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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
15
A new Gambling Bill proposes penalties for betting with anyone under 21 and caps race meetings at sixteen per year for clubs or associations. A fine of £100 would apply for known underage bets and £500 for exceeding meeting limits.
Mr. F. C. Dawes of Roseville Poultry Farm Tomingley earns acclaim as a leading breeder and exhibitor with prizes at Dubbo Wellington and Peak Hill Shows in succession. He claims his birds carry the best strain in the Commonwealth and guarantees eggs at 10s 6d per dozen. The proprietor has speculated on prize birds and hopes for reward.
Hector Rhind allegedly entered a hut used by George Price’s children at South Combaning Temora district and attempted to outrage two of Price’s daughters aged fourteen and sixteen while threatening to shoot them. Half an hour later Rhind’s body was found near his home with a pea rifle wound in his temple. authorities suppose suicide.
Local Shire Council announces temporary Council of the Goobang Shire with A riding W W Black B riding J L Whitmill and A B Balcombe C riding T Hamilton and H W Hall. First elections set for mid November with two representatives per riding. Afterward elections occur every two years with all Councillors retiring. Chairman elected annually.
Beautiful 12 x 10 portraits at Eden Photo Studios George street Sydney offer artist proofs at 20s per dozen, far cheaper than rival prices 50s to four guineas. Cabinets available 7s 6d per dozen. Send portraits for enlargement if you cannot visit.
A rapid wealth tale centers on Sears Roebuck forming a limited company with £8,000,000 capital. Founder Richard T. Sears, once a Northern Pacific telegraphist, built a Chicago mail order business employing 8000 people. The firm handles £8,000,000 in monthly cash sales and earns about £600,000 yearly with its own plant, police, executors, and hospitals near Chicago.
A collage of notes on health remedies and statistics. Mentions Woods Great Peppermint Cure for chest complaints, sheep shearing at Ellengerah, New South Wales lambing totals, New York Belmont Hotel opening, explosives regulations, and curious facts about births, marriages, and demographics. Includes brief items on Forbes and Parkes Shows, railroad water use, and a sprinter challenge.
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