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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
3
Readers in Peak Hill and surrounding towns clash over Old Age Pension policy. Letters critique magistrate actions and gatekeeping on pauper relief, with Cheung Matthews and local officials named as overseers. Residents urge humane aid and question how benefits are distributed, citing town needs and economic strain.
The committee presents the annual report with balance sheet for 1902 noting difficult conditions due to drought. Revenue reduced by cancellation of the annual exhibition, eight committee meetings held, changes in honorary secretary and committee members, and a credit balance on December 31. Members paid initial subscriptions last year. some retain membership for twelve months without a show. Special Prize pledges for 1902 exhibition awaited collection, with hoped funds to be available this season.
A patient named Thomes Ryan from the Star Hotel in Cootamaa' rtra recounts years of insomnia and related ailments. He attributes his recovery to Tile Bean medicine after a month’s trial, praising its wide reputation for curing headaches digestion debility and nervous conditions. The ad claims Tile Beans are sold by medicine vendors at six pence for a small pack or twenty six pence for a large one.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a second edition booklet from New South Wales titled The Pen issued for Sydney past and containing many illustrations. It mentions a price list and an unrelated medical condition of an individual, with garbled lines about paralysis and a public health concern.
A Vigilance Committee held its first meeting on Friday to outline a comprehensive plan. Deliberations focus on securing bars and al instituting proposed actions. Major Taylor’s debut drew attention though it met audience disapproval from some attendees.
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