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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1905
Page
10
In Kilmore Victoria the Police Magistrate ordered three youths aged about sixteen to be flogged in court by their fathers after a young girl was assaulted. Straps from the gaol were examined and the boys triced up while their screams were heard outside. One father objected, while others debated the affair.
Leaving New South Wales, settlers from all parts including Peakill plan to dispose of their land and move to Queensland or even farther. The piece notes the lure of greener pastures abroad and warns that better fortunes are not guaranteed, as many seek a fresh start across borders and oceans.
The Assembly questioned the Secretary for Lands about reversion of ten requests by Mr Richards and the Minister’s reply. It was asked if applicants unknowingly pay the fee as evidence of their efforts and if the fee should be returned upon disallowance. Ashton replied the fee covers valuation costs and handling the case, and that returning fees upon refusal would burden taxpayers.
A quotation from a Californian Promotion Committee dinner contrasts urban sustenance with rural labor. It argues cities rely on tillers of the soil and producers in mines and forests, warning that removing farming and extraction would jeopardize metropolitan life.
October revenue figures show an uptick while diverse items mention the world’s largest wheatfield in Argentina, a Pepper sale fine, cooperative butter origins at Kiama, and local runners for the Sheffield Handicaps. Other notes include census plans, a fatal Chinaman incident at Charleville, land mining permits, dairy rents, and a new teaching post in Bathurst district.
A man and woman passing through Mudgee on Friday morning demonstrated the saying run in double harness as they pulled a light cart laden with worldly possessions. The man pulled solo on level roads, but on hills the woman joined him, and together they dragged the load in double harness, a bulky burden described with weary effort.
A reflective verse on social duty and mutual aid. The speaker notes the effort required to uplift others as much as to push them forward, comparing kindness and harm and urging compassion towards the weak and burdened. The tone remains contemplative about personal responsibility in collective struggle.
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