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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
2
The Rucnubsyan Bhsertier reports a council monthly session where Aldermen Woodward, Lambert, and others discuss General and Trustees funds, park use charges, and public works. Motions cover a wage issue for laborers, park rental rules, and a proposed Fortnightly meeting cadence alongside department correspondence and a balance sheet.
The second session of the 22nd Parliament of New South Wales opened with Lieutenant Governor Tava delivering the speech from the throne. The Crown Lands policy, agricultural leases, and an Industrial Department under a national secretary were outlined, with extending the Royal Commission’s scope and new legislation anticipated.
In a lengthy trial at Olive Court on Mow Hag ohoy Dhondt accused of stealing a Singer sewing machine valued at £15 from the Railway Commissioners. The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to hard labour after a long day of evidence and a contested verdict.
A violent gust toppled an eight passenger airship over a roof at Duswhdorf. the craft wrecked but everyone on board was saved. In Melbourne the Postmaster General fined for non vaccinating his child. vaccination objections cited. Other items note cricket association finances, dividend plans, and political remarks in London.
In memoriam notes mix with stray ads and notices from the Observer Office. The text mentions names like Richardson and locations such as The Elms and Quewileven with scattered requests for ads and kerosene tin sales.
The Christchurch New Zealand jury found Frederick Cullen was not of criminal intent when he falsely declared no impediment to his marriage to his niece. He claimed ignorance of prohibited degrees and did not know the marriage was within the ban. Defense notes the public list of prohibitions was in the Anglican Prayer Book.
The article lists various names and amounts from estate warrants and auctions, mentioning L Tiernat Farr er Memorial fund donors and numerous purchasers. It notes insurance options, a coronation jewel display, a large two horse treurht claim, railway station deliveries, and local merchants promoting cough cures and spectacles. It mentions rainfall data and a veterinary chemist advertisement context and concludes with plans for aircraft development.
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