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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
11
The government notes rules on land applications sent by post. Amendments allow original or additional homestead requests by posted letter at the applicant’s risk. Receipt is not guaranteed and delay or loss is not the Crown’s liability. Registered letters remain required for Closer Settlement Act applications.
Mr. I. Murray of Toogong says a new device destroyed many rabbits. He treated milk corn cobs with the grain tops scraped, smeared them with strychnine, drew furrows, and dropped cobs across 26 acres, yielding about 1200 rabbits and many hares.
In a Bathurst A H and P Committee meeting the art and needlework sections were found to have cases of teacher aid. The committee adopted a rule requiring entrants to declare unaided work and proposed teacher declarations if needed. Judges may order stewards to pursue further inquiries if doubts remain.
A nursing mother uses Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tables to keep her stomach regulated and to impart health to her baby. The tables are described as mild but infallible and are for sale by Gibson Bros.
Five applications for shire clerk were considered with Mr F B Samuels accepted for the Timbre Bongie Shire Council post. J A Porter joins the Orange Leaper staff after earlier running a Parkes news agency and stationery business. A single tender was received for trucking yard works at Trundle to Bulbodney railway. Parkes pensioners receiving relief under the Pension Act exceed 150. Molong P P Board secretary salary raised to £100 a year. Mr K Day praised for diligent service. Parkes Hospital upkeep averages £294. annual expenditure last year £1 084. provisions cost about £1 per week more than average. (continued) Professor Sir William Crookes and two Freiburg University professors report a process to extract nitric acid from the atmosphere to fertilise wheat lands, boosting yields. Agriculture Minister approves wheat test and flour analysis fee scales. farmers for personal use free of charge. Wimmera’s Mr W A Magill buys 1200 acres at Bogan Gate. sale via E F Williams, Messe Pearce and Williams. Crown Prince of Servia incident draws continental attention. variations say he struck the secretary of King Peter, who resigns, or he ordered a soldier to bite off a mouse's head, averted by officials. Rabbit inspector Mr Rankin notes fewer rabbits than last year, attributed to factors beyond poisoning. Some landholders back Dr Danysz while others wait to see results before acting.
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