Resuscitation of Local Farmers and Settlers Association
At Council Chambers a Saturday meeting discussed reviving the local Farmers and Settlers Association or forming a new branch. About 20 attendees, Mayor presiding, elected officers John Bouffler president W H Parr and Thomas Ring vice presidents W B Wynne secretary R J Baker treasurer. 5s annual fee, half-yearly in advance. A letter noted resolutions from farmers sent to the Lands Minister. Next meeting tied to the Show Committee schedule.
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Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association
Ald. Jackson
J. Bouffler
Par
Eden George
Prospecting report from Humphries party at dgery reef
Coradgery and G Hawrsnists report from Cockle Creek to the Express Office that 20 tons sent averaged 18 dwts to the ton. Two reefs are found running east and west and dipping toward each other in rotten granite. At 12 feet depth ore is being raised from the second reef, with five or six tons at grais and an expected average of doze. The reef widens with depth.
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Mx. G. Hawrsnists
Humphries
Dgery
Cockle Creek
Grais
Peak Hill Libelled by False Claims from Sydney Visit
A Peak Hill resident accuses a major Sydney firm of libelling the district by claiming mines are closed and farmers are bankrupted. The note defends Peak Hill as a sound western district, better than many, and criticizes the spread of damaging false impressions.
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Sydney
Peak Hill
Willis Woman Seeks Probate Of NSW Will In Brisbane
Mary Wills wife of W N Willis applied for probate of Mary Ann Jackson's will from Brekineville Sydney. The grazing farm of 20000 acres would be held by Mrs Willis as trustee for her son, adjacent to three similar blocks. Justice noted the will was witnessed by B Hoskins and George M Nair and called the arrangement suspicious, adjourning for inquiry.
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Mary Wills
W. N. Willis
Brisbane
Mary Ann Jackson
Brekineville
Sydney
Unnamulla
George M’nair
Lightest saddle and tiny lifelike notes from old records
The clipping catalogs curiosities including Thomas Beattie's death by hanging in Harden, Holland's 18 year old 20 inch woman Paulina, a Japanese naval officer's wireless beta bane, and Fred Archer's London made light saddle weighing about ten ounces, costing £50 after pigskin scraping.
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Thomas Beattie
Harden
Paulina
Holland
Fred Archer
London
Public Health Probes Over Wolfe’s Schnapps Sales
A private citizen has pursued prosecutions under the Public Health Act for liquor sold not as labeled. In two months, 14 convictions for selling other liquor from Wolfe’s Schnapps bottles suggest mislabeling. Authorities should shield the public while not harming honest traders and ensure liquor sold matches its labelled description.
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Wolfe’s Schnapps
Can You Blame Her A Dyspeptic Husband Ad
A vent to marital strife suggests a wife leaving a man worn down by a sour temper and stomach troubles. The ad touts Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules as a natural cure, claiming they mirror stomach fluids and will restore health and happiness. For sale by F. Stephin.
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F. Stephin
Eden Photo Studios Portraits in Sydney Priced Cheaply
The Eden Photo Studios on George street Sydney offers Artist Proofs at 20s per dozen and cabinet prints at 7s 6d per dozen. Other studios charge from 50s to four guineas. Customers can mail a portrait for enlargement if they cannot visit Sydney.
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Sydney
Eden Photo Studios
George-street
Machinery and miseries in 1905 tale from Commonwealth notes
The entry shows agricultural machinery valued at £331 852 and general machinery at £735 849 imported into the Commonwealth in 1905. It notes reduced missionary funding from the Methodist Conference, efforts to curb railway noise, and a shift in Walgett from two chemists to none. The Chief Secretary promises economies in Charities while insisting the able poor seek work.
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Methodist Conference
Commissioners’ Office
Walgett
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Messrs. Jackson & Jackson
Gibson Brothers
Coradgery
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