Items of Interest and News Bits Across Regions
Notes report widespread whooping cough in Dubbo and a Bank of Australia cost at a halfpenny. Old age foods fall to a third to a half of prime needs. Global rose counts exceed 3000 varieties in 35 years. Four thousand pounds to enlarge Jenolan Caves visitor facilities. Peel River Estate to be subdivided this year. Archdeacon D Arcy funeral in Wellington drew record crowds. Forty applications for 2000 acres at Burrawang Improvement Leaves. Plowman boy fractured jaw from horse kick at Orange. Tasmanian sheep breeder Thomas Gibson dies at 86. uncle of Gibson Bros. of Peak Hill. Melbourne District Court sees 31 Federal workers sued for state income tax. George Adama found dead with bullet wounds at Kentucky Station near Corowa. Blayney rabbits flood to freezing works. expansion likely. Major Taylor denied hotel Sydney stay in Paris over American guests objection. Broken Hill Court convicts Afghan Peter Paflecek of murder at White Cliffs. death sentence imposed. About 50 hands at Blayney Copper Mine. local labor adequate but outsiders may come later. Marie Fassnauer Tyrolean giantess arrives in London. 27, 8 ft, 244st. massive measurements and family notes.
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Australia
Jenolan Caves
Nundle
Peel River
Archdeacon D'Arcy
Welington
Burrawang
Orange
Plowman
Thomas Gibson
Messie
Gibson Bros
Peak Hill
Melbourne
George Adama
Kentucky Station
Corowa
Blayney
Major Taylor
Sydney
Paris
Broken Hill Court
Peter Paflecek
May Jenson
Cookey
White Cliffa
Inet
Mingelo Forms Football Club and Local Meetings Report
A meeting last week resolved to form a Football Club with practice ongoing. Next week’s season opener pits Mingelo against Alec town. Trustees accepted J Kelly’s resignation. B Egan elected Ranger. Unregistered animals found grazing. lodged at Peak Hill. Labor representative ballot in Ashburnham favors Lynch 25, O Shannassy 3, Keast 1, Warton 1, Lubra 2, Hanney 0. Stock declines due to dry weather. Tenders called for school improvements including lining, verandah, flooring, weather shed, painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alectown
Mingelo
J. Kelly
B. Egan
Muater
Atack
Peak Hill
Ashburnham
Labor League Hall
B. Meehan
Lynch
O'Shannassy
Keast
Warton
Lubra
Hanney
Pea Rifle Dangers Highlight Need for Age Limits
Editorial warns of frequent pea rifle accidents among youths in Peak Hill and across New South Wales. It urges mandatory rifle inspections, ban on inferior models, and stricter supervision or a minimum age for carrying shooting tools to prevent fatalities and injuries.
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Peak Hill
N.8.w
Sheep for Sale Direct from Owners Near Peak Hill
Hundreds of ewes and lambs offered from Peak Hill area stud and station flocks. Prices range from 8s 6d to 15s per head with many lines in-lamb or to merino rams, including Bulgandramine and Guntawong stock, plus 250 to 2000 hoggets and weaners in varying tooth states. Ready for quick sale with good wool and sound condition. Auction male or female animals not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Qoan
Cattle Sale Near Parkes by Baker and Spence
25 head of dry cows North Coast bred good sorts priced at £4 15s 6 dairy cows including 3 pure bred Jerseys five milking and in calf young all £8. Near Parkes. 200 heifers 2 to 3 years good dairy stock in calf to Ayrshire and Shorthorn bulls some springing in fair condition price £4 5s. For particulars apply Baker & Spence Peak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayreshire
Quotes and quips on money and marriage from a curious page
A mix of aphorisms and jokes on money love and divorce. A bizarre note recalls a woman killed by a swallowed fish bone. Humorous exchanges reveal characters Wiggs Wagg and a puzzled Ac MP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggs
Henpeck
Wagg
Ac MP
Upcoming Shows Schedule for P A and H Associations
A fragmented list outlines upcoming shows across New South Wales towns including Dubbo Molong Coonamble Bourke Warren Peak Hill Forbes Wagga and Cowra. Entries specify dates in May June August September and October with P A and H associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubbo P. A
H. Tion
Nurromine P
A. Association
Coonamble P
A. Society
Molong P.A
H. Association
Sivonen , A. and
Bourke P.A
Warren P.A
Peak Hill P. A
H. Altion
Forbes P. A
Wagga P.A
Young P.A
Cowra P.A
Wyalong F.A
Manildra P. A. and
Zam-Buk touted for burns and skin ailments in New Zealand ad
A reader testimonial from Holloway Road Mitcheltown Wellington credits Zam-Buk with stopping burns and soothing wounds after boiling fat contact. The ad extols Zam-Buk for cuts sores joint soreness sprains swelling and various skin conditions with prices listed for Sydney makers at 1s 6d per pot and a larger family size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Balcome
Holloway Road
Mitcheltown
Wellngton
N.Z
Zam-Buk Co
Pittatreet
Sydney
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Hearnes
Hearne
W. G. Hearne
Geelong
Victoria
Dubbo
Marie Fassnauer
London
Parkes
Australasia
Dalgety «Company
Oia Rs
Zam-Buk
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