20 Oct 1914
Page 1
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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1914
Page
1
A dense roster of public offices and community bodies across Queanbeyan districts lists returning officers, council members, boards, and committees. It names officials for the Pastoral and Choral Association, Protection Board, Civitan Rifle Club, and various magistrates, secretaries, clerks, and wardens.
Postal information explains denominations of Postal Notes and poundage, detailing that sums up to £1 0s 0d may be remitted with charges arranged, though the text includes garbled OCR and incomplete values, indicating a financial notice about remittance limits and fees.
The notice lists sales weekly at Baloyarda with mentions of Entra invitations and furniture sales. It references vendors and personal attention to deuckling falefock and cum, and lists A W Moriarty as sworn real estate agent under the Real Property Act with authority for London and Lomi shire Fire Insurance and Soxall poison distributors.
The October 1914 calendar reviews fall weather prospects for crops, noting fair herbage yields and late rains that improved soil for cropping while frosts may damage tender crops. It advises smoke remedies to save fruit, warns of frost and warm interludes, and lists crops to plant and care, including potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, melons, beans, and lawn grasses, with seasonal farming tips.
Fragmentary note describes envelope timing and quality of paper with emphasis on careful preparation. Mentions Fallick 24 Queen Street and concerns about gum and readiness for mailing.
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