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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
2
The Easter Show draws large crowds as country cousins visit. Weather stays fine and attractions like trotting and jumping entertain city folk. Observing the crowd reveals varied impressions among readers, while organizers maintain strict order and address any legal concerns firmly.
In Sydney and Melbourne advocates clash over the location of the capital. Mr Bent argues for a bush capital within New South Wales near the 100 mile limit, while Victor rejects nullifying NSW rights. He warns constitutional amendments could set broader demands.
Druxo reports for the month ending March 24 show a profit of £81 at Myalle and a loss of £41 at Peak Hill. Peak Hill costs per ton reached 63, a figure claimed as unmatched globally and achieved without certain labor. Output at Peak Hill reached 3070 tons, with Lawtwonth's output at Peals Hill. The new plant progress remains satisfactory and is expected to complete next month.
Bobby Burns cleaned up at Crown Battery yesterday as 40 pounds from the Great Eastern region were crushed. The event, described as highly profitable, followed expenses for water and other costs.
Crowhurst and Lone quarried through hard rock at the 820 ft level and produced 57 tune from a large block of ore yielding booze emalted gold. The battery runs on a parcel of stone for Messrs Cavanagh and aes. Prospecting continues in Paton’s pire by the Sullivan brothers with limited progress.
The chief accountant reports a strong finance position with nine months showing £700,000 excess over last year and expenditures £316,000 lower than receipts. The Premier is alerted to this improving condition, raising curiosity about how the anticipated surplus will be utilized by authorities.
Parkes Excitement as Examiven notes excellent crushings. Kable Bros tributors in West Kable's mine produced 35 ounces from 34 loads. Messia, P. and W. Kable achieved a record crushing of Brox Tdynte from 49 loads.
Reporter visits Coradgery goldfield on Wednesday where original prospectors Mesars Quinn Humphreya and Staples mine ore from the second reef. A further 8 ton lot is ready for bagging and dispatch to Cockle Creek. Taylor and Wilson's lease reports a drift down about 25 feet and Schofield's party uncovers a new reef at the western end. The reef runs from inches to a width described as heavy and is estimated to yield a few ounces per ton.
Banks pour money into London and elsewhere as demand for loans at home collapses. Fixed deposits fall to 3 percent while capital pours abroad, delaying projects and wage disputes. Government borrowing may rise at low rates, but uncertainty and external competition threaten investment and job security.
A man and a boy in a spring cart from Grenfall to Forbes witnessed a thunderstorm when a thin red streak rose upright across the plain. It touched a tree, tore the room from the ground, and splintered it before the pillar of fire vanished.
A historical note explains a rough method to estimate hay volume and weight by measuring stack diameter and height, then adjusting for roof height and one third. It outlines how quality and moisture affect feet per ton, with examples for wheaten and Algerian onten hay, and cautions about stacking duration and density.
A group of children who attended a school picnic in Junee suffered ptowaine poisoning. Eleven children were admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Personal items report gastric fever affecting Mr. Angus Robertson's two children and illnesses of locals including Mr. Stephens and Mrs. Stephens. Dentists and health matters are noted with Dr. Carla treating Davidson, and Mrs. Houghton recovering from surgery. Various social notes cover visits, travel, and community events at Peak Hill, Orange, and Parkes with references to local figures and a proposed gun club.
In Dubbo on Tuesday Thomas John Samuel Morris, formerly of Orange, employed in Overland Stores ironmongery, died by his own action after a bilious attack. He moved to a sitting room, planned to sleep quietly, and a gunfire ended his life. Neighbour Horace Cooper found the scene after a window entry. Morris, about 48, left a wife and four children.
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