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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
11
O F Stermens will test eyes and provide glasses to ease headaches and improve reading. The Farmers on Bettlers Association met with the P and A Association, hearing a prayer by G W Seaborn on sheep rearing. The Parkes Show secretary Koro is noted for expertise in this field.
Charles McMurtrie and Walter Sharkey were charged with unlawfully agreeing to fight a prize fight in Orange around the 12th. The P M ordered recognizances to keep the peace until the next Quarter Sessions in Orange on February 5, set at £20 each with two £10 sureties or one £20 surety. default risks imprisonment until sittings.
Tax following are the telephone charges between Parkes and surrounding centres. The first column lists the cost of the first three minutes, the second column the charge for each subsequent three minutes.
An informal Moruya newspaper notice, signed by John Buckley, invites absent-minded old customers to a February court house entertainment. Those unable to attend may send a written apology with the due amount. failure to comply earns a blue-sealed invitation card from His Majesty. Buckley’s playful tease hints at Buckley’s show nature.
Several Shire Councils adopt resolutions allowing 1s per mile expenses to Councillors. Authorities say this is illegal as councils may only grant allowances to presidents. Other councils pay 6d an hour while away from home at meetings and 6d a mile travelled each way with a minimum 5s per day.
F W Gives of Jessiefield Cooke Myalls yields about 20 bushels per acre from 200 acres using Farrer's Come back seed. From 2 bags sown Mr. Giles reaps 85 bags to be kept as seed. Tasmania Rivers averages 25 bushels per acre and Dart Imperial also meets the general average. Comeback weigh 65 pounds per bushel.
Two club members tested public perception by offering to buy or sell coins at inflated rates. They placed three bags of sovereigns five shillings pieces and florins on the table and invited inspection. Members did not bite, failing to recognize the genuine nature of the offer or back the wager.
A promotional paragraph touts Dr Sheldon Magnetic Listment as a quick pain reliever for children's minor injuries. It urges mothers to keep a bottle at home and claims swift relief and faster recovery, with Gibson Bros as sellers.
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