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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
13
A rugged trio of tramps circle a campfire near the main road. The burly rogue declares a claim to spoil and coerces two companions as they eye a Syrian storekeeper’s goods. One intruder slips inside a deserted store seeking plunder after failed begging.
A stout thief tries fleeing with a bag of loot but is confronted by a trooper. he is handcuffed and taken in. The Syrian storekeeper pleads for mercy, while the thieves share bread and tea later, amid hard words and rough banter.
Reports from New South Wales recount William Speering's drowning while bathing at Cootamundra and a railway guard's fatal injuries at Dapto. Minor items include a decision not to declare December 12 a public holiday, pension costs for retired civil servants, wage demands at Lithgow, and various local incidents across Qld and Vic.
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