Items of Interest Across Towns and Regions
A collection of brief notes and quips from Peak Hill, Narromine, Forbes, and Dubbo. Highlights include local politics remarks, weathered humor, social sayings, arrests, charity petitions, and small community events. Notable items mention Ald. J W Smith, Mrs Hall’s death, schoolyard mischief, and the Peak Hill Railway Stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sydney
J. W. Smith
Narromine
Peak Hill
McPhail
Enquirer
Hillgrove
J. J. O'Shannassy
Forbes
Wildie
M. J. Kerin
Litchfield
Bramley
Dubbo
Glen Innes Way
Queensland Labor Party
Farmer
Ernest Barry
George Towne
England
Towns
Wallsend
Mungindi
O’sullivan
Barney
Jud
Lands Administration defends survey fees and ringbark policy
Acting Under-Secretary Rostart McDonand clarifies that Crown Lands Act requires survey fees from all land applicants regardless of prior payments and that costs to the state justify the rule. He notes ringbark permissions are tied to Gazettal notices and handled by local Land Boards, with no fees for certain settlement cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resarore
the Express
Department of Lands
Sydney
Crown Lands Acta
Department
Local Land Board
Forest Branch
Department of Lande
Rostart McDonand
Distribution of Wire Netting and Fair Access
The Government is praised for the wire netting purchase but criticized for unequal distribution. Homestead Selectors and Settlement Lessees allege unfair treatment by Pastures Protection Boards, which lack full small holder representation. Calls to grant Right of Conditional Purchase and to share costs through the State Land Bank.
Estimating Weight Rules for Farm Livestock
The guide describes a method to estimate live animal weight using girth and length measurements. It provides example calculations for beef cattle pigs calves and sheep with specified multipliers for different girth ranges and body lengths.
Sailor's Yarn Convicts Newsome of False Pretences
Judge at Sydney Sessions finds Joseph Newsome guilty of false pretences tied to a bogus confession about a murder on the Leicester Castle. He claims delirium era and says he joined the voyage later. Crown notes motive of cheap passage to England. Newsome sentenced to 12 months hard labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Newsome
Sydney
Glen Innes
Leicester Castle
Pitcairn Island
England
New Use for Bush Fires Essay Prize Proposed by Military
The United Service Institution invites Australian oriented essays on using bush and grass fires in attack and defence. Submissions should cover natural timber and herbage, practical precautions, and organization under various conditions. Three referees will judge. prize is a gold medal and five guineas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
United Service Institution
Commonwealth
Bonnington's Irish Moss Cough Remedy Promises Relief
A brief medicinal advertisement touts Bonnington's Irish Moss as an effective cure for coughs and colds. It describes the product as pleasant to take and reliably effective, inviting readers to try a single dose to be convinced.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lands Administration
Association
Bonnington
H. Stafford
Eutchie Street
Roseville Poultry Farm
Tomingley
C. da
Wellington
Mingelo Hotel
Parkes Road
Mingelo
Ftxess Hotel
Main Road
Wm. Norris
Proprielor
H. H. Howard
Royal Mail
AnthOny Hordern & Sons
Brickfield Hill
Anthony Horderns
New Palace Emporium
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