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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 17, 1910
Page
2
Thanks to h R and MRS J SMITH and FAMILY for the thoughtful tributes letters and sympathy shown during the recent bereavement. Your kindness is greatly appreciated by all who knew us.
In reply to Str Austin Chapman representations for an extra weekly mail, the Postal Department says the added cost is unwarranted. The current service between Queanbeyan Vragorra Brindabella and Coolanna Plain incurs a loss of 167 pounds 2 shillings 4 pence per year, and this further loss cannot be approved.
An editorial urges vigilance against municipal graft in New South Wales towns and Sydney, urging open dealings, thorough investigations, and public accountability to preserve honesty in local government and protect national ideals. It lauds Lord Mayor Allen Taylor while warning against rumors and improper commissions in loan negotiations and tenders.
Tom Mann argues the monetary standard in Australia hides a broader social issue. He notes wages may be high, yet positional ethics and living conditions raise questions about the true standard of life. The discourse contrasts money, plain living, and high thinking in shaping national character.
The article lauds King George V taking the heir role after King Edward's death, praising his heredity, naval training, and anticipated prudent rule. It notes public loyalty, hopes for tact and diplomacy, and early royal duties including Parliament addresses while hinting at labor issues and ministry-lord tensions shaping his yet-to-be-tested governance.
The discourse argues that public integrity is essential to national progress and warns that lax honesty among officials threatens Australia. It asserts that sincerity, not external gains, underpins the standard of living and that personal accountability governs outcomes more than wages or external conditions.
A curator from the Sydney Technological Museum organized a tour to the Federal capital site area to collect building and ornamental stones. The Goulburn Technological Museum hosts a polished-surface exhibit of 26 marble samples and four sandstone specimens, showcasing diverse colors and patterns. The collection includes granitoid, porphyry, serpentine, diorite, and quartz porphyry, illustrating the territory's rich building stone resources. The exhibit will stay for several weeks before likely touring technological colleges to prove Canberra’s wise choice.
Sidney Grifiths faced remand for allegedly misappropriating 12/34 from Charles William Jackson at Cooma on January 4. He appeared at Bungen dore and Coon courts in April and May. The information was dismissed as not an offence under Section 527. a possible larceny by bailor could be charged otherwise.
A correspondent notes Liberals in the Bongonia corner of the Queanbeyan electorate plan a meeting amid hopes Colonel Ryrie will lead the campaign. The writer argues the old constituency may back him if he consents, signaling a bid to win the seat at the upcoming state elections.
Under the Bank Holidays Act Friday May 20 is set as a bank holiday a day of public mourning for the late King. Shopkeepers observing the day as a closed holiday may keep shops open till o clock or hairdressers until 7 30 on their usual closing day.
Rugby Union fans may judge N% and NS.W. teams in the forthcoming match at Sydney on the ith of June with a £25 prize offered by Wolfe's Schnappa. Conditions are announced in another portion of today's paper.
The Catholic Press warns Labor candidates to avoid Orange influence or risk ruin. It argues Catholic voters will back only candidates with no sectarian taint, regardless of party, and condemns Orangeism as an intolerant enemy of religious harmony. Labor must reject secret society elements to preserve Catholic support and political viability.
Messrs W Ballard of Captain's Flat and B G Kelly of Gingera win the trophy for the largest trout caught on tackle sent during the season in the Upper Queanbeyan River. Each weighed 83 pounds and share the prize. Henry Stokes of Tamet wins £5 5s for the largest trout on Hastway Bros tackle taken in the Goobragands River. The Fisheries Department notes it as NSW’s largest trout on record, though colors fade post-capture.
Aero Club of America vice presidents C Yates and Forbes, after departing Quincy Illinois to set a long distance balloon record, were found unconscious in Glasson Kentucky. They reported reaching 29,000 feet and described Halley’s Comet as a brilliant spectacle with a yellowish tail. They captured a photograph but suffered oxygen deprivation. a rubber air mattress cushioned their final fall and saved their lives.
James Grant a 27 year old railway porter was crushed while uncoupling an engine from a carriage at Rookwood Cemetery on Friday afternoon. He suffered fatal chest injuries and died at Auburn Hospital around six o clock. An inquest on Saturday returned an accidental death finding.
The article notes some Federal Ministers favor clemency for imprisoned New South Wales strikers but avoid language that could be seen as pressuring the NSW Government. Mr. Vigher, an old coal miner, says he would be happier if the oxen were out of gaol.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names, places, and events in a dusted historical page. It references May day, elections, and local life details with unclear context. The readable bits include person names and scattered items but no cohesive incident or date.
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