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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1907
Page
9
The piece surveys the cycle of civilizations from ancient empires through dark ages to the Victorian era. It contrasts Egypt Greece Rome and Judeo Greco Roman heritage with the spread of knowledge and science, urging national faith and charity to secure prosperity and stability.
A Sydney horse dealer faces trouble after spending all on sixteen wooden horses that refused to eat or drink. An Indian Sayer offers beer and gentian as a fix, while locals speculate the horses belong to a merry-go-round operator and warn to keep mum about the peculiar lot.
Mesara Williamson and Co advertise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as widely trusted in Juodah Q. and nearby areas. W Taylor & Co Peak Hill and Lees Tomingley offer it for sale.
Wheat experimentalist G L Surron reports from Cowra Farm on 13 September that early sown varieties such as Bunyip Firbank Comeback Early Jonathan Florence Thew and Steinwedel flower and mature unevenly due to cold nights and short days, making them poor for grain or hay though potential space-makers. Early sowing may help control black oats by cutting before they seed.
Government proposes subventions to Friendly Societies for sick pay with a scheme outlined by Mr Carruthers. The State will cover one third of annual sick pay for younger members and full sick pay for older members, with caps on weekly payments and a requirement for accredited claims to the Colonial Treasurer. No interference with society independence.
Work to reopen the Alectown to Kadina school route, halted last summer due to fire risk, has been finished. A humorous travel anecdote about a guest and a groom at a local hotel is noted, followed by a joke exchange about timing. An assertion promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets as safe for stomachs, with local sale listings for Peak Hill and Domingley.
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