Mining News From New South Wales Fields
The London mine at Parkes shows the main roachway down 85 feet with a strong ore output. March production yields 480 tons processed for 1076 dwts of gold valued at £370 8 4d, netting £210 6 8d. A rich reef at 1300 ft depth is reported at the True Blue mine Wyalong. A copper mine near Amaroo railway station is said to have formed with a 3000 shares company. Harry Fishpool confirms Mount Royal lease sale to a Sydney syndicate. ore returns 18% copper and a new smelter is planned, boosting local brickwork demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Parkes
True Blue
Wyalong
Orange Leader
Amaroo
Daniels
Oadia
Suerte
T. Harry Fishpool
Orange Plains
Nyngan Oxstover
Mount Royal
Bogan River Mining Co
Sydney
Fishpool
Cockle Creek
Ody
Illluminated address to Hon Thomas Brown MHR Calare
A Condobolia February 11 1907 tribute notes constituents differing opinions yet praise Mr Thomas Brown MHR for sterling conduct through a political career from 1894 to the present. A tea and coffee service inscribed accompany the gift to Mrs Brown and family. Names follow.
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T. Brown
M.H.R
Comdobolin
Thomas Brown
Calare
New South Wales
Condobolia
Commonwealth of Australia
Brown
Disastrous Fire Destroys Brodie Home Overnight
A midnight fire gutted Mr. Samuel Brodie's residence while Mrs. Brodie and daughters slept inside. Insured status unclear. neighbors learned of the blaze only the next day as the cottage sits away from town. The fire, deemed started by embers from a left burning fire, left the building a total loss.
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Samuel Brodie
Ayletune Deposits Hint at Large Iron Coal Industry
Reports indicate rich deposits of iron coal and limestone at Ayletune, suggesting a large future industry. Geologists note potential for rapid development and economic impact on the region.
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Ayletune
Australian Scullers Opinion on Leading Oarsmen
Rose calls Towns the best sculler seen in Australia for his weight. Brett hails Stanbury as the world’s best. Job Spencer notes Searle rowed a mile against the tide in 35 seconds faster than any other sculler.
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Rose
Towns
Australia
Brett
Stanbury
Job Spencer
Searle
Peak Hill Show Prize for Best Farm and Dairy Produce
Mr Eden George M L A will donate 55 pounds for the best collection of farm and dairy produce at the Peak Hill Show. The prize was previously 2 pounds donated by Mr M J Kerin Woodlei ya. The society hopes to supplement the prize to attract exhibits from all parts of the district.
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Peak Hill
Eden George
M.L.A
M. J. Kerin
Woodlei
Kerin
Council Clerks and Mayors Convene for Sydney Conference
The Forbes Council supports a conference of country municipalities and has provided Council Clerk with 7 pounds to cover expenses and granted five days’ leave to attend the Sydney conference on April 4 and 5.
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Foxsys
J. Morris
Peak Hill
Country Municipalities Conference of Mayors
Forbes Council
Seta
Sydney
Agents' Resolutions Demand Crown Lands Access
Wyalong Farmers and Settlers Association calls on the Minister for Lands to remove barriers for crown land applicants especially those of small means Labour and to stop charging exorbitant fees to external agents. They urge the Crown Lands to provide full access and bar extra charges. A £2 annual license is proposed for stock and station agents and requires a descriptive guarantee for stock placed with an agent for sale.
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Tus
Wyalong Barmers
Settlers’ Association
Pure Foods and Adulteration Debate in Peak Hill
Speeches at Peak Hill urge a Pure Foods Bill as Labor planks nation strong. Sydney report by Government Analyst J Hamlet finds breakfast foods easily adulterated including oatmeal milk coffee jam and sausages. Former Molong member Dr Roas championed broad food adulteration controls amid recent fatal disclosures.
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Peak Hill
Labor Party
Sydney
J. Hamlet
Labor
Hamlet
Roas
Molong
Can You Blame Her A Dyspeptic Husband And Cure
An advertorial urges a wife to leave a fault-finding husband and claims his meanness stems from an ill stomach. It promotes Dr. Sheldon’s Digestive Tabules as a natural remedy matching stomach acids and asserts a sure cure. Sold by Thomas Hand Peak Bill.
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Sheldon
Thomas Hand
Peak Bill
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MRS. M. Malouf & Son
LR. Hewett, R.D.S
Dugga Street
Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd
C. W. Barnett
E. Dunn
C. W Barnett
Pure Foods
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