shaft incident. One individual fell and was killed instantly according to the readable text.
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Robert Dian
Fosine
Orova
Kulkourte
Andl
Licensing and Sanitary Reports From Council
The council received and adopted the Licensing Committee's recommendations on vehicle and driver licensing for hire within the municipality. It also endorsed a Special Committee of the Whole's Sanitary Inspection report urging interchangeable pail systems, building improvements, waste collection, and separate disposal for typhoid fever facilities, with inspections of promises and compliance measures under local government acts.
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Add. Harrison
Ald. Campbell
Harrison and Moore
Council
Department of Hoard of Health
Sydney
Ordinanca Nia
Amdertaky
Gal, CO
Domelielod
Queanbeyan council debates dump site and night soil plan
The Queanbeyan council reviews two disposal sites near the town, one outside the municipality on 12 acres of clay and gravel with no dwellings, and a second within the municipal boundary of about one acre. It endorses ordinances for night soil removal and the pail system, calls for sanitary contractor tenders, and orders notices to swine owners and pail closet occupants. The council also schedules a public meeting to discuss finances and future action.
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Queanbeyan
Conseil Dhoald
Ua Nishtauil
Wote
Goulburn
Vass
Braidwood
Ald
Moore
Harrison
Knex
Campbell
Inspecton
Nike
Moore and
Worrison
Technical Education Tour Highlights Need for Skilled Teachers
Mn J W Turner, Director of Technical Education, toured the Monaro and Southern border towns and the South Coast visiting Queanbeyan Cooma Bombala Moraya Milton and Mir to promote technical education. He noted local interest, established committees, and the need for stable, itinerant teachers to run carpentry and dressmaking classes. At Cooma a jail was repurposed into a technical school, and Turner urged more suitable teachers to expand country classes and scholarships for students.
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J. W. Torwmx
Jame
Sydney
Monaro
Queanbeyan
Cooma
Bombala
Partula
Moraya
Milton
Mir
Turner
Justice Department
Railway guard injured in Queanbeyan shunting mishap
Mr Warnar Foup railway guard suffered a painful accident at Queanbeyan station when his right hand was caught between two draw-hooks. Two bugera fractures and severe bruising, caused by a stiff coupling. Dr. S Harvison of Cooma attended. He will be off duty for some time.
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Warnar Foup
Queanbeyan
S Harvison
Cooma
Ford
Schoolgirl's Daring Plot Thwarted in Russia
A St Petersburg correspondent reports a planned rescue plot by a girl named Holuskaya to free political prisoners in Mink city. The plan involved using dynamite to blow prison gates and prisoners arming themselves to escape, but a convict's letter exposed the scheme and a deputy director fell from a roof during a search, dying.
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Strop
Ermt
St. Petersburg
Mink City
Siberia
Holuskaya
Dubamile
The Lone Hand June Number and Contents
The Lone Hand July issue notes a Papua article by J B Higginson with extensive information on the country. The fourth Exploration in Industry piece covers The Girl in Waiting. Additional entrants in the Beauty Quest appear with many illustrations. Price is 1, copies at A M Fallick & Sons.
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Papua
J. B. Higginson
Tndustry
A.M. Fallick & Sons
Juvenile Desperadoes Rob Train at Montauk
Three masked youths held up a train at Montauk U S causing panic among hundreds of passengers. A rancher attempting to flee was shot by the trio, who escaped briefly before being arrested.
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Montauk U.S
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Sandion & Sons
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Sander & Sons
Meiling
Elva
Cearentiekts
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