Local billiards record at Albion Park and varied notes
A local player set a 100 up record at Albion Park in seven minutes. Observations compare baby growth to wheat. Rents under Crown Lands and Mining Acts for 1906 fall due November 30. MLA Even George proposes an all night pillow for brain work. Prolific ewes from H Moss yield twins and triplets, with losses to crows. J P system cited with court fines: 20s and costs vs 58 for similar offences.
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Albion Park
Even George
M.L.A
Grafton
J.P
Ballina
Subsidy to Agricultural Societies Named by Minister
In the Assembly the Minister for Agriculture said the subsidy for 1905 06 would be 8000 pounds. Subsidy is to be paid at 7 shillings 6 pence in the pound, not to exceed 128 pence in the pound on members subscriptions. During the Liquor Bill debate Mr Levien called hotelkeepers a scabby lot though most are clean skinned. He is accused of political opportunism and making unfounded remarks.
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Levien
Rabbit Poisoning and Fire Safety Advice from Correspondent
A correspondent urges precautions against bush fires when laying poison for rabbits. He shares last summer’s arsenic use with water and pollard dough, noting cinnamon improves uptake. The Orange Leader reports another tragedy in horse breeding, a blind foal from Huon Junior, born to Miss Virtue.
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J. Nancarrow
Miss Virtue
Huon Junior
C. H. Fitz-Gerald
Dubbo
Orange
Queensland land appeal lures settlers with cheap rates
The Peak Hill Express surveys James Grimmett on settling in Queensland. He reports 1280 acre homestead farms at 28 6d per acre with ten year payments, contrasting with NSW prices of over £300 upfront for 2000 acres. The piece argues NSW land policy drains capital while Queensland offers far cheaper entry and better farming potential.
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Peak Hill Express
James Grimmett
Queensland
Grimmett
Peak Hill
New South Wales
Western Railway
Willis Nicholas: From rural beginnings to land agency fame
The piece traces William Nicholas Willis born in Mudgee to John Willis, a farrier who left for Frisco where he died. His widow raised a large family, ran a dressmaking shop with Sarah Bedford, and Willis rose from night-school education to acting, theatre work, journalism, and ultimately land agency. He used the name W N Kingston in early performances, later becoming a prominent land agent after stints as a storeman, hawker, and pastoralist.
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ButteTox
Willis
N.8
Sarah Bedford
John Haynes
Haynes
William Nicholas
Victoria Theatre
Pitt Street
John Bennett
W.N
W. N. Kingston
Trurs
Land Agency
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H. Moss
Wilga Park
Trangie
Lincoln Raws
J.P. System
Willie Hop Lee
Grocer
Fruiterer
Caswell Street
A. G. Litchfield
Marcus Clark &Co
Gough & Bed
Marcus Clark & CO
Universal Distributors
Newtown
Sydney
D. Mitchell & Co., Ltd
Sols Proprietors & Manufacturers
Newcastle
V. N
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