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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
9
Visitors to Sydney are advised to obtain portraits from Eden Photo Studios on George Street. They advertise artist proofs at 20s per dozen, far cheaper than rivals charging 50s to four guineas. 12 x 10 inch portraits and cabinet prints at 7s 6d per dozen are also available, with mail enlargements for those unable to visit.
The column lists items from Molong P P Board meetings to memorials for Jack Want, coal deposits near Wellington, and the wealth of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. It covers railway fare disputes, deaths, social rules for after hours medical visits, and several local administrative updates in New South Wales.
A local drug seller promotes Dr Sheldons Digestive Tables and Dr Idons New Discovery as modern digestive and cough remedies. Dr Sheldons Magnetic Liniment is advertised for rheumatism lumbago cuts and bruises with Gibson Bros listed as local agents during the week.
The article describes a new horseshoe design that avoids nails. A single mild sheet iron carrier fits the hoof with a toepiece and two side-bands joined at the front by a bolt. Heel cuplikes hold the hoof, while the shoe attaches to the carrier by screws or rivets and can be replaced.
A sombre speaker, claiming socialist ideals, explains a perfect society with no money and universal worship. A chorus of long haired youths echo the goals. The punchline reveals the speaker has just left such a place, naming it as prison.
The Lithgow boom rumor drew hundreds to the town as job seekers from Peak Hill and elsewhere predict a plant build by Mr. Sandford. Local workers report little real employment. editors note no boom and only a fraction of expected jobs materializing.
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