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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
18
Genanagie Station manager D C Doyiz announces 500 acres of land to be sown with rape as fodder. Forty miles of wire netting will be erected to deter rabbits, with Wolseley shearing machines to be installed to stock Genanagio for the upcoming season.
The local column calls on Trustees to clean up Peak Hill Cemetery which is overgrown with weeds and used by rabbits. A public subscription and a day of sports are proposed, with a grant possibly from the Department. The Council later asked the Government to appoint fresh Trustees and grant £25 toward renovations, with a public meeting and subscription list planned.
Trundle advances with new shops and rising buildings on one street. Acetylene lighting arrives at J. Maloney’s and a Union Hotel plant is planned. A telephone exchange connects Trundle to Bullock Creek and Peak Hill, prompting calls for Parkes to join. Rabbiting thrives with prominent rabbit camps, Melrose Plains predicts 28 000 sheep shorn this season, and James Tout builds a sizable new homestead. The town urges an additional policeman due to officer absence and gaps in protection.
On Saturday Mr. Gibson with Mr. Roach held a cattle sale but the owners reserve prices were too high for the attending buyers.
A longtime favorite cough remedy, BONNINGTON'S IRISH MOSS has held premier status for 35 years and remains reliable. The message urges buyers to ensure they choose BONNINGTON'S product.
The text touts an automatic milk supply and separator that keeps cream and skimmed milk apart with thin layers. It highlights a self balancing interior, adjustable plate changes, and size flexibility. Speed control via the pump affects skimming sharpness and milk supply. One operator required.
The text outlines easy running of the machine with small wear on the foot bearing of the bowl as the gearing presses upward relieving the pin. It mentions small gear wear due to quickly rotating parts and lists prices from £11 10s with liberal terms, noting R.S. Howard & Sons as sole agents for Parkes and Peak Hill Districts.
Inspector Dowxtna cites the Forbes Pastures Protection District cost of rabbit destruction to July for a conference. The estimate covers carts, vehicles, netting, land clearing, burrow trapping, depreciation, and health impact, totaling substantial annual outlays on land and stock protection efforts.
Mr. J Diereicn bought about 670 acres from Mr. Karl Kopp in a deal facilitated by Mr. H N Gibson through the local agency.
The Tax Land Appeal Court holds that a conditional purchaser who holds five years and then transfers to a new holder has five years of residence remaining to claim a certificate. If transfer occurs after two years, the new holder must reside three years. This rule applies to all subsequent transfers.
The Government Savings Bank will cap deposits at 3 percent interest after tomorrow, a return to the rate applied two years ago. The law limits individual deposits to £300 cash per account, but trust arrangements can push totals to £10,000. Some individuals hold £5,000 or more in various accounts, casting doubt on bank statistics as a measure of working-class thrift. The rate reduction is expected to shift business away from the bank, though remaining funds may attract the intended thrift-oriented customers.
An old advertising notice promotes Chamberlain Cough Remedy as a safe early treatment for colds. It claims multiple benefits and urges purchase from Gibson Bros Peak Hill and J W Lees Tomingley.
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