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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1913
Page
3
A brutal attack near Samford left Ivy Mitchell dead with a throat cut from ear to ear. Police traced clues through the night and arrested a farm laborer about three miles from the scene on Monday morning.
A disastrous whirlwind swept Macao, the Portuguese settlement on the South China coast. Canton River floodwaters and storm debris drowned hundreds. locals report fires, explosions, and improvised measures to appease the gods as relief efforts begin.
Advices from Hongkong report renewed Pirates activity on the West River. The French steamer Robert Lebaudy was captured after stout resistance. a passenger was killed and six crew wounded during defense. The attackers took specie valued at £2400.
A Melbourne era incident reports a lunatic at Yarra Bend Asylum attacking a patient with an axe handle, injuring another and breaking a warder's arm. The assailant fled to the river bank before being captured. coroner to name those involved.
Arthur Maskill of Wattle Flat was struck in the right eye during a tennis game at Upper Turon Bajhurst on Monday and has since lost his sight. His left eye was previously destroyed by a rifle bullet, leaving him completely blind.
Thieves entered the battery house at the French men’s Reef Company claim and stole battery plates bearing amalgam containing gold valued at a certain amount. A horse and cart were used to remove the loot.
His Majesty the King hosted peace delegates at a Saturday luncheon and urged an end to hostilities. He warned that a fresh outbreak of war would be a crime against humanity.
Mr. Austin Chapman faces a political life of risk as he is certain to be returned for Eden Monara and only 29 or 30 of the original 59 sworn members in the opening of the first Australian Parliament are expected to answer the roll in the new session. The distribution shows ten or eleven from New South Wales, two from Victoria, six from Queensland, three from South Australia, four from Western Australia, and four from Tasmania.
A London Stock Exchange sweep note tells of a broker who gave away a ticket to his office-boy, who then drew a prize in the derby sweep. The tale underlines luck and bets in a bustling market scene.
Fragmentary report notes a Titanic passenger Madame Erarn a married woman from Paris among the lost. Her husband mourns and later remarried. The text implies a fatal shooting and a subsequent suicide, but details are garbled and unclear.
An odd local ad proclaims remedies for various ailments from Campbell the chemist in Queanbeyan. It lists a resident named Patrick Cnanors and mentions chronic complaints, widow aid, and two children. The piece weaves in festive imagery about the Old and New Year.
Church notices list service times for multiple denominations in Queanbeyan and nearby areas. Topics include Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, and local church events with times at Queanbeyan and suburbs such as Majura Woolah, Weetangara and Marion.
June garden notes list tasks and crops from Hy A Loonlowne Goulburn, detailing planting times, pruning, pest control, and bloom stages. Included are instructions for kitchen garden work, greenhouses, and ornamental plants along with weather cues and seasonal preparations.
In memory of Mrs Seton who died on January roth Jone 1941 at Selby Bent Street Sydney. Inserted by Mrs A BR Martin.
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