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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
5
Resolutions carried at the last meeting of the Farmers and Bettlers Association propose that government road relief funding from C P instalments auction purchases and conversion of conditional leases be set aside to repurchase large estates. They urge land transfers be restricted to prevent estate aggregation for permanent settlement.
In a sharp critique, a speaker condemns the land scandals and the public reaction to Judge Owen's report. The passage argues Parliament and the Ministry have not fully satisfied the public moral sense and warns against defrauding justice in this matter.
Mr J Barry of Wimbledon writes to Bathurst paper about discovering how snakes hatch. He reports finding a clutch of 15 eggs near the ground with live snakes inside each egg, and 23 young snakes later killed in the paddock. Mr Batty plans to forward some of the eggs to the Technological Museum.
Inverell inquest into the Woodstock death of Joseph Garrett heard Miners, jailed on the case, admit Garrett had insulted him prior to the fatal attack with a hoe. Sub Inspector Blackham testified the accused did not conceal evidence. Coroner returned a verdict of wilful murder and Miners was committed for trial.
The piece links the present unrest in India to the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut, noting slaughter and a prophecy that the British Raj would end a hundred years after conquest and that the current strife begins fifty years after the mutiny.
Britty Waite the champion buck jump rider says Snips did not throw him at Cobar. Skuthorpe challenged him, rode with a flank rope, and after a series of tugs and protests Waite mounted Frisco and a bucking cow, with spectators and police noting the lack of a fair ride.
Teachers receive guidance from the Department of Public Instruction for Empire Day observances with suggested themes. Topics include the extent and variety of the Empire, its commerce and industries, the flag’s significance, heroic deeds, abolition of slavery, notable literature and science figures, and Britain’s rule under the King.
An old advertisement for Bonnington's Irish Moss promotes it as a standard family remedy for coughs colds and chest ailments and warns to insist on the genuine Bonnington's product against cheap substitutes.
A collage of pithy items mentions Penny Postage aims, inland cures for sea sickness, and New South Wales banking lore. It notes land-block money at Lismore, ministry changes in Carruthers, and Labour seats in Queensland. Other items cover immigration plans, rabbit poisoning, and a gun accident near Orange.
Testimonial from M. Jordan of Kelly Street Senye MS.W. describes years of bilious attacks with abdominal and eye pain, vomiting after meals, and inadequate relief from remedies. After trying Beans as directed, she reports rapid improvement, no attacks, and renewed health. The notice extols Beans as a cure for biliousness digestion headaches indigestion and related symptoms.
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