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Various regional notes and items of interest across New South Wales
Bank dividends rise while the rabbit skin market improves. Tomorrow is the last day for lodgment of land and income tax returns. Plague outbreaks reported in Sydney and Queensland. A marriage at Redfern between Bedd and Miss Pillow. Plans announced for a Cobar Wilcannia railway within 12 months. Judge at Willis trial brands Reinhardt as an unmitigated liar. Brewarrina Hospital holds £1275 fixed deposit and £107 credit in 1906. Rainfall reports at Boggabilla and Collarendemri. Nymagee court lists 562 summonses, 30 under the Liquor Act. A Wellington man returns three £1 notes to the owner. Shire pay set at eleven shillings per day. Secretary role advertised by Wyalong P A and H Association at £50 plus commission. A Melbourne clerk finds a nugget on Poseidon diggings. Insurance societies in Australia perform well, with gains at American societies’ expense. Reflections on New South Wales’ early foundation and federation era stamps. Postmaster General considers Commonwealth uniform stamps. T A Dibba to celebrate diamond jubilee with Commercial Bank. Kiama speech cites NSW per capita product leadership. Shire Act requires 47 property data items in rate books across four pages. Telegraph repairer busy. Peak Hill telegraph post propped at 40 degrees for months. Municipalities Act raises personal liability for council funds misappropriations. Jamaica earthquake context prompts global concerns. A Cootamundra young woman shares a stark tale of poverty and illiteracy. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised as safe for all ages and free of opium. Sold by A W Taylor Peak Hill and J W Lee Tomingle.