Mining Boom Sparks Activity in New South Wales
Widespread mining excitement as a Sydney syndicate and a 250 acre surface claim from Jack's Lookout to Platina emerge. Mount Talabong Tin Mines shows strong prospects. Collina of Sydney visits to push development. NSW gold yield rises year over year. Cadia copper mine wages total about £2,200 monthly. Le Grand Victor shaft at Forest Reefs hits wash, copper prices cited. market quotes show copper, tin, lead, and iron activity.
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Jack's Lookout
Platina
Sydney
Mount Talabong
Condobolin
Collina
New South Wales
Cadia
Orange
le Grand Victor
Forest
alis-Peak Hill
London
That Good Example and the Bounds Banner Debate
The piece notes a Sydney firm seeking to influence Bhire Council business and country store operations. Mr Whitmill defends the firm, arguing national goods align with local preferences and that country residents should not be financially disadvantaged by city interests. The reflection contrasts urban gains with rural burdens, urging fair treatment.
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J. L
Rossant
Sydney
Bhire Council
Whitmill
Mr. Whitmill
Prices and wages in Plantagenet England described
The article notes that a shilling bought a week of food for a family, a sheep cost a shilling, pasture and arable land rental were penny and sixpence per acre, draught horses priced at 33, oxen at 4s 6d, and a farm could be equipped for £10 with three draught horses, oxen and livestock. Labor wages were 1d a day normal and 2d at harvest. Money had large purchasing power in that era.
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Great Britain
Henry
Board Defeated Over Rabbit Destruction Charge
Moroxa P P Board sued Bernard Veech at Wellington for failing to destroy rabbits on his land. This was the second charge against Mr Veech. The P M dismissed the case noting Molong Board made conviction hard by restricting to poisoning and omitting other methods.
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Moroxa P.P
Bernard Veech
Wellington
Veech
P.M
Molong Board
Bronchial Coughs Tak Woods Great Peppermint Cure
A clipped historical note reports a remedy labeled Woods Great Peppermint Cure priced at 1 6d, mentioned amid bronchial cough discussions. The fragment hints at household medical tonics sold in a bygone era without full context.
Peak Hill Panorama Of Mines And Rural Life On The Hill
A reflective piece describing Peak Hill with Beak Tall lore, Ben Hall’s gang, and a view over the Harvey Ranges. It contrasts past mining glory with today’s quiet plains, mentioning gold yields, alluvial flats, and the region’s evolving prospects including a nearby hospital, electric light, and rural scenes of cattle and rabbits.
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Zep
Tager
Ben Hall
Geror
Harvey Ranges
Public Works Committee
Catain
Frania
Peak Hill
Parkes
Potato Feeding for Dairy Cows
A practical note states potatoes fed to cows do not increase butter fat yield and raw potatoes are a poor food for milking cows. Steaming potatoes makes them a first class feed, while raw usage taints butter and risks choking if whole tubers are swallowed.
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Jncerne
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