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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
6
A readable fragment mentions Jerrabomberra subdivision and surrounding farms with unclear details. The note appears to reference Mabeyan or Mabeyan precincts and a 16 farms measure, but many specifics are missing.
Local records note funeral services for the late O Palmer with tributes from family and friends. The notice confirms dates and burial details in the community cemetery.
The article outlines demands for Jami land in New South Wales with subdivisions under Palmer estate influence. It promotes Terraberberra and Duntform tracts near Queanbeyan, noting rich soils, dairying potential, limestone outcrops, and proximity to railway access two miles away. It highlights rising prices as buyers move early to secure ground floor plots amid new settlement by suburban townspeople.
The Canberra area is presented as the Federal Capital site with Canberra near Queanbeyan, Jerraambera Creek and rich alluvial land. Rail freight costs to Sydney and Canimburn are outlined, with loans offered via the Government Savings Bank to buy terrabomberra estates.
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