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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
5
Messue Mittax and Co stock and station agents Narromine report the privately sold home stead selection Qarrojong near Omingley belonging to J. L. Edwards for a satisfactory price. Purchaser is Mr Sutton Lemabert. On Wednesday 16 May Millar and Co with H N Gibson will hold a clearing sale at Currajong with details advertised.
Fragmentary remarks link Reid Deakin and Watson to fiscal policy and socialism. Mr Reid hints at tariff increases before elections to frame socialism as the issue. Mr Deakin is urged to drop fiscal fight and unite, while Mr Svar vows to oppose any state enterprise with a sharp socialist programme.
The Parkes district tale chronicles Sir Henry Parkes renaming Bushmans to Parkes in 1878 and details gold discoveries. It notes the Bushman’s Hill reef found in 1861, early abandonment, then alluvial leads in 1870 fueling a rush of up to 20,000 diggers. An armed escort moved gold to Forbes, with claims yielding substantial sums. The piece links the gold belt to Peak Hill and Wyalong across about 100 miles.
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