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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
14
A policeman confronted two youths with a bag they claimed contained rabbit skins. A goose then protruded from the bag, exposing the ruse. With no satisfactory explanation, the lads faced court. The inspector noted the goose had provided leg bail, and the defendants were discharged.
Miss Stork, sister-in-law of engine driver Carl Blimno, found his mutilated body in the machinery room at 6 p.m. The 30 year old deceased was alone at work and the cause of death is unknown. He leaves a wife and two children.
Two Italian seamen Scannipico Antonia 26 and Salzona Antonia 20 aboard the Genista at Victoria Dock Melbourne dueled on Sunday. Both were admitted to Melbourne Hospital with stab wounds from a fight on board the ship. Scannipico had three wounds including the back arm and left side while Salzona was struck on the left side by a butcher's knife. The weapon was a butcher's knife used against a chisel in the duel. Neither man is in danger.
Waiks advocates local administration of the Rabbit Act by the Shires arguing current pest control has failed due to oversized areas. He urges inclusion of Pastures Protection duties into the Local Government Act to create multiple administering bodies under a single tax.
The note cites Mark Twain on virtue and reports several sudden dairy cattle deaths in Narrabri district under investigation. It mentions Rodier rabbit extermination trials with limited efficacy, Victoria plans using cars on non paying rail lines, May M Laughlin’s Brisbane shorthand record, the death of Victoria’s Government Printer, a sporting bout between A Postle and N Day, and Kalpoor race details with Day slated to leave England in June.
A banker narrator extols the 1858 great comet as a sublime celestial spectacle. It describes its growing nucleus and tail, compares it with Arcturus Spica Capella and Algol, then notes its eventual fading into the abyss. The piece pivots to a religious reflection about Christ's sacrifice enabling eternal life.
An accident during a cafe billiards game left a doctor permanently deaf after a blow from a fellow player's cue. The court awarded £5 annually for life, costs to the defendant, later confirmed on appeal. The claimant accepted £650 in cash to commute the annuity.
Dates of shows are noted for several associations: June 5 and 6 Warren P A and H Association, July 25 and 26 Peak Hill P A and I Association, July 31 and August 1 Condobolin P A and H Association, August 15 and 16 VParkes DP A, and August 15 and 16 Forbes P A and H Association.
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