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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
9
A reader asks if it is legal to place poison along public roads and at what distance from the road it may be laid. The inquiry requests guidance and mentions public safety concerns, noting terms about distances and legality.
A letter from trapper Mr. Richardayn of Aledown describes Rabbo jam in tins as a simple bait for rabbit trapping. He claims half a tin captured two hundred dead rabbits near bait sites with no mixing required. The notice also recommends contacting chemist C F Staphans for Rabbo tins at sixpence.
A local reminiscence recalls a Lachlan River bul lock driver named Monch who later became the world’s champion sculler Beach. The note links Beach’s early work near Morriwee in 1867 with his rise to coastal fame and a betrothed partnership with fellow white champion Peter Kemp.
The piece argues that heavy advertising drove sales for Jolloway and Peacham’s pills while successors cut spending and sales declined. It cites past iron oxide remedies and asserts advertising sustains demand, claiming all goods rely on promotion to survive in market competition.
Scientist Sir Wiraias Coxois warns that by 1931 the bread supply could run short as world bread eaters rise from 371 million in 871 to 746.5 million in 1931. He urges expanded wheat cultivation and notes maize meal as alternative. calls to remove obstacles to farming.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a bottle and a dose, with phrases like Bonnington's Micah Mow and a chill remedy. No coherent event, people, or places are identifiable for a full news-style card.
Advertisement-style notice promotes first-class made to measure men’s suits priced at 224 with fit and style guaranteed. It warns orders placed shortly before a function may not arrive in time and mentions weather-related pricing or discounts.
An old buck rabbit in a ruined New South Wales landscape recalls his tribe once numerous, ruined by human industry. He reflects on fences, poison, disease, and eventual extinction from Cape York to Wilsons Promontory as hope fades and the bush grows desolate.
Mr. McGowan faces censure over Lands Inquiry Commission conduct as Eden George defends the Government. Laughter breaks out as talks of backroom offers surface and Opposition attacks are dismissed. George vows not to support ousting a government on a panic driven motion.
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