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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
20
A collage of comments on Parliament containment and legal questions, odd anecdotes about cows and fences, and a memory of Chantress the Newcastle mare winning the Newmarket Handicap. Dream wagers on Nimblefoot and a Cowra gardener with a 14 acre farm illustrate local curiosities and distant forecasts from Mr. Clement Wragge.
A scattered Sydney page reports on billiards, a long lost lover reunion in Stevenage Australia, and remarks by Mr. J. Cook on state elections stressing organization over rhetoric. It notes holiday hotel occupancy rising, boarding houses expanding, and the Wharf Labourers Union cancellation. Kanaka departures total 2850 with 1000 more to go. Victoria’s premier plans a Britain lecture on resources. Monsoonal rains boost state rainfall. Queensland Labour Convention bars ministers without endorsed majority. Finally a grim note on frequent malpractice deaths in Sydney.
A reflective column critiques exploring public life and personal motives. It weighs railway issues and municipal needs against vanity and spite while urging merit over pretension and genuine self-improvement.
Visitors to Sydney are urged to obtain portraits from Eden Photo Studios George Street. Artist Proofs offer 12 by 10 inch photographs at 20s per dozen, far cheaper than rivals charging 50s to four guineas. Cabinets cost 7s 6d per dozen. If unable to visit, send portraits for inspection.
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