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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
18
Mr Even George M L A forwards correspondence for Peak Hill issues including wire netting supply grouping of holdings and Crown land boundaries. Public Holiday announced for Monday 19 March for Peak Hill observers, via Chief Security Office.
The Tus Mayor condemns indiscriminate rubbish dumping and orders strict enforcement. He notes a proper depot exists but carters continue dumping in public spaces, threatening the township’s beauty. the first offender will face action.
An ad touts Dr Sheldon s Magnetic Liniment offering immediate relief for rheumatism lumbago cuts and other ailments with a claim that continued use will cure in a short time. Sold by C F.
Peak Hill Public School received a certificate of merit at the Australian Natives Association exhibition in Sydney. Headmaster J Whiting accepted the artful certificate honoring the school’s pupils' work in the Public School Section under the Public School Central Executive Committee chaired by J W Turner.
Educational authorities plan a six day country camp for about 150 boys from different schools. Under teachers guidance they will visit farms dairies and mines with excursions. One camp will be on Duckenfield Park Estate near Morpeth with military tents and nominal ration costs for parents. The stay begins the day before Good Friday.
A seasonable waterproof Chesterfield overcoat available at A. W. Taxion & Co. The ad highlights practical outerwear for cold or wet weather and promotes the retailer's selection and pricing.
A correspondent asks if a married woman can apply for and hold land under a special lease from the Crown. The answer notes that with conditions and ministerial consent a married woman may acquire a homestead selection, conditional purchase, or settlement lease, but the Act does not mention a special lease.
A historical verse recounts a newspaper man who laments unpaid bills from subscribers. He mocks the delay, rails at dishonest readers, and finally ends by suspending his own publication and stepping from his roof in a fatal scene. The piece critiques debt, vanity, and the fate of a failed paper.
A laborer at Quirindi died by suicide on Sunday night using a bridle rein. The rein has appeared in multiple crisis reports in Awa though some cases involve revolver methods. A youth named Brown was fined at Wellington last week for insulting his father. a man described as misbehaving himself is noted as well.
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