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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1888

19 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Commercial. Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 2

Since our last business has not been very brisk principally owing to the holiday festivities, and we do not expect to see much improvement during the present…

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Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 2

Since our last there has been a decided improvement in the prices obtainable for all good descriptions of store stock. We have sold through our yards and…

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Severe Storm and Great Loss of Life in Scotland

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 3

A terrible storm, in which several lives were lost, broke over the Shetland Islands on Friday afternoon, December 9. The haddock…

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Severe Storm and Great Loss of Life in Scotland-

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 3

A terrible storm, in which several lives were lost, broke over the Shetland Islands on Friday afternoon, December 9. The haddock…

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Terrible Storm in the West Indies

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 4
Also in Queanbeyan Age

A steamer just arrived at New York from Cape Hayti reports that heavy weather was experienced in the northern West Indies from the 6th…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, February 9Th. Before Alderman Gale, M.P., J.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

William Sherd, living at Bungendore who did not answer to the charge preferred against him by Constable Park on last Tuesday, for making use of obscene…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, February 9Th Befobe Alderman Gale, M.P., J.P.

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

William Sherd, living at Bungendore, who did not answer to the charge preferred against him by Constable Park on last Tuesday, for making use of obscene…

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Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 2

Since our last report there has been a brisk demand for all descriptions of stock, and any thing coming to the yards meet with ready sale. We have disposed of…

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Mr. Gale, M.L.A., on the Land Bill

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 4
Also in Queanbeyan Age

THE following is the Hansard report of Mr. Gale’s contribution to the debate on the second reading of Mr. Garrett’s Land Bill (No. 3),…

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Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 2

Since our last report movements in fat and store stock have not been so brisk as for the month of February. This is doubtless largely owing to the continued…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, May 8Th, 1888. BEFORE Mr. O. Willans (in the chair) Mr. William Price, and Mr. John Gale, M.P., J.J.P. Alleged Fraudulent Appropriation

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

Ernest Wren was charged on summons for that he did about the month of April, 1887, fraudulently appropriate to his own use a certain saddle the property of John…

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Storm and Calm

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1

All day the angry south wind roaring past With warm, tumultuous showers of iitful rain, Rattled upon my streaming window-pane, And through the autumn woodlands driving fast…

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Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 2

Since our last movements stock have been somewhat limited, owing, no doubt, to the continued dry weather- Our sales since our last have been 658 head of store…

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Mr. John Gale, M.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 3

WHO (says the Hay Record) is a very clever exponent of the advantages of Protection, was to have delivered a lecture on Saturday last at the Temperance…

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Mr. John Gale, M P.

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 3

WHO (says the Hay RECORD) is a very clever exponent of the advantages of Protection, was to have delivered a lecture on Saturday last at the Temperance…

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Queanbeyan Police Court Monday, September 10Th. Before Messrs. J. Bull J.P. and J. Gale, M.P. a Pitiful Case

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 2

SARAH WHITE, quite a girl in appearance, was brought up in custody charged, first, with maliciously breaking a pane of glass in the shop of Mr. Fisher, confectioner in…

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