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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
3
Brief rural news items note October rainfall of 17 points in Queanbeyan and a lone storm. Other items report auctions, baptisms, hospital events, bicycle races, rifle-factory tenders, and international incidents including Ireland, Germany, and empire trade figures.
Land Board in Queanbeyan held hearings at the Court House on October 16 at 10 am to consider dozens of applications. Officers refused, granted, or directed surveys, appraisals, and leases for numerous entries including Monk, Mook, Flint, and Moore, with actions on fencing and road openings and adjournments noted.
John Bell died of pneumonia at 48 after brief illness leaving widow five sons and daughter with many ill at home. He was a long time axeman at Booroomba then Yarra Iomla and renowned at local shows. Funeral Saturday at Presbyterian cemetery with Rev Henderson officiating. H Lazarus undertaker. King’s Prize at Victorian Rifle Meeting won by Sgts Edwards of Victoria after shoot-off with J McLeod. Burns Squires fight photos to be shown Tuesday in Protestant Hall. Parkes fire damages several businesses due to lamp wick incident.
The timetable lists daily mail departures from Queanbeyan to Avdney and intermediate stations, with trips on Tuesdays and Saturdays to Bam Colter Pametlon and onward, including Brindabella and Tharwa. It notes departures from Mount Allan and Stave Queanbeyan, plus weekend and Sunday services with specific arrival times.
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