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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
18
Photographs of the highest class are offered at Eden Photo Studios in Sydney. Artist Proofs 20s per dozen, with other studios charging 50s to four guineas. Cabinet prints 7s 6d per dozen. Portraits measure 12 x 10 inches. Send existing portrait for enlargement to Eden Photo Studios, George Street, Sydney.
Realm, the Sydney Cup holder, is sold for £1500 to race in India. He originally cost little, only trained at three, won a back race and changed hands for £63. The buyer won the V R C Grand National Hurdle and other events. Later Mr RK.8 Macleod purchased Realm for 150gs eight months ago, and Realm has since earned about £5000 in stakes.
An Express reprint notes Rhodes grass as a fodder near lucerne for stock. A leading fodder expert places it beside lucerne, urging irrigationists and dairymen in Forbes district to trial a paddock or 80. It promises a good diet change for milking cows or sheep after lucerne.
The Central Committee of the German Traders Unions reports millions lack a living wage. In 27 of 66 trades average pay under 3s daily. Vorwaerts notes two and a half million skilled workers earn only 1s 6d to 3s per day.
Mr W J Leavry completed an 18 foot by 14 inch by 9 inch chaff elevator for Tanswell Brothers. It is designed to raise two tons of chaff hourly into a large shed sized bin, with a trap door side wall and bag filling device to conserve bags.
Messrs Pirr Sox and Baptsry report successful Sydney horse sales with prices across categories. Best heavy draughts bring up to £48, good £25 to £36, aged and blemished £10. Light draughts top £32, good £15 to £28, aged £5 to £14. Harness horses up to £24, van horses to £25, ponies £8 to £16, small ponies £4 to £5.
A newspaper exchange notes the Bangalow Show was a record success and reports lavish spending on liquor exceeding £500, highlighting the event’s festive mood and substantial public spending on beverages.
Messrs Wixcncomng Canson and Co report winter fur skins sharply bid at higher prices. Summer skins are selling but out of season and should be sent in for sale. Quotations: clean full-grown 54d to 89d per lb, milky does 5d to 6d, greasy 7d to 8d, mixed bucks does greasy and kittens 64d to 1d, kittens 44d to 63d.
Striking workers from the Occidental gold mine at Cobar pressed directors on Saturday for higher pay. Chairman W. J. Hogan offered return to Arbitration Court rates with no back pay, citing the strike. The miners rejected the terms and departed.
A fire on Friday on the Tomingley road eight miles from Dubbo destroyed a shed containing 18 bags of wheat hay a harvesting machine and tools. The likely cause was spontaneous combustion from damp grain due to prior rain. The property was not insured. Neighbours donated wheat and funds and a local subscription has been opened.
A Queensland journalist and explorer writes to praise Zam-Buk Healing Balm for curing a six year ailment after severe dengue and dysentery. He details a prolapse diagnosis and a costly operation, but credits Zam-Buk with soothing and strengthening healing, enabling recovery and relief from suffering. Available from medicine vendors at 1/6 and 3/6 large bottle.
Items of Interest notes Parkes Court cases with John Toohey jailed for six months in Bathurst gaol for stealing brandy and John McGarry jailed for three months for beer drunkenness. It reports 207 immigrants leaving NSW, miners’ union actions in Cobar, and a large land selection tally of Crown holdings.
Direct from owners runs a large mixed lot including 200 fat wethers 14s, 200 aged ewes to lamb this month at 6d, 400 ewes 4 to 6 tooth hand shorn to flrst class merino rams, 100 ewes 2 tooth sep/oct lambing to merino rams, and 5000 ewes Guntawong bred in lamb to first class rams start lambing April 20. Also 1500 wethers 4 and 6 tooth with some 2 tooth, 12s. 25 dry cows North Coast bred £4 15s. 6 dairy cows including 3 pure bred Jerseys, five milking and all in calf, £5. near Parkes 200 heifers 2 to 3 years old Ayreshire Shorthorn crossed, fat stock to call to Ayreshire and Shorthorn bulls, £450. For further particulars apply to-
Lieutenant H Q Rawson of the Royal Navy, son of the State Governor, wed Miss Dorothy Mitchell at St Andrew's Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon in a brilliant ceremony. A large fashionable gathering attended including the Governor-General and Lady Northcote while thousands of sightseers gathered outside the sacred edifice.
The trial of Crick and Willis began at the Criminal Court Sydney on Tuesday. Crick objected to Judge Bimpson presiding citing another judge had begun hearing the case. The objection was noted. Defendants pleaded not guilty. The case is expected to last at least a week.
Joux Fources of West Australia starts strong and Hoe guarantees 7000 pounds to cover returning 1000 Australians stranded in South Africa. The move is praised as prudent and will likely bring many immigrants back, reinforcing Australia as the best country. Forrest's is prompt and decisive, noted as another positive point.
H Deering of Nar Nar Goon Victoria sends Melbourne Leapen a photo and notes a bush built silo. Stout saplings 23 to 24 feet long set in four foot holes with three by two hardwood tied and spiked, lined inside with four lengths of six foot galvanized iron full height 17 feet. Total cost six pounds. He filled it with produce from six acres of maize and used it to feed fifteen cows all winter with six feet of excellent contents remaining.
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