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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
6
An undated but lively collection of items mentions The Austral Band planning a western tour next month, and various local happenings across towns like Bogan Gate and Sydney. It notes railway openings, wool parcel rates, a fatality at South Broken Hill, a motor bicycle purchase by Rev H G Wilton, and Bathurst show industry shifts along with local legal notices and social events during Easter holidays.
Me R Stewart of Peak Hill reports an extraordinary crop from a three year old tree from Horton's Nursery Sydney. The Italian yellow peaches weighed heavily this year bending branches with a largest fruit measuring just over 10 inches in circumference. The tree received rainfall as its only water source, suggesting it could be a standout bearer for orchards.
Land for settlement in Denso Land District Miggela parish Narromins county offers 204 acres within suburban Pook Hill, one mile from the town. Soil described as seal and black with box timber. gilgais render land hardly suitable for agriculture. Water present in some gilgais but not permanent. Price 3 pounds per acre. Open on 26 April 1906. Special area claimed.
A Redfern function disclosed chronic delays in police promotions linked to a crippled Superannuation Fund. Speakers urged government action to restore the fund, enabling retirement claims and timely removals of older and younger officers.
Forbes Gazette reports a policing shuffle with Constable McBuron arriving from Peak Hill and taking a living beat in Forbes. Constable Jenkinson and Kennedy appeal removals as Bathurst’s superintendent orders a stay, while council debates whether Kennedy may remain in Forbes.
A muddled ad text touts Stevuen's Blood and Tivur Pills as quick relief for sluggish liver and disordered stomachs. It urges readers to obtain a bottle, claims cures, and mentions Bonnington's as the recommended brand amid fragmented mentions of a railway committee and Mr. Oliver in a dated, unclear context.
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