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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
3
A garbled March brief mixed weather mentions with heavy rain and touched shoes, plus railway and local government chatter. Several names and places recur, including Gunbury WA and Queanbeyan, with notices of drought relief funds and civic events.
Autiog Admiistrator of New Uuinon reports a curious tribe living in swamps near New Quinoa. The Abgwiambo are said to be riverine, adept swimmers, and use pole propulsion to navigate marshes. Their physical traits hinder land movement and raise concerns about health and living conditions amid broader imperial debates and funding discussions in the Governor-General era.
Items of interest report Tan Burl of Yotusah accused Moei Them, daughter of an Ai jonniee, with a 220,000 pur prize in a case linked to the Stoke Orphanage fire in New Zealand. The charred body of inmate William Nelson, aged 4, was recovered from the ruins.
Fragmentary report describes a dangerous adder tail and alleged suicide claim. Mr Bray demonstrated a similar adder tail behavior, with observers noting the animal's tail sustaining apparent wounds. The incident in Richmond near Taroon is cited, with details suggesting a bold claim about the adder’s bite and a contested interpretation of the death.
Mrs Murphy feeding a horse at Koorawatha was attacked by a ram fracturing both hands below the knee. She held the animal by the horns for nearly two hours until help arrived. She was taken to Cowra hospital after receiving first aid.
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