Westralia Tour Mention and Regional Health Notes
One federal member continues touring Westralia while General Booth is welcomed in Sydney. Plague cases rise at Coast Hospital, Newcastle, and Lismore. typhoid exemption noted for Queanbeyan. Brisbane dengue outbreak subsides and cycling carnival plans proceed for June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westralia
General Booth
Sydney
Queanbeyan
the Coast Hospital
St. Gregory's
London
Inbeyan
Julie Knight
Newcastle
Lismore
Brisbane
Church Notices From Eccentric District Record
Church notices from Srytuy list ministers and parishes including Kvint Chiral Cueanheyan-T pon and Canberra Hem Dumaroo Th mom Tor with several named ministers and locations such as Wattle Park How and Mowbray. The fragmentary items reference presbyevina and Devine Powsnn among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srytuy
Church of Ebaytond
Kvint Chiral
Cueanheyan
Winrre
Minielor
Demerie Barrir
Canberra
Hem Dumaroo
Mom Tor
Saarnsn
Misha Mifmintor
Butter trade woes blamed on agents and middlemen
The commission system in the butter trade comes under fire as inspectors report harsh critique of dishonest practices. Critics argue low agent commissions spur underhand methods, undercutting honest vendors while profits divert from land improvement and fair market expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trteeit
Roca Paues
Melme
Sydney
Fragmentary Verse Sketches From a Slow Morning
A garbled poem fragment lists distorted phrases about a band and a child, interwoven names and odd spellings. The text reads as a collage of sounds and partial words, offering no coherent narrative or clear event to describe.
Demise of Mrs Chas Burn Ends a Long Illness in Queanbeyan
Noon Friday marked the death of Mrs. Charles Burn at her Queanbeyan home after a prolonged battle with pulmonary consumption. A devoted wife and mother, she leaves a husband a son and four children from a second marriage, with a large community turn out at the Catholic cemetery for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burn
Queanbeyan
Patrick Buckley
Thomas Buckley
Queanyan
Burn
H.C. Guild
Borough Aldermen Fix Date for Showground Talks
An informal Saturday meeting of the mayor and aldermen Atkinson McPherson and Pike set 9 pm at the Council Chambers to confer with the Queanbeyan P and A Association on exchanging recreation reserves near the showground and the triangular showground allotment opposite Alderman Pike. A separate note grants use of the Park for the Queanbeyan District Cyclists Club cycling carnival on June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queanbeyan P. and A. Association
Ald. W. Pike
Atkinson
McPherson
Pike
Queanbeyan
Telephone matters at Gueanboran outlet and local mining notes
A 1905 communication forwarded by Autin Chapman discusses a proposed telephone exchange for an area around Gueanboran and the withdrawal of plans by Theo Cooper due to lack of local participants. It notes a Postal Department conference in Queenbeyan and invites local applicants to obtain the telephone regulations. Also covered is Lake George Mines manager A B Orchard inspecting the Valley Silver Lead Mines and sampling the sulphide shaft with plans for a community event featuring football and musical performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ova
Autin Chapman
Lytin
Sydney
Corpor
Gueanboran
Rhein
Austin Chapman
M.h-R
Postal Department
Qweanbeyen
Theo. Cooper
Laegegen Circle
Cooper
A. BR. Orchard
Lake George
J. T. Toohey
Standard Brewery Company
Orchard
Proposed Shire Government Plan Divides Regions into Classes
The bill proposes self government for unincorporated areas with four classes of shires and government endowments from 8 to 90. Each shire council will have six elected members with plural voting banned. Higher forms require Governor approval and overall administration by three commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tix Shires Ae
Sydney
Newcastle
Bach Shire
Governor-in- Connell
Local notices span parishes and events in Granville
The Rev Father J Flanahan receives a gift from former parishioners a purse of sovereigns and an opal addressed by St Josephs sisters. Juniors travel to Cooma June 3 for a match. Queanbeyan seniors visit for a return with the Rovers. Crown Land Agent F D Kourr reassigned to Queanbyan district. Empire Day school picnic planning meeting at the School of Arts 4 30 Thursday. Lantern lecture by Miss Howere CMA and a missionary from Ching at Protestant Hall Friday 8. Collection for missing work. Sect al in Duntroon woolshed Friday raise funds for Cant Public School syllabus. Gents tickets four shillings ladies free. Taunton Tangmangaroo resident died aged 63 Friday. Mr Best Wad Witred in Views district for nearly a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Flanahan
Bunges
Dore
Granville
Sisters of St. Joseph's
Cooma
Queanbeyan
Duntroon Woolshed
Best
Sutton Local Harvests Promise Bright Season
The report notes favorable weather after late rains with warm days and plentiful crass. Ploughing and sowing near completion, rapid growth seen with wheat 6 to 7 inches high. Corn crops pegged to yield fairly. some oatball club talk in the area but no firm plans. Several residents return from New Zealand pleased. Lumley mine to operate under new management on a larger scale. Improvements underway at some properties create busier work than usual. Tax rate up to date at 199 points as of May 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trerreu Pari
Tallagandra
New Zealand
Lumley Mine
Ena
Uncertain Fragments From War and Race Reports
Disjointed notes describe torpedoes, debris, and casualties at Snyder Oklahoma with fragmented details. Reports mention Bendigo embezzlement charges and a broader Australia race with Bourke and Evans in a championship context. The text also references troop addresses at Strasbourg and a Germany Russia moral framing amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendigo
F. H. Gray
Victoria
Tasmania
N.S.W
Helt
Australia
Bourke
Evans
Strasburg
Kalker
Mukden
Kaiser
Russia
Germany
Mining up in the mountains reports a new mud lead
The Vass Commer notes a two month prospecting voyage by Dredge Co. men who found payable mud leads in the Micalong swamps at the head of Micalong Creek. They leased 300 acres and plan more digging huts. Thomas Franklin nears completion of a new proper house, with grounds to be laid out. A large Bramina cheese factory by Joseph Franklin aims to milk cows and improve winter feed with English grasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnnus
Vass
Dredge Co
Chinanen
Yass M.A
Thos. Franklin
Bramina
Joseph Franklin
Fidelity of a Dog in Murray Land Tragedy
In Talgarno near the Murray Mr. Kenneth Lobban a well known farmer was killed by a falling branch while working with timber. His dog accompanied him and guided searchers to his body after darkness fell. He died from head injuries late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning leaving a wife and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talgarno
Murray
Kenneth Lobban
Lobban
Tellangalta
Albury
Federal electorates reshaped by Judge Murray distribution
The new distribution adds two seats to metropolitan areas with one station moving from Victoria to W S W and another from the country. Bland and Canohlas merge, Werriwa gains Young and Bland districts, and Eden Monaro extends to Lake George. Incumbents including Mr Conroy face adjusted fields and party shifts may occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
W.S.W
Victoria
Bland and
Canohlas
Mesers Watson
Brown
Jeader
Bland
Camoblas
Werriwa
Young
Conroy
Eden-Monaro
Lake George
Injured Bungendore Railway Worker Faces Amputation
Jones, once badly hurt on the Bungendore railway, had been recovering at Goulburn Hospital. A recent attempt to check bone alignment revealed the leg could not be saved, and doctors now weigh amputation to save the patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bungendore
Jones
Goulburn Hospital
New Cure Promises Relief for Lung Ailments
An ad promotes Dr Sheldan's New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption claiming it aids all lung troubles. Available through Bayes and Russell Quoanberan and W. If Crowe Bungenitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldan
Bayes and
Russell
W. If Crowe
Conviction Set Aside Over Rail Fare Charge
A legal application by A. M. Betts solicitor Goulburn before Mr Justice Pring sought to set aside a railway fare conviction for travelling without paying. The judge found the magistrate erred on some inferences but affirmed the need to avoid costs, noting Betts admitted breaking rules by transferring a return ticket to his son and leaving a segment at Sydney. The ruling quashes the conviction without costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O ‘A. M. Betts
Goulburn
Justice Pring
Goulburo
Sydney
Moss Vale
Betts
Railway Commissionera
Costa
Assembly Grants Travelling Expense Concession At General Assembly
A minister protested against second class railway travel expenses at the Presbyterian General Assembly saying clergy should not face humiliation while Protestants and Catholics traveled first class. The Assembly granted the concession after lengthy debate. At Broken Hill a mining accident killed Thomas Pollock and James Ferguson. George Anderson of Anderson and Co. seed merchants died at Belmore Coogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian General Assembly
Thoreday
Broken Hill
Thomas Pollock
James Ferguson
Pollock
George Anderson
Anderson and Co
Belmore
Coogee
Western Medical Review
Bandeas
Sring
Hucals
Aloera
Horna
Toraina
British Press Strengthens Japanese in Trial Hour
Tokyo papers say British attitude supports Japan in its hour of trial as Sydney marks John Knox’s 400th birth anniversary under the Presbyterian Church. Newcastle coal strike harms New South Wales exports while a bevy of local incidents include a fatal shipwreck and a poisoning death in Carlton Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Presbyterian Church
John Knox
Sydney
Suttor
Newcastle
New South Wales
Paunoto Group
Harria
Carlton Gardens
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Hobart
Jeremiah Dugren
France
C.J. Wren
Windsor Hotel
Dove Street
Arncliffe
Ron Swart
Maryborough
Wagga Leat
Weanbeyan
Tana
Goulburt J.P
Lempert
Doggerbank
Orange
Charles Byrn
Jolason
Troogie
John McCarthy
Eva Mylott
Adeles
L. Boagard
Formosa
Braidwood Stock Board
Gerald Murray Clarke
Queansand W
Yinanbeyin
Olacm
I Pun
Devine
Powsnn
Ian
Gusanheyan Bhserev
the Butter Commission
Chas. Burn
Local Government
Sutton
Snyder
Oklahoma
Earl
Togo
Rozhd
Hong
General News
Armstrong
Tom Hayward
Hogreod
Abe
Louis Mose
Mick Simmons
Trim
Parkes
Crown Landa
Executive Council
Shakton
Crow
Qeenioyen
Woo Bungendore
Neboguin
Saigon
Japan
Teia
Tokio
Great Britain
Borhjeatvenaki
Count Batsure
Chamber of Commerce
Carnegie
British Museum
Turnassh Rocks
Wyoming
J. M. McIntosh
Milla
A.W. Moriarty
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