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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
17
Mn T Brown MHR forwards departmental correspondence on introducing virus to destroy rabbits. Minister for Trade and Customs says precautions are in place and a full investigation will assess the virus efficacy and safety beyond laboratory tests under Dr Danyer’s claims.
A historical note describes two sheep lick mixtures. The first uses lime, iron sulphate, and salt to be mixed and fed in a trough. The second combo combines salt, iron sulphate, sulphur, and ginger as a tonic to maintain sheep condition.
A Poultry Show faced a judge shortage and an eminent bookmaker filled the role. He tabulated bird features and announced prizes for top exhibits. An exhibitor used a trick with a tail‑featherless cockerel, paired with a rooater, to win the top prize.
No visitor to Sydney should miss Eden Photo Studios portraits. Artist Proofs 20s per dozen, others up to 4 guineas. 12 x 10 proofs are beautiful. Cabinets 7s 6d per dozen. If unable to visit, send portraits for enlargement to Eden Photo Studios George Street Sydney.
A boundary rider on the Cranbury estate found a kerosene tie concealing a gold lining button and then 257 sovereigns, with another resting place later uncovered. Local lore ties the discovery to the notorious Jack of Spades who planted the treasure years ago. Each sovereign is valued by some at 233.
A garbled full page notes typhoid fever cases in Texas and Thunton, poetry parodies about bread prices, and local industry with telephones in A. W. Taylor & Co. connected districts. It reports a Wellington baker, a fatal shooting of John Swan, and a murder confession by Jack Brown plus rural police and stock reports from Dubbo and Molong.
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