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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
6
The narrator travels from Garra to Dilga Station visiting the Johnsons and learning local history. He tours Dilga and Peak Hill mining areas, mentions the McPhail and Peak Hill mines, notes underground managers Morrin and Parr, and recalls early station life with Aboriginal workers and a fatal incident.
The writer recalls old acquaintances A W Young and George Sharkey near Peak Hill and reports a trip that ended in near dawn. He praises mining and farming prospects, cites a rumored mine strike yielding samples and ore richness, and predicts Peak Hill will boom if the reef is sizable and develops.
At the last meeting Mr Palmer moved and Mr Westcott seconded that a letter be written to the Forbes and Molong P.P. Boards proposing the distribution order for wire netting: first to protect cultivation, second to fence boundaries adjoining unoccupied Crown Lands or where road crossing permission has been refused, and third for applicants unable to obtain netting from outside sources.
Twowas Lawcox a young man was admitted to Wagge Hospital with severe burns after a family tragedy at Henry. Neighbors or brothers had left him resting in bed while tending to farm chores. A smell of burning drew them to the house where he appeared almost charred near the fireplace.
A variety of misc items include a fine specimen f of quarte Ina found at Bendigo depth 4224 ft. Orange Show set for April 26 27 28 and Wellington show on May 1 2 3. A warning notice about uneducated dogg ing reads Native to Doge now laid here. Judge Owen report of the Tanda Commission inquiry due in about two weeks. Eugowra correspondent reports rabbit inspector complaints amid local chatter. A physician warns cold feet and rheumatic risk from tight socks. Advertisement praises Chandlers Vain Basin for rheumatism noting instant relief and continued use as beneficial. Brow, Lakier and We Lees Wigey advertise.
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