This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
3
Riots erupted at Lithgow blanking blast furnaces as workers attacked the site. Police, overwhelmed, retreated as non unionists prepared for defense. Reinforcements from Sydney arrived by special train. investigations continue into the raid and ensuing damage.
About three oclock on Wednesday morning order was restored when over seventy police from Sydney and Bathuret arrived. The blast furnace lies wrecked and in police possession with fifty officers guarding the ironworks. One hundred and more were detained. court proceedings will follow. The motor car destroyed was valued at L750.
On Wednesday evening residents of Lithgow heard a loud blast at a blast furnace area. A dynamite explosion shattered the front door of a home, but no serious injuries occurred. Police investigate the case as workers continued to labor nearby for Mr. Hoekiee.
The report notes Wattl Day celebrations statewide while the steamer Ocean Reyer is said to have foundered between British Guiana and Barbados with four men aboard. The Duglop Company revived 83 entries for the bicycle road race from Goulburn to Sydney on September 24, drawing riders from across New South Wales and other states.
The notice lists various horse classes for a Queanbeyan show including stallions of draft and trotting types, ponies, mares, and a ladies driving contest. It details entry fees, judging, ribbons, and penalties, plus ground access rules and filing deadlines with E C Hincksman as contact.
Public information notice states orders by the municipality under Section 109 authorize a street closure. It directs that the thoroughfare on Mower Street between Lewe Street and the Bridge and Macinand Street between the cure of dom be traveled. By order of the Council J. H. Hincksmann town clerk.
A stray note lists events in a district horse show including pony and hunter classes, trotting and school and cookery exhibitions, plus an entry price and miscellaneous activities. The text references pavilion spaces, spectators, and public notices about schedules and admission.
Auction house notices indicate cash transactions for a range of farm products and animal pelts. The listing credits a telephone store number and a house number, but details are fragmentary.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.