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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
15
The Under Secretary for Lands asks Pastures Protection Boards for views on protecting landholders from rabbits on Crown reserves and unoccupied lands. It requests recommendations on which reserves could be placed under occupation and when fencing with rabbit-proof netting would help, with district surveyors to assist.
The Rabbit Post notes a Bathurst district farmer attempted rabbit control using a tin of Slaver poison mixed with pollard after misjudging water. He admits to doubling the water and mixing the product as directed, then reports many rabbits died, a result the writer warns against and uses to illustrate the drug’s deadly effects even when misapplied.
Sippel complied with conditions by giving written notice and £2 security. With two Land Appeal Court members and no successor, the two sided with the appellant, then the Full Court issued a prohibition. When the deposit was withdrawn, the right to appeal ended per the Act.
The Molong Show restricts last entries to residents within 30 miles, prompting criticism that exhibits are scarce. The Anos urges open competitions to all who wish to compete, arguing inclusivity will improve the event and foster local grit despite outsiders sharing in the challenge.
A jumble of short items from Bathurst and surrounding districts notes a £1200 credit balance for Bathurst P.P. Boerd, a cemetery clearing contract at £2 per acre, rainfall figures for Nyuyen totaling 14.95 inches in the first months, and a church bazaar sale raising £17,840 from a £1 note. Other items cover a Sydney barrister, livestock losses from poisoned lard baits near Nyngan, a prize show at Coonamble for merino rams, medical pill advertisements, an auctioneer in Bega, legal notes on Sunday contracts, and various local reports on cattle prices, politics, and racing scrutiny.
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