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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
4
An elderly observer describes a violent death among the Sale and Omeo tribes. Blacks hold a mortally wounded man in a death vigil, and in a frenzy tear at themselves and the corpse with waddies and tomahawks. The camp laments with self-inflicted injuries and wails as they plan to burn the body to bones.
Saturday 24 November polls Castlereagh by election. Post Office clerk J McAskill on sick leave. George Fife hospitalised 63 days with fracture and other ailments. W T Braithwaite wins hospital wood tender. Mrs Pulley died at Orange leaving 148 descendants. Mining lease 4 acres Alecown Kennedy Burril proposed to cancel. Electors urged to vote for measures not men. Mining Bill clause rejected. Sterien's Blood and Liver Pills advertised. Mrs Greville Labour speaker praised by Gazette. Wool moved by M Grath Brothers due to rail freights. Opticians Barraclough promote Se f Nive tester. 385 George t Sydney.
A compact snapshot of Peak Hill life with items on local clubs, hospital trends, cemetery work, land speculation, and political conduct. The column mentions a civilian rifle club, voter rolls, a St Joseph's Convent fete’s success, and debates on free speech and senatorial candidate bunching.
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