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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1914
Page
3
The fragment outlines proposed population figures and water storage plans with references to a future reservoir, population metrics, and per head water consumption. It mentions a committee and sanctions prior to construction and compares domestic versus commercial water needs.
A fragmentary note outlines an estimated cost for a water reservoir project. It lists capital items including main reservoir works, reticulation, and storage features with figures around £28,000 to £40,000, plus contingencies, interest during construction, and annual charges. The document references water supply capacity, land description, and sinking fund provisions, ending with administrative expense mentions and wage details.
Fragmentary text mentions a Christmas Eve event and a daily routine with times and names. Hard to extract clear parties, places, or outcomes due to garbled OCR, but references to Christmas Eve, a location, and a time suggest a brief notice about holiday activities.
Fragmented OCR text describes a shooting event with Warren and Miya winning details at distances like 700 yards. Mentions of targets, range, and club activities suggest a sports or club meeting with delays, approvals, and petitions shaping future practices.
A damaged OCR passage reports on market conditions with references to burrs coating tar and shipments by sea. It mentions inquiry headed by Weddle Uy and notes small supplies, shipper activity, and exporters at Pardons. The text is garbled and folds in unrelated elements about Wales and cattle averages.
A public notice from the Deputy Postmaster discusses the interjection of Young Street with Henderson Road in a street planning inquiry. The letter indicates consideration of the cross street addition and outlines the process and timing for comments.
The readable portions show a jumble of garbled words about events, people, and times. Names, places, and actions are obscured, leaving no coherent event or outcome to report.
A garbled war era wire piece lists scattered phrases about ships, allies, and dates. Several fragments mention Herat and Hedlued with unclear actions. The text lacks coherent events or names to identify a clear report.
Fragmentary report outlines a war food fund installment from the Federal Treasury. The text references a federal territory, a naval college, and a date near a Saturday event, but readable specifics are limited due to OCR distortions.
Fragments describe a shearing season with references to names like Marie and Brendan. The text is garbled but hints at events or cues linked to a person named Govanon and a master, mentioning a path through a sequence of phrases and unfamiliar terms.
The readable text appears as corrupted OCR with scattered place names and terms like Soudan Grass Amoras and Bowden, plus numbers and initials. It does not form a coherent event or report to identify a clear news item or outcome.
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