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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
15
After recent rain, weather is favorable for crops with ploughing advancing. A ball to aid the B C Church on the 16th drew about 60 couples and was successful both financially and socially. On the 17th, Trundle beat Bullock Creek District by 45 runs on the first innings.
Forbes and Foxza face rising attacks on sheep while Jerman Hutchinson pushes a better rubbish removal system. An experienced stock handler warns that eating dried rabbit carcases can be fatal beyond poison. The Forbes Hospital Committee keeps operations closed, blaming lack of public support and press access.
Harras was sent from Dubbo Gaol to Wellington this week to face a capital charge. He is already in committal for a similar offence. Mrs Elizabeth McLellan, longtime district resident, died at 91 born May 5 1815 Waterloo Maine. O Wilkines won the principal handicap at Wellington Rotting Club meeting with Misa Clever. Dubbo Caledonian Society plans Empire Day sports event.
Narromine reports a boy, son of G W Bell, recovering well after a serious operation at Sydney’s Children’s Hospital. The Narromine Polo Club starts season with £10 8s in credit. E J Douglas buys Bull Warcusan Coona barabran. Rabbit-proof wire fencing begun around iilseraite, Bune aglie property. Catll purchases property with first instalment to combat rabbits. Mesera Mack and Austin plan 14 miles of wire netting on Sotibora property.
In Condobolin authorities push liquor act changes as a hotel begins selling beer on Saturday nights to ease thirst and dodge strict rules. Local reports note other oddities including a fox killed by P. J. Mooney at Reynardia and a Woolamundry resident Moonsey capturing a furred angora with opossum-like features. Hang Quang a gardener in Buobevai died by self harm, while John May Jott departs for the old country.
An editorial style plea explains why women age faster from harsh washing and steam. It advocates Sunlight Soap as a kinder method to wash clothes, claiming it cleans at lukewarm temperatures with minimal rubbing, reducing effort and health risks for all.
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Tuy weight guessing at the Cumnock Show ended with Mr. fic gusapert E winning for correct weight. Mr Timothy Ryan of Cumnock suffered severe phosphorus burns to his hand Sunday and was treated at Molong Hospital. Miss Miller daughter of Mr C Miller of Cumnock is recovering rapidly from typhoid.
Pankus footballers may be active with likely Hroly matches soon. Mr G McPherson of Tihohbourne collected old rabbit balls. Rain boosts fodder growth along rural routes. Harry Northcott tops Sydney Uni medical entry list. G W Seaborn And Co shipped 40 trucks of ewes to Victoria. Concert takings for People's Institute fund reach £9. Parkes District Band plans April 11 concert and dance for instrument fund. Mina E Taylor, 26, dies of consumption after prolonged illness.
NSW representative Frank B. Pulsford rebuts Queensland land claims published in the press. He cites settlers at Chinchilla taking 1280 acre blocks and asserts Ideaway land holds are viable with minimal clearing. Pulsford lists names of 24 NSW settlers taking up land and notes ministerial quotas for local applicants.
A damaged notice notes children with severe diarrhea unmanageable by causes until Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is given. The remedy is claimed to soothe the stomach and assist the system, with passage mentioning Gibson Brothers Peak Hill and Nytite Peutapnye.
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