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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 23, 1906
Page
19
The government intends to renovate the Legislative Assembly building citing a bad odor and previous handling of smellful matters as a public health necessity.
Laon supporters fault coverage of Labor members while lauding anti socialist candidate reporting in Worxzn. Some Laborites view events through biased lenses indicating partisan perception in the press.
Weather forecast notes strong winds and rain squalls from November 23 to 30 with warm daytime temperatures and cool nights. December 1 to 12 brings squalls early, thunder and lightning, followed by calm, then a major explosion on the 12th before a return to peace.
On King's Birthday Carruthers boasted that New South Wales prisons are emptier than ever. He argued the law fails to catch offenders and that the system lets big offenders slip through while catching minor ones, suggesting prisons should be fuller with those who deserve incarceration.
In a heated assembly debate the North Coast Railway Bill passed a crucial second stage as about one third of the division absent. The piece would levy added taxes on every individual in the state, and voters are urged to punish those who supported the expenditure and deny them future chances to back similar measures.
Truckers and travelers on the Parkes to Peak Hill road urge action. They report rough sections between Parkes four and five miles and a zig-zag gutter about 64 miles from Parkes that blocks heavy loads. Nash's hills and Burnill Creek sand beds also need attention due to heavy daily traffic.
An advertised drug store touts unwavering reliability and scientific methods. It highlights a complete line of medicines and poisons including Dosker, S.A.P., Rabbo, Arsenic, Strychnine, and Cyanide of Potash.
CHAS F STEPHENS operates Peak Hill Pharmacy located on Caswell Street in Peak Hill. Local listing notes the shop name and business at that address.
Three grazing special leases of 23 26 and 100 acres close to portions 244 247 and 65 in parish Parkes will be auctioned on December 18. Four settlement leases at Condobolin will be offered on January 17, sized 3800 3400 5847 and 6912 acres.
Mr J OC L Frizearnick spoke at Grenfell Friday night but faced unfair audience disruption. The chairman called police to remove two men. Labor supporters’ tactics may bolster Mr Fitzpatrick among electors who value free speech.
A Peak Hill farm was auctioned in Dubbo under a District Court writ of VIERE Facts with ads only in Dubbo papers. Locals heard little, prompting a protest that Peak Hill public affairs are controlled 44 miles away and behind residents’ backs.
A farmer seeking Advances to Settlers' assistance was refused and told the deposit was absorbed by research costs. The writer denounces the board as unfair and urges settlers to study the act before applying. If similar actions occurred in ordinary life, trouble would follow.
Railway Commissioners anticipate a heavy grain harvest with wheat to move forward in weeks. Darling Island sheds with 400000 bag capacity remain mostly empty at 2381 bags shown Thursday. Past season saw 1870000 bags stored, topping prior records. 1904 was the former peak.
The piece urges mothers to treat sick babies in summer with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at the first signs of bowel trouble. It promotes purchasing locally from A. W. Taylor & Co Peak Hill and J. W. Lees Toilingley.
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