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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
14
An anti monopoly letter argues against closing hotels to curb drinking. The writer defends open hotels as a matter of liberty and warns that reducing numbers could create monopolies and ruin widows who built hotels under license conditions. The piece cites Poak Hil as an example and condemns narrow minded ban as social interference.
A letter discusses low hospital subscription rates as some avoid contributing unless they face illness. It cites a single skeptic who would only pay for personal benefit, arguing that true humanity requires giving without personal need. The piece warns country hospitals could falter if donors wait to be affected.
Mrs Powe Dickson mother of Mr A Dietrich of Rosevale died of Old Janee on Saturday week aged 87. The deceased lady, whose husband survives her, leaves a grown up family most of whom reside in the Janee district, where the Dietrich family are well known.
A conveneyer lecturer's humorous tale on drinks ends with a pun about a donkey choosing water over beer. The audience member quips the punchline, prompting laughter and a scene of light crowd banter.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works concluded evidence on the Narromine to Peak Hill railway project. A Chief Commissioner of Railways letter argued the proposed deviation would lengthen the line by about four miles and harm settlers east of the route. the committee recommended adopting the railway commissioner's November 9 1906 route.
A reader view extols the press as a civic engine and business venture. It argues newspapers must fund news and public matters, boost the town, and endure criticism, noting profits vary but public duty justifies striving for a quality paper.
Listings announce shows across July August and September by Peak Hill P A and H Association Forbes P A and H Avavciation Parkes P.A and H Avgnet Trundle P.A and H Assocat ion Wooge PAL and MM Hand Young VA and J. Anaociation Cowra PLA and Association Wyalong PA and A. Associatio Masildre P. A. and B. Association dates vary across months with multiple venues and organizations involved.
A proclamation announces the Mining Act will take effect from July 18. The delay occurred while consolidating and amending regulations into a single code and distributing them to Mining Wardens. Regulations are now ready and obtainable on request at district Wardens.
A reader from Condobolin recounts a chaotic fox trapping episode when a gigantic emu toppled 14 lb dog traps and fencing. The bird bolted along the fence line, smashing posts and netting, then swept toward the reader as debris rained down and dust filled the air.
An extensive clearing sale is advertised at Yarrabundie Station Trundle for July 18 and 19. Election campaigning runs briskly across Sydney and the country as general elections approach. Queen Victoria’s descendants now number seven as grandparents to European rulers. Dr Bowzman of Parkes reports a missing Southdown ewe worth £10 10s found killed after being dragged from its paddock with a broken whip mark observed.
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