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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1904
Page
4
The column states columns are open to material of reader interest but clarifies it does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publication. It emphasizes the separation between writers and the paper’s official stance.
A reader rebuts Sir Mr Grimmett’s Express letters on White Australia. The writer defends Australasian immigration limits, cites Biblical precedent, argues for British-origin settlers, and rejects charges of Christian hypocrisy. The piece frames empire loyalty and race purity as central to Australia’s future.
A letter from E Brigden of Gulgong warns miners heading to Gulgong of thin returns. Fraser, of this town, publishes the note noting a dozen claims offer little gold and many duffers, with trials showing only thin wash and broad sprawl of ground taken up.
In Molong district, little interest marked the poll for three board seats. R. Hunt of Obley led with 808 votes, followed by C. J. E. Palmer 279, H. P. Miller 268, A. B. Balcombe 269, Jacob Matthews 260, J. L. Whitmill 196, and Robert Scott 196 with many ballots informal.
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