Bill to raise compulsory retirement age for telegraph messengers
Our Federal Member Tom Brown M H R has given notice of a bill to amend the Public Service Act. The bill lets the Public Service Commissioner extend the retirement age from 18 to 20 years for messengers who pass the prescribed examination and to appoint or transfer eligible messengers within the Public Service.
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Tom Brown
M.H.R
Public Service Act
Public Service Commissioner
Confession of Murder Shocks Queensland Town
A middle aged woman Isabella Ropeto confessed to police in Newcastle that in March 1904 at Toowoomba Queensland she murdered her husband by stabbing him through the heart on the Banke River with a dagger he carried. She said he subjected her to cruelty during their marriage.
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Isabella Ropeto
Newcastle
Toowoomba
Queensland
Banke
Geraldine Stud Sale at Dubbo Draws High Prices
Geraldine Stud sale at Dubbo last week sold 100 horses with prices ranging from 16 to 100 guineas. A£425 was paid by Messrs Bedford and Taylor of Wellington for Huon Junior, several promising youngsters were bought by O Rice and A Roberson, and Mrs. Barnett of Peak Hill purchased the brood mare Leila. The total sale approached £3000.
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Geraldine Stud
Dubbo
Messrs. Bedford and Taylor
Wellington
Huon Junior
O. Rice
Narwonah
A. Robertson
Miss Trident
W. Barnett
Peak Hill
Leila
Kangaroo Skin Brings High Price in Sydney Market
Mr J Wairry shot a large old male grey kangaroo on Yahoo Mt Balderodgery. The skin measured about 7 ft 6 in and sold in Sydney for 7 shillings 4 pence to Mr W Black, who led the market. Shooters deem the specimen among the finest seen in years.
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J. Wairry
Yahoo Mt
Balderodgery
W. Black
Sydney
July Gold Yield Increased Year Over Year
The Under-Secretary for Mines reports July yield at 22 7050z crude or 18 9590z fine valued at £40 532, up from 39 8620z crude 30 1550z fine and £128 091 last year. For seven months this year 183 3640z crude 152 1080z fine valued at £646 113, vs 171 1400z crude 142 0280z fine and £603 280, a gain of 10 0850z fine and £42 833.
Tomingley Mining Faces 14ft Lode With Record Gold Yield
Mxsses Crowhurst and Lone report 215 tons crushed in three months from a 14ft lode yielding 233 ozs of gold the best in 18 years. The team works 520ft underground in hard slate. They use rock drilling gear winding gear and modern machinery. Tailings sale negotiations are expected.
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Mxsses
Crowhurst
Lone
Peak Hill Show Admired by Noted Rider Specialist
A Compi:nent Ma Enon praised the Peak Hill Show as the best in the state for lady riders. He highlighted Mrs. Bellbridge Miss MacKay and Miss Carmichael for their graceful handling of reins and efficiency in the best lady rider astride event.
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Ma. Enon
Roui
Broin
Bellbridge
A Jury of 1000 Faces New Hardware Store Claim
A large jury considers the purchase and advocacy of new hardware stores. The article notes difficulty in handling the case and questions the feasibility of pursuing the claims.
Pump Separator Promises Efficient Dairy Separation
Gibson Bros The Equity Traders promote a pump separator for dairying in Peak Will District. The ad touts large capacity low power needs simple cleaning and minimal maintenance with a self balancing interior and easily accessible plates to ensure distinct cream skim milk layers without contact from whole milk.
Automatic Milk Supply System Described for Separator
A machine setup allows milk to be lifted into a basin placed beside the separator with no extra attendants. The pump controls speed, determining the amount of milk supplied. slower turning reduces output.
Driving advantages easy running of the machine
The note describes wearing of the foot bearing of bowl and small wear of the gears as they press upwards to relieve the pin from pressure. It lists price range from £11 10s and mentions liberal terms. R.8 Howard & Sons are sole agents for Parkes and Peak Hill districts.
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Howard & Sons
Parkes
Peak Hill
Peak Hill to Narrowine crops under watchful eye
The article notes extensive wheat and crop areas along the Peak Hill to Narromine road, listing landholders and acreages from Tomingley to Narromine Common. It highlights large shares and improvements, with fences netted and a standout 1100 acres under crop on Hartwood property.
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Tomingley
Narrowine
Mr. Sherwood
R. Carter
Yarran
Byrnes
Wilson
Beveridge
Carter
Reid
Messrs. Fitch and Barlow
Hartwood
Steward
Perry
Mr. Jeffrey
Nurromine
Sampson
Jeffrey
Ben Here
Australian Droughts Upheld by Bathurst Expert
Mr. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, argues droughts in Australia are milder than those in England or Canada. He claims farmers here can endure six to seven months of hardship while still maintaining leases, praising Australia's land and sunlight as a buffer.
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Peacock
Bathurst
England
Canada
Australia
Stockman
Well-known Chemist Praises Dr Sheldon's New Discovery
A chemist with seventeen years in the field endorses Dr Sheldon's New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption. He reports his two sons improved within two to three days and credits the remedy for its curative soothing properties. The letter dated April 27 1904 is from Charles A Finch Ph D MP and notes sale by Gibson Bros in Sydney New South Wales.
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Sheldon
Sheldon Drug Co
O'Connell Street
Sydney
N.S. W
Dr. Sheldon
Lal
Charles A. Finch
Kuranda
Boyce-street
Glebe Point
Gibson Bros
Children’s Hacking Cough at Night and Woods Cure
The French Cabinet backs abolishing capital Enament and debates four new penalty scales. The note lists Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure priced at 1s 6d and mentions a pediatric hacking cough remedy discussion.
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