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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
9
A Bocanx correspondent urges public action over the careless disposal of empty poison tins by trappers along the Bogan river and public roads. The writer warns tins may poison water or injure swagmen who might reuse them for drinking or cooking, calling for more caution in handling strychnine and other poisons.
The first meeting of the Temporary Council for the Shire of Goobang was held at Parkes Court House with J. J. Whitmill A. Balcombe W. Black T. Hamilton and H. W. Hall present. Whitmill elected Chairman and applications invited for Temporary Shire Clerk at £2 per week with a June 23 deadline. The next meeting is set for June 23 at 11 a.m.
A FraTuen indication of money abundance is shown as the Government Savings Bank lowers the rate paid to depositors from 34 percent per annum to 3 percent, effective next July.
A drover named Arthur Carter committed death by his own hand at Narrabri on Thursday. He gashed his throat and wounded his arm with a table knife, severing an artery and bleeding to death.
An advertisement claims Dr Sheblons Digestive Tabules will digest all foods, restore strength and vigor, and enable a new, healthier life for consumers. Sold by Gibson Bros.
The item notes the Stud Sheep Show opening in Sydney on the 27th, NSW gold production gains of £62,211 this year, a 3 percent deposit rate from July 1 at the Government Savings Bank, and Crown Lands selections totaling 801,660 acres since January. It records a new police regulation banning smoking by uniformed officers in public, and Commonwealth gold exports reaching £7,616,000 with a £3,851,000 rise year over year. It mentions a dance for Condobolin Hospital to raise linen, a note on libel bill intentions, and various local items including a hospital fundraiser, hotelnote alteration, and medical tonics. It ends with references to Miss Batchelor’s illness delaying John Lemmone’s western tour, and the use of Waltz music in Asylums as a cure for insomnia.
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