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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
7
Mr Lynch says he received a fair go from the Express, contrasting with other papers in the Electorate. He states he fought a fair and honest campaign and would depart from honor only to avoid defeat.
NSW agricultural districts show progress with Narromine set to connect by rail to Peak Hill. Wheat and hay outputs rise from 1905 to 1907 as 1000 acres are deemed enough for a decent settler living. Sheep numbers grow to 218668 in 1907 amid mixed farming gains.
A McPhail lad named Reakes and Miss Tattersall drove from McPhail to Mr Ring's residence then to a dam to water the horse. Reakes tied the reins to the wheel and descended for water. The sulky overturned when the horse pulled the wheel into the dam, the vehicle and harness damaged but the horse unharmed.
While washing dirt from the Platina lead on Saturday Paddy Hoskinga recovered a 10dwt platinum piece the second largest found since the discovery of the field. The lead yields are improving beyond any prior period and Mesere Ferguson and Johnston have now won over £100 worth of platinum since August.
Mr L P Williams manager of Tres and Sras Westport New Zealand writes from Christchurch after suffering severe dysentery. He tried Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after reading about it in papers and was relief after two doses and soon cured. Sold by A W Taylor Co Peak Hill and J W Lees Tomlagley.
Elections cost state money as cattle arrival at Port Jackson dates back 120 years. A Bathurst husband fined £22 for wife beating. Federal £5000 allotted for Antarctic expedition gear. Harvey Park wheat yields 2 bags per acre on 400 acres. Rabbits plague a road. Grasshopper fed hens produce strong eggs. Immigrants and assisted passages totals cited. Mug of cough syrup advertised. Broken Hill miner charged after candlestick assault. Thompson’s Hill mine yields 10,302 oz gold from stone. J W Fletcher named revising magistrate. A Victorian warned by a crawling snake incident. Culcairn postmaster missing. life policy note found.
A scorching day ends with a fierce dust storm at 4 30 pm accompanied by thunder lightning and showers. In Sydney Divorce Court Mrs Ah Dow Loo seeks to end her marriage to Peter Ah Dow Loo but the judge does not accept the tale of woe.
Obituary notes the death of Mrs W Lucon Parkes of Reid's Gully at 71. Other items mention Boxing Day cricket plans between Parkes and Molong, nurse resignations, hotel changes, council salary talks, recovery from illness, hospital funds and bequests, boxing day cricket returns, and show committee ballots with numerous local names.
Yeoval correspondent reports solid copper properties at Yeoval and Bennett with 100 acres of freehold containing 20 lodes. Three shafts show yellow ore. a 10ft lode turns to sulphides at 50ft with 3ft solid yellow ore on the hanging wall and 7ft mixed ore on the footwall. 30 tons sent to Blayney and Lithgow graded 14 percent.
Mr. H. G. Thackeray of Wootoona reports that 1,700 of his shorn sheep in a paddock with abundant grasshoppers began devouring them at once. He notes grasshoppers damage his grain crops but suggests the fattening potential may offset losses.
If your spectacles do not suit, consult F. Sverpmens who will tear your eyes and supply a pair that will be neat, comfortable and satisfactory.
The advertisement touts Frootoids as reliable quick relief for constipation liver and blood issues. It claims rapid benefits such as headache relief clearer head and improved digestion and warns against ordinary aperients and daily indigestive routines.
Retail price 1/6. If local chemists or storekeepers do not have them, ask them to obtain. If unavailable locally, send directly to Proprietor W. G. Hearne, Chemist, Geelong, Victoria.
The notice asserts FROOT OID8 contains five different medical fruits and roots with an active principle. It claims the combination yields a far better result than an ordinary aperient.
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