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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
19
A 22 month old girl named Elsie Blade drowned in a tub of soapy water at Guerie near Wellington after her mother paused washing blankets and left the tub three parts full. The child and others were playing nearby when she fell in.
On Friday night the Rev J Campbell nearly fell 60 feet down a shaft beside the track. He grabbed the edge and saved himself without injury. He lost a bundle of church hooks into the shaft while escaping.
Prominent mine men representing the Darcy Tauoxara group, founders of the Cation and Australian Smelting Company, plan works for ore smelting, zinc from Broken Hill tailings, sulphuric acid, and fertilisers. They have a large option deal and 2,170,000 tons of tailings on hand, with contracts likely to bring substantial benefits to the State.
Masons Szanony and Co held an auction at Sherry's farm Adavale on Saturday selling horses and farming implements for Mr 8 Sherry and other owners. A large farmer turnout pushed a brisk bid for the better horses, top price £27 for an Adavale mare. Inferior horses and most machinery sold slowly with three harvesters later purchased by K D Jones.
At the Barrier the shaft is down 100 ft on excellent ore and a start to crush 60 tons of second grade ore is planned next week. Nelson and Patty took up Littl Shamrock near Stanley's Blow. True Blue has air drills installed. At Walgogha 18 tons from Busted Boulder yielded 6502 gold, and at Wambooyne Esdale and party report a new Ludlow's conditional purchase gold discovery.
A sale of 30 000 acres of the Peel River Company estate near Tamworth attracted a large turnout of local farmers. Peel section frontage along Peel River and Goonoo Goonoo drew keen competition with first lots auctioned at high demand. Two parcels fetched 12s 1d per year per acre equivalent to 6 percent yield. overall freehold average about 26 10s per acre across 28 farms totaling just over 9000 acres. The prices sparked much excitement.
Married man Samuel Harris faced Wellington Police Court on Friday charged with ravishing and car eally knowing a 12 year old girl at Mumbii on 10 June 1905. He was committed for trial at Dubbo Circuit Court on 4 April. bail was not applied for.
Early Sunday fire at premises of Mr McKay at Bogan Gate razed the millinery and dressmaking shop used by Miss Draper. Miss Draper and Miss Glinn escaped through a window with no injuries. Schofield and Black's store and Mr Baker's shop also escaped damage. Contents insured for £200.
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Domeny and Son announce their Peak Hill store will hold its last Saturday sale tomorrow and the remaining stock will be auctioned on Monday. Eli Domeny, the manager, travels to Sydney for eye treatment while expressing hope to reopen the business in the future with public support.
R Ransi won the Sydney Thousand Wheel Race at age 22, height 6 ft 2 in, weight 14 stone. A road rider and 50 miles road champion of the state, his track wins include New Zealand Wheel Race and Otago Wheel Race. He rode Finlay geared to 100 with Dunlop tyres and records show he abstains from alcohol and tobacco.
At Tenterfield a Liquor Act case against the Commercial Hotel licensee was dismissed for lack of proof the licensee knew the drunken man was on the verandah in front of the premises. The defense argued the information failed to specify on premises. The defendant testified he refused service and ordered the man out.
Calculations based on recent state rainfall show the average daily rainfall 3.26 inches across 14 roughly 199 million acres. Total water weight about 65,462,700,000 tons equal to 14,603,044,800,000 gallons.
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