Henry Queenan, 1901
Below also see: Charles Hogan and Henry Queenan, 1918 – Sodomy
Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation, Thu 31 Jan 1901 1
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
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Image: NSW State Library collection. Reproduction: Peter de Waal
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING,—On Tuesday evening, about 7 pm, a youth named Henry Queenan, about 15 years of age 2 (son of Constable [Luke] Queenan) 3 had a very narrow escape from drowning. It appears that young Queenan went, in company with several other boys of a younger age for a swim at the foot of Alma-street [Hay]. After swimming about for some considerable time he got out into about the middle of the [Murrumbidgee] river where he must have taken cramps. He immediately acquainted the other boys of his danger, who ran up on to the bank and sang out for assistance. The boy was in the meantime pluckily endeavouring to keep himself from sinking.
In answer to the cries for assistance, Mr J Bowen, who resides in the locality, rushed down, and taking off his boots, swam nobly to the rescue. By this time the boy had gone down once or twice; but when Bowen reached him he still preserved consciousness, and made what would otherwise have been an impossible task a possible one, by not in any way hampering his rescuer. Mr Bowen placed his arm underneath him and swam towards the shore, and finding progress rather slow asked the lad, who was in a very exhausted condition, to hold on to his shoulders. By this time further assistance arrived in the person of Mr Harry Legg, who jumped in and helped bring the lad to shore. On reaching it they immediately started working on the lad, and succeeded with the assistance of Mr Maitland and others in bringing the lad round. The police, under Sub-inspector Johnson, were speedily on the scene. Dr [GH] Broinowski, 4 who arrived as quickly as possible, had the lad removed to his home, and attended to him, and we are pleased to see him taking a short walk to-day, although apparently not properly recovered. It was a very narrow escape indeed, and but for Mr Bowen’s promptness and pluck the result would have been different.
Charles Hogan and Henry Queenan, 1918 – Sodomy
The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 15 May 1918 5
LAW NOTICES.
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Wednesday, May 15.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
Olivia Macpherson, false pretences; Henry Queenan and Charles Hogan, misconduct; Frank Munro, embezzlement; Alexander Wilson, false pretences.
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The Daily Telegraph, Thu 16 May 1918 6
CRIMINAL.
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At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, before Judge Docker. Mr Herbert Harris prosecuting for the Crown.
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Henry Queenan, [31], who appeared in military uniform, and Charles Hogan, [32], both pleaded not guilty to a charge of misconduct, and were acquitted. Mr ER Abigail appeared for Queenan, and Mr Penny for Hogan.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 16 May 1918 7
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker.)
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Henry Queenan (a soldier) 8 and Charles Hogan were charged with gross misconduct, [buggery], in a public place. Mr ER Abigail appeared for Queenan; Mr Penny for the other accused. The Jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the two men were discharged.
1 Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation, (Hay, NSW), Thu 31 Jan 1901, p. 2. Emphasis added.
2 According to Queenan’s WWI service record he was born 20 Jan 1886.
3 The Independent, (Deniliquin, NSW) Fri 22 Mar 1912, p. 2.
“HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE.
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Mr Luke Queenan, an ex-constable, who was well known in the Riverina, died in the Hay Hospital on Sunday of uraemia, having only been admitted to that institution a couple of days previously. Deceased saw over thirty years service in the police force of New South Wales, having been stationed at various times at Deniliquin, Balranald, and Hay. He was a native of Roscommon, Ireland, and was 61 years of age. He came to Australia 35 years ago, and joined the police force in 1877, being stationed at Deniliquin for thirteen years, from which place he was transferred to Balranald as lock-up keeper, subsequently being removed to Hay. He was twice married, his first wife being a Miss Ryan, of Kyneton, who died at Deniliquin in 1880. In 1883 Mr Queenan was married to Miss Mary Kennedy, who survives him. Deceased leaves a family of nine children—four boys and five girls—by the second marriage.”
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4 Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, (NSW), Fri 5 Jan 1923, p. 2.
The newspaper title is consistently—between 1902 and 1925, the period included in these documents—named ‘Narandera’ and not ‘Narrandera’ as it currently is spelled.
“OBITUARY.
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DR GH BROINOWSKI.
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The death took place last week at Melbourne of Dr GH Broinowski, who has recently been practising in the Western district of Victoria. Dr Broinowski left Hay about twenty years ago, after selling his practice to Dr Field. He took a very prominent part in the promotion of public health while he was in Hay, and he was one of the strongest advocates for the sewerage in the “fights” of that day. He was one of the two aldermen to whom Minister O’Sullivan gave the undertaking that the Government would remit so much of the annual repayment as could not be met by the maximum of one shilling in the £ on the annual value, the other alderman being the then Mayor of Hay (Mr GA Miller). After leaving Hay, Dr Broinowski came to Narandera, where he also took part in public affairs. His health greatly handicapped him after he left Narandera. He left here about 10 years ago.”
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 15 May 1918, p. 8. Emphasis added.
6 The Daily Telegraph, Thu 16 May 1918, p. 3.
7 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 16 May 1918, p. 4.
8 To examine Henry Thomas Queenan’s WWI digitised service record (service number 20062, barcode 8024073) go to www.nla.gov.au.