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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
2
Letters from stock inspectors and farmers discuss control of rabbit plague in Western regions and beyond. Proposals include wire-netting, fumigation, and poisoning, with freezing works criticized for hot climates. Advocates urge cooperative trappers and responsible culling to protect crops and grazing lands.
An extant 1900s style letter column reports a Queau heyan Rabbit Destruction Association discussion on coping with rabbits. Jas Cunningham writes from a district to stock inspectors seeking advice on freezing works versus poisoning. WG Gowlig offers experience urging isolation of rabbits and removing ground cover to drive them from burrows.
Correspondence from stock inspector Mey and R W Meadows discusses trapping, poisoning, and the potential erection of freezing works to control rabbits. A board resolution opposes commercializing the rabbit trade and calls for a special meeting in Angas to consider freezing works.
A notice from the government offers a 10 reward plus 10 from Bernard McKeon for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the incendiary who destroyed a building on Gibraltar-street Bongendare on 11th altimo. A free pardon is offered to any accomplice not the principal offender who provides the information, valid for three months.
Queanbeyan's football selection lists Fullback F Griffiths three-quarter P Naylor as captain L Dunshea T Waters V Williams Sharves T Jordan F Aldridge and forwards J Cassidy W Freebody C Dealey G Moore W Moore Z Brenshaw H Land W Wood as starters with emergencies E Collett L Griffiths F Aldridge.
The new Local Government Act requires a collector to gather full name trade description and property location and status for electors rolls. Work cannot start before October 29 and must finish by November 11. Individuals must make a declaration of faithfulness and provide the information under penalties up to £10.
Under section 4 of the Crown Lands Amendment Act of 1905 several lands are open for conditional purchases leases or settlement selections. July 4 availability 27 acres 2 roods 20 perches in Goorwaymroo Murray. July 4 about 640 acres Booroomba and Gibraltar Cowley. August 9 about 200 acres Urugarra Cowley at 8s 4d per acre. Urlalla Murray area about 2,200 acres not available for settlement with survey completed.
The well known local figure from Sydney will visit Pontyns Hotel Queanbeyan on an evening in July 1007. He will address the crowd on topics related to public life and deliver a motors and trends talk for attendees.
A century after its debut in Panace, the telephone reshapes business and daily life. Messages cross oceans and continents, shrinking distance as hotel and office lines proliferate. Engineers foresee transoceanic talk and oceanic relay via improved cables and coil technology.
On Wednesday at Cooma sessions judge presided over Crown prosecutions. Travers Jones, about 17, pleaded guilty to forging and uttering a cheque. Records show prior sentences including time on a convict ship. Clarence Sutton, a miner, faced a robbery charge and received a two month sentence. A youth, Joseph Hotlom, faced aggravated assault and other counts. jury returned not guilty on two counts. The report notes a pharmacy advertisement at end.
The Sydney Sheep Show concluded Tuesday with Horsfall’s pen of 99 Merino sheep taking four prizes including grand and champion titles. Special prize from Sydney Morning Herald awarded for best all round Merino collection to Mr Hall of Yeura sburma Yass. Hall also claimed multiple firsts and secondary prizes across classes.
The Sydney sheepdog trials showcased 7 dogs competing for top honors under judge Gnap. King and M Leod's Berit led with 93 points, followed by Warwick and Moore's Lady and King and M Leod's Tweed of Roxburgh. Berit won £15 1s, with other prizes awarded to Moss of Ancrum, Nigger, and Ding Dong. Morphy's Chance unplaced.
Mkesrs Tuester Son and Company and J Mr Peck and Sons report selling privately for A B Mansell of Mount Vernon Tasmania the reserve champion Shropshire ram from the NSW Sheepbreeders Show. The 16 month old ram from Remus and Lord Cardiff lineage was bought by J A Sellar of Magellan Cooma, signaling strong demand for Shropshires and a prosperous sale outlook.
Victorian Agriculture Director Dr Cherry describes a Wag station near Eunang boreettyha fed entirely on silage for three months with 19 000 sheep and 400 cattle. A 4300 ton silo plan and chaffed feed cut costs, while 7000 tons of silage were stored for drought relief. Recent rain improves pasture prospects. Charles Jenson found dead at Curra Creek while chasing copper fortune.
A new South Coast arrival named William Montgomery, a miner at Sandford Merthyr colliery, was instantly killed by a coal fall as he began work on Thursday morning. Frederick John Turner, killed Wednesday at Pelaw Main colliery, was buried Thursday with a procession of over 500 miners to the cemetery.
The French public executioner M. Delbler has joined the monks of the unemployed as the government reprieves condemned prisoners pending a debate on abolition. He describes his profession and details of his two guillotines, their cost, and his work. He is calm about the duty, noting only one of 112 criminals aged 18 to 26 reached puberty, while others would have reoffended. His 20 years in service include salary of £240 and £330 expenses.
Seventeen Spaniards passed Fremantle on Saturday bound for Sydney and then recruited to sugar farms. Interview notes allege Ferrer, acting for Barcelona attorney Thomas Hughes, induced Barcelona natives to sign contracts for work with Colonial Sugar Refining Company on eastern farms. The first group travels on the Balow to the eastern states.
At the Sheep Breeders Show Sir Harry Harcourt Rawson urged stacking surplus fodder in the state as a standby for drought years. He emphasized water conservation and open-season irrigation, calling for pastoralists to prepare hay and food-stuffs to meet future hard years.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer Santiago wrecked near Chile after a heavy squall. The ship left Puerta de Corral with engines failing from a recent storm. One passenger and an officer survived. fears grow for the rest. A lifeboat carrying 20 drifted days before smashing on rocks. many perished.
The Wairarapa Daily Times quotes figures showing carrying capacity of sheep mills in the region has trebled since 1875. It notes significant improvement in clearing and improving land across stations, with progress described as substantial.
A reminiscence of Sir Harry Rawson as the most popular man in public life, praising his plainspoken charm and broad views. The piece cites his Navy Home ceremony, sympathetic words to sailors, and comments on his influence across church, politics, law, and business. It contrasts his esteem with other figures like Sir Frederick Darley and George Reid, while noting varied public opinions and the peril of public fickleness. It also discusses immigration, employment, and the tough reality of finding work in Sydney, urging individual effort to secure remuneration.
In Louisiana a Black Hand gang kidnaps a boy for ransom to fund a marriage, kills him, and dismembers the body. Peter Lemane, a wealthy New Orleans merchant, refuses payment, provoking a brutal murder. One member confesses, leading to fifteen arrests. Strong, non-graphic description remains.
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