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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
3
Debates on cancelling existing JP appointments and issuing a new list by executive order raise concerns about reliability and bias. Critics note bankrupts drunkards and criminals on current rolls and worry the new system could repeat past abuses without guarantees. A previous JP Removal Bill failed amid fears of disruption.
An American farmer recalls 600 acres of prime wheat ruined by a greenish cloud and heavy rain. He planned to start cutting, mortgage foreclosures followed, and he hired out to support his family. The tale emphasizes the gamble of wheat farming and fragile profit.
High Court overturns lower court verdict in the case balancing a penny fare dispute with unlawful detention and assault allegations. Robertson paid 1d for wharf access, was refused exit without another penny, sued for damages, and faced lengthy litigation whose costs exceed £1000.
Haavesrina crops yield three to five bage per acre with minimal rust along edges. Miss Gunning resigns as Narromine Anglican Church honorary organist after seven years, receives silver toilet set and sovereign purse from parishioners as farewell gift. Miss Millar relocated from Gallymont to Narromine, feted at Mandurama farewell with a gold pendant and illuminated address.
A Blayney election sidelight notes Thomas Atkins, an elderly local who walked from Sydney to contest a seat as an Independent Humanity candidate. He once drove a team, ran an early Blayney hotel, and hoped Parliament would fund his retirement, but his nomination was rejected as informal due to fictitious nominators.
A respected Queensland journalist and explorer lauds Zam-Buk Healing Balm for curing a long standing abdominal condition including suspected prolapse after suffering dengue fever and dysentery. He notes three large pots restored health and fortitude and urges public use, with Zam-LHhk available from medicine vendors at 1/6 and 3/6 for large size.
When children suffer minor injuries mothers use Dr Shelton's Magnetic Liniment to ease pain and hasten healing. The ad urges keeping a bottle in the house and notes Gibson Bros as the sellers.
A report notes that in Greece a death row inmate waits two years before execution after sentencing. The piece also covers government steps to finance shire councils, Sydney Bank clearances totaling £220,860,000 with a rise of £31,024,000, and 428 bankruptcy petitions with 317 from debtors. It mentions eye care ads urging readers to contact H A Barraclough for glasses and eye instruction details.
On Wednesday February 6 a public auction at Woodleigh Farm Peak Hill will offer agricultural machinery horses cattle and sheep with ice. The sale is by Pearce Williams Roach Matthews under instructions from Mr Thos Sanderson who is moving to the Condobolin district after purchasing a farming property.
The Batuvest Progress Association renews calls to reduce freights and fares on the western railway line and to country show fares. Public bodies along the western line between Lithgow and Bourke are circularised urging support for a Bathurst conference on Thursday January 31 to form a strong western association and plan action.
Tax Govenswear Gazette announces conditional purchase lease of 2 809 acres in Dubbo land district at Minore and Eurombidsh holdings. Six blocks vary 4114 to 625 acres, distances 124–184 miles from Dubbo and 64–124 miles from Narromine. Property is largely suitable for agriculture and available 24 January 1907 with annual rent £50 17s 4d to £46 14s 6d.
Anoway enters a bar-room where her husband sits with three men and serves a meal that is empty except for a note. The note promises the supper is the same as at home, implying a pointed message to the husband. The scene ends with the husband and friends reacting to the prank.
A Western district editor disclaims responsibility for magazine pieces. In New South Wales editors fear bar-keepers influence on content. A fashion column jokes about freckles, tan trends, fly specks on china, and witty pillow-shame mottoes.
The article traces the history of measuring time from the sun dial as the first timekeeper to candles used in churches, then sand glasses found in museums noted for inaccuracy, followed by water clocks with slow trickling, and finally the modern steel springs powering clocks and watches.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claim to clear and expel poisonous matter from the bowels stored by constipation and irregularities. They are advertised as gentle and painless with no griping and are for sale by A W Taylor & Co Peak Hill and J W Less Tomingley.
Jack Mackay's Waxworks and Variety Entertainers will open at Peak Hill's Masonic Hall on Tuesday January Sth. The show tours the Western district and draws crowded houses. The wax collection, said to be largest in the Commonwealth, features Quinlan the boy murderer and Brown the O Keeffe boy murderer, plus royalty and statesmen. Variety acts include Elsie McGuire Ida Conway Lilly Eckman and Bronco Wallace. Local boxing tournaments are scheduled to coincide with the opening.
A letter received yesterday copies Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published by George Bell and Son in London, and distributed by Messrs. George Bell and Son. The note signals upcoming reception of the new work.
Mr George Adama of Albury New South Wales praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a wonderful cure. He recounts giving a single dose to a friend with severe colic and experiencing immediate relief. The remedy is sold by A W Taylor Co at Teak Hill and J W Lees.
The notice warns against green fruit as a typhoid risk and urges open air and cleanliness in homes, echoing the maxim cleanliness is next to godliness. It emphasizes fresh air and sanitary practices to prevent disease.
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