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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment lists scattered terms and dates including Saturday and notes on a schedule. Readable items mention names like Cobie and Mall, with unclear actions and times. The text is incomplete and cannot confirm a clear event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a regional notice or feature involving a person or group named Irene and a romance themed piece. Mentions fall, night events, and a local business or family firm Fallick & Sons.
A fragile, garbled transcription details a council session with names like Hetherington Hodson Leite Arable and Adler. It notes a registration matter at the Board of the Queeneyan society, a fee discussion, and an annual meeting plan. The text references dates, secretaries, and arrangements for an upcoming bank event and committee actions.
Ambiguous OCR text describes a rifle shooting event at a local club with participants facing a cold weather setting. Key names and specifics are unreadable, but mentions Meagher and a scoring or equipment note. The passage is fragmentary with no clear results or dates.
Campbell chemist of Queanbeyan advertises Campbell's Little Liver Pills as superior to imitators. The notice promotes full-dose use for liver and health benefits in the Hood District.
Aldermen Gibbs and Moore chaired the last meeting of the municipal council. The financial statement was read, with accounts totaling 10 pounds 53 shillings against the General Food, and costs for Inspector and foreman reports discussed. Several building and road issues were referred to the works committee, including a five room cottage, footpath concerns, and a license for alcohol and a treasurer’s report on prior expenses. Reports noted enforcement actions against Allen O Neill and a nuisance on the Valley side of the common, with police-like warnings for trespass and property protection ongoing.
At Lords England defeated South Africa by an innings and 62 runs after their bowlers rocked the visitors. South Africa were all out for 164 in the second innings, while England declared earlier, with Haigh and Wickley influential in a tense finish that left the match drawn in another absorbing facet of the tour.
Tonight an excellent entertainment program will be submitted following similar showings. The fragment notes a local screening by the Swastika Electric Picture Co with a trust in quality cinema.
A Queanbeyan Municipal Council inquiry charged Allen ONeill with plying for hire a motor car without a license on 28 February during a race event. Witnesses, including Alfred Lagorne and Charles Tebutt Campbell, testified about rides to the Queanbeyan races and payments. The case was dismissed as the defendant had not breached the agreement or evidence showed he had acted under hire terms.
A Bungendore led gathering in Council Chambers urged the Federal Government to make permanent the temporary Queanbeyan to Federal Capital railway. Speakers including Alderman Collott and Cr Campbell backed a petition, with unanimous support to circulate notices in local papers.
The article extols OT as a natural stomachic derived from tropical fruits. It highlights health benefits and warns there is only one OT, dismissing substitutes. The piece presents promotional claims and cautions readers against inferior products.
The fragment mentions an owner Wincheenbe Carson and a place Waerrigal Woolprou with unclear terms. It reads as a disrupted note about ownership and aims but lacks coherent events or dates.
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