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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
3
Mr W Watterson of Euchareena claims a 5dwt Izygr diamond found in the Macquarie River bed. The prize was shown at Oranga yesterday amid much curiosity. He says several stones of the same kind were found near dredging operations and one was sold to a well known pastoralist for a tidy sum.
A sale of 3,000 store cattle is set for Forbes on Wednesday June 6 with W N Wheatley of Goulburn and Edward Weaver and Co of Forbes acting as auctioneers. Full details appear in today’s advertising columns. Parkes. On Saturday June 9 Leeda and Co of Orange with G W Seaboro and Co will sell 550 well bred store cattle at Parkes including bullocks cows steers heifers and springers all lines to be sold right out.
An advertisement promotes the Eureka Consumption Cure by J. M. Cox of Sydney 94 Witt Street. It claims many testimonials and that some consumption cases have been completely cured. Readers are urged to write for free information about the cure for pulmonary diseases or bronchitis or hydatids.
Empire Day celebrations at the local Public School featured cream silken Union Jack badges and an address by teacher F Yabsley on empire and flag significance. A meeting led by W Norris formed a football club with Norris as treasurer and G O Born as secretary. Rain fell, a local ped placed second in the Sheffield at Peak Hill, and a match with the winner is planned. M J Kerin family settled in a new home Woodleigh and a farewell social was held. A mile from town the road to Peak Ifill is nearly impassable for ten chains, urgent attention is needed.
Rabbits and ready money drive Peak Hill chatter as ex-patient Sheppard withdraws charges against nursing staff under condition no action. Town boasts tennis fun, Football Club plans, rate politics, railway hopes, touring troupes, good houses, land purchases near station, and recreation grounds. Also notes show closures, cycling star McNamara, weight guess winner Robertson, show judges, Parliament dates, and Empire Day reflections.
Reliable reports indicate Sydney’s strychnine supply is nearly exhausted with prices up about 25 percent due to heavy rabbit destruction. Local chemist C F Stephens maintains stock and price, having bought heavily in anticipation of the shortage.
Mr T Rice of Waterford has just landed 80 fine bullocks recently purchased in Taree district. A dead pack-horse and a dead riding horse with a sidle were found 70 miles from Normanton. A Molong public meeting protested rabbit extermination disease. Lambing at Dulgandramine Station was satisfactory, averaging 7 percent. From one paddock 1010 lambs were marked from 1007 owes. AML Society directors Walker and Messrs Short and Cape were re-elected by large majorities.
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