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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
4
Queensland Government to open about 20 000 acres in Chinchilla district for settlement. Pear land lots of 160 acre units priced from 5s to 10s per acre with five year grace, and 80 to 320 acre blocks priced 1s to 4s per acre with ten year grace. Purchasers pay in equal instalments over three years after grace.
At Bathurat Police Court under the Liquor Act the police magistrate noted country churchgoers often leave horses in hotel yards. He said riders may have right to do so but should avoid roaming and causing trouble for themselves and the publican.
A mother, refused as unfit to care for her two deserted children, abducted them from a Macquarie River location after midnight. Police intercepted her near Obley, the children returned to Wellington, and likely to be sent to Ormonds House Sydney for care in a charitable institution.
The world famous pedestrian Edward Weston, 68, beat his own 43 year old mark by walking 96 miles from Philadelphia to New York in 23 hours 26 minutes. Thousands cheered as he was escorted into New York with many runners. His pace averaged four miles per hour with bursts to six. he rested only 20 minutes during the journey.
Regul ations Water Races and so forth announce that Myalls Peak Hill G M Ltd seeks to construct reservoirs and dams on a McPhail parcel near Bulgandramine Nurrumine. Objections must be filed by 26 July 1906 with details and address, £5 deposit required for an inquiry to be held by the Warden at Peak Hill.
An advertisement touts Bonnington's Trish Moss chest medicine as suitable for both youth and elderly, claiming superior satisfaction compared with other cough remedies.
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