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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
3
Charley Bravo, famed for post hole digging, found a gold-bearing quartz nicked in a post along a Tarnagulla road. He unearthed £1400 in gold from the post hole, sparking a rush near Tarnagulla, Australia.
Instructions describe mixing jam with ground strychnine, adding cumin oil, and incorporating dry pollard to create 200 to 300 bait portions. Warnings emphasize deadly nature and careful handling with knives and aprons.
Harrison Jones and Devlin Limited submitted a catalogue of 5369 bales at auction on Monday, with a large number of high class clips in Renalions order. Attendance was exceptionally good as buyers flocked to the market. A mix of light super wools and bulky pieces sold, while some parcels were irregular in demand though prices held. Total sales reached 5810 bales, with war clouds between America and Japan looming.
Bonnington's Irish Moss advertised as a chest medicine for old and young, claiming superior relief for coughs. The record notes 320 acres becoming freehold and 960 acres selected in 1890.
London notes rising California alarm over the Japanese question. Calls arise for separate railway cars for Japanese passengers. Prominent men predict war between the United States and Japan. A Honolulu telegram claims two regiments of Japanese soldiers laboring on Hawaii sugar plantations, fully officered, without confirmation. Japan reportedly spends 7.5 million pounds on its navy over seven years.
Reports describe extensive bush fires starting at Lake Cowal burning back toward Warroo Geeron Cadlow and Wandary. Volunteers delivered food and water to crews while fifty men fought the blaze. Fire halted near the Grenfell road after scorching grasslands across Grawlin Plain.
John Brown, condemned for the German Creek killings of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O'Keefe and Patrick Gillick, was hanged at Grafton on Tuesday morning after expressing resignation. The youth, short in stature, offered thanks to Father When, Sisters of Mercy, warders, and friends, then confessed his sins as the bolt dropped. The act occurred at 9 o'clock with an 8 foot drop and momentary muscle quivering. Brown's motive remains unexplained despite Brown's previous kindness from the victims.
A 35 year staple in cough relief, Bonnington's Rish Moss, remains trusted but the ad signals a final note as the product ends its premier status. Public reminder urges customers to seek BOR, TONS as replacement.
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