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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
6
Local event expands competition with new donations from W G Haynes totaling £23 for best ram fed and £1 1s for a pen of three grazed hoggets. Additional offers from Mensa Tlurrivon Janes Jin, and tweaks raise trotting prizes to £25 with Show Handicap at £12 and Peak Hill Homecup at £10.
An inquiry reveals alarming practices in American meat processing. Cattle die from disease are turned into tinned beef, cholera-stricken hogs are turned into cod liver oil substitute, and putrid hams are rendered odorless. Sausages are said to include floor scraps and even human parts at times.
Youths playing football on the main street smashed a large pane at Mr IL L DeLacy's shop. This is the second incident, now under police inquiry after a prior complaint in the Expurss about street football. The article urges action to stop the practice.
The report outlines cash flow in the rabbit trade with W Roach buying about 128 197 rabbits for £638 1s 10d. Mouays and J McA remaining buyers paid ~£100 weekly over seven weeks. Several large buyers exist, with roughly £2000 paid to rabbit trappers at Peak Till in May, indicating strong turnover in this minor industry.
Sporting mems and results cover heavyweights training in Australia and Melbourne Cup interest. Narromine and Peak Hill clubs post wins while local jockeys face danger after a fatal fall. Derby history and Caulfield Cup mating news mix with racing economics and a health tonic advertisement.
Beautiful 12 by 10 portraits offered by Eden Photo Studios at George street Sydney with Artist Proofs priced at 203. per dozen while competitors charge much more. Cabinet portraits at 738. 6d per dozen. Send Your portrait for enlargement if you cannot visit Sydney.
The Speaker criticizes half a century of responsible government noting 3000 miles of railways with no sleepers and vast public works owned by England while Australia borrows £83 million. He cites 4590 bills introduced, 2013 Acts passed, and 746 MPs since Mansard era, praising manhood and womanhood suffrage as key measures and predicting legislative quality to improve.
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