The Year 2002

The public record

The first sixty entries for the year, matters of state first.

• 2 February 2002, The Assembly Hall: The Annual War Appropriation for 2002, 166,736,167 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. Report.
• 19 June 2002, Victory Square: The 191st Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in a cold wind off the Ostra. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 38,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Report.
• 22 July 2002, The Reed Line: Otto Rusich of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for recovering the regimental colours from the water. Report.
• 7 August 2002, Vellmar: A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Vellmar bookbinder's stock. It is seized. Report.
• 3 September 2002, Vellmar: Monika Ebner becomes Speaker of the Assembly. Report.
• 6 September 2002, Marschau: The Marschau Conference opens its 143rd session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. Report.
• 12 September 2002, Vellmar: Heinz Wendl becomes Senior Archivist. Report.
• 15 November 2002, Vellmar: Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 10th title, with 17 wins from 22. Stefan Hallin of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 28 stakes. Report.
• 1 December 2002, Vellmar: Ingrid Brenn wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Chancellor's Ledger. Report.
• 4 December 2002, Vellmar: Susanne Brenn wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Weinfeld Letters. Report.
• 6 December 2002, Vellmar: Ursula Gilhardt wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for Eleven Characters. Report.
• 7 December 2002, Vellmar: Petra Salm wins the Radio Award for A Quiet Year. Report.
• 1 January 2002, Sudholt: A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 6 arrests. Report.
• 2 January 2002, Vellhausen: A cart overturns in Church Square, Vellhausen. The driver, a man of Eisenheim, is taken to hospital. Report.
• 3 January 2002, Brennholt: A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Brennholt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Report.
• 5 January 2002, Ostrabruck: Piped water reaches Long Street, Ostrabruck. The old pump is retained by public request. Report.
• 9 January 2002, Hagenkirchen: The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 11 men are out of work. Report.
• 9 January 2002, Grauburg: A new school opens at Grauburg with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Report.
• 10 January 2002, Hagenkirchen: A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hagenkirchen. There are 5 arrests. Report.
• 11 January 2002, Weinfeld: A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. Report.
• 11 January 2002, Sandfeld: Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld. Report.
• 13 January 2002, Sandfeld: Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. Report.
• 13 January 2002, Tarnmund: A new school opens at Tarnmund with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Report.
• 15 January 2002, Brennholt: A picture house opens in Printer Walk, Brennholt, seating 400. Report.
• 16 January 2002, Marschau: The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Marschau. Cellars in Printer Street are flooded. Report.
• 17 January 2002, Norrhafen: A storm strips roofs in Norrhafen and fells the old lime in Lime Square. Report.
• 18 January 2002, Dammsee: A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in Church Lane. Report.
• 22 January 2002, Sudholt: A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 36 arrests. Report.
• 23 January 2002, Norrwick: Norrwick library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. Report.
• 24 January 2002, Weinfeld: Workers at the foundry in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. Report.
• 26 January 2002, Norrwick: A new bridge is opened at Norrwick by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches. Report.
• 2 February 2002, Hollhausen: The tannery at Hollhausen burns through the night. 18 men are out of work. Report.
• 4 February 2002, Hagenkirchen: A new wing opens at the Hagenkirchen hospital, with 30 beds. Report.
• 7 February 2002, Norrbruck: A storm strips roofs in Norrbruck and fells the old lime in Weaver Gate. Report.
• 8 February 2002, Ostrabruck: A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Ostrabruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Report.
• 8 February 2002, Hollstadt: A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hollstadt. There are 14 arrests. Report.
• 10 February 2002, Tarnmoor: A new school opens at Tarnmoor with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Report.
• 14 February 2002, Oberbach: The harvest at Oberbach is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. Report.
• 18 February 2002, Weinau: The bells of Weinau church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.
• 19 February 2002, Grautal: Workers at the brewery in Grautal stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days. Report.
• 19 February 2002, Dammberg: The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.
• 20 February 2002, Berging: The Berging council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Lime Square. Report.
• 25 February 2002, Sudholt: A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Cooper Square. Report.
• 26 February 2002, Hollhausen: Workers at the weaving shed in Hollhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days. Report.
• 28 February 2002, Dammsee: Workers at the foundry in Dammsee stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. Report.
• 2 March 2002, Wasserdorf: A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Wasserdorf. There are 6 arrests. Report.
• 3 March 2002, Eisenheim: A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 54 arrests. Report.
• 4 March 2002, Dammberg: The spring fair opens at Dammberg. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.
• 7 March 2002, Hollstadt: The sawmill at Hollstadt burns through the night. 49 men are out of work. Report.
• 11 March 2002, Norrhafen: A cart overturns in Lime Square, Norrhafen. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital. Report.
• 12 March 2002, Norrwick: The harvest at Norrwick is reported the best in memory. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. Report.
• 12 March 2002, Norrbruck: A fire in Weaver Gate at Norrbruck destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.
• 13 March 2002, Weinwick: The bells of Weinwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.
• 13 March 2002, Sandfeld: The spring fair opens at Sandfeld. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.
• 17 March 2002, Lindenmar: The first television set in Lindenmar is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Garrison Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Report.
• 22 March 2002, Kessel: A new school opens at Kessel with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Report.
• 22 March 2002, Oberbach: The first train reaches Oberbach. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours. Report.
• 22 March 2002, Sudholt: The spring fair opens at Sudholt. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.
• 23 March 2002, Reedtal: A cart overturns in Church Walk, Reedtal. The driver, a man of Hollstadt, is taken to hospital. Report.
• 26 March 2002, Norrhafen: The first television set in Norrhafen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Vine Walk. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Report.