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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
12
A man named Patterson survived after gulping water from a suspected poisoned tank near Collie. a passerby warned that the water was meant to poison rabbits. Patterson vomited and recovered, but his dog died on the spot.
Florence Davis aged 14 died by her own actions when she drowned in the Parramatta River on Thursday. She had been twice prevented from attempting self destruction previously and left a letter to her parents saying she could not explain her motives and that the person she loved has left her.
An instruction describes placing a arsenic paste mixed with a crust in an ant nest to wipe out a nest. The method involves capturing a few ants, bruising them, mixing with arsenic, and returning the paste to the nest to kill the colony.
The Narromine Show committee of the Narromine A H H and P Association will hold its first show in May with a schedule being prepared for a forthcoming meeting. The effort is led by the association's new treasurer and former secretary, Mr Fitch, whose energy drives the project.
Mr Crome of the Belle-Crome Bellringers recently visited Peak Hill and is described as acting as a land agent for Queensland. He delivers a glowing lecture on grand and cheap lands for sale in Queensland, omitting details about tick fever redwater and drought.
A local resident sought medical advice in a nearby town. The first doctor urged immediate surgery for appendicitis, the second diagnosed chronic stomach inflammation, and the third labeled it an enteric fever, highlighting conflicting medical opinions.
A 15 year old, Quinlan, confessed to stabbing Mire Gregory nine times in a Sydney hotel room. He planned theft of jewelry, fled after killing her, but was captured when his hat and boots were found. His family background linked to Queensland and Brewarina.
The piece compares rabbit netting gauge and mesh in New South Wales Victoria Queensland and South Australia. It notes NSW uses 17 gauge 1 inch mesh 42 inch width costing about £40 per mile while other states vary. SA uses 11 inch mesh 18 gauge at 36 inch width with price £16 58 to councils and only a few districts adopt the smaller mesh. The writer calls for cost efficiency and questions why SA’s wider mesh could be adopted more broadly.
A curious tale features a congenital miser questioned about piling wealth. An old man insists he stacks coins for the fun of the game, comparing wealth to marbles won in a boyhood contest and arguing it satisfies his urge to keep playing.
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