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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
22
The Railway Department advertises an excursion train to Sydney and intermediate stations at low fares of 14d per mile first class and 1d per mile second class. Train leaves Parkes at 3.20 p.m. on Saturday, December 15.
A McPhail correspondent reports Sergeant McLany moving to suppress Sunday trading at Peak Bill, with most hotelkeepers agreeing to curb loafers. An Eight-Hours Bill was introduced by Mr. McGowan setting a legal maximum workday of eight hours across trades and government departments.
Land for settlement lists 4580 acres in Narromine county Minore and Dungary parishes at 7s 6d per acre plus 187 acres in Lincoln Narraw parish and 3198 acres Lincoln Yarrow parish. All parcels become available on December 14 1906.
Mr. Asuron secured leave to introduce a bill converting homestead selections into C P leases and settlement leases into C P s or CP L s, with provisions allowing residential lessees to purchase holdings. The proposal restricts land trafficking and prohibits one person from holding more than a living area.
Ada Emily Phillips minister for lands ruled that a married woman cannot take Crown land unless living apart under a judicial separation order or if she was a conditional purchaser before marriage under the 1881 to 1889 act. The ruling emerged from the Toz Full Court proceedings held Friday last in the Grenfell land appeal case.
A Sydney rider, Mr. J. Fletcher, challenges famed amputee I. Kift in a December 19 match race at Dubbo. The event pits the two known wheelmen who prove speed with one leg against the other.
Local craftsman Mr J Crowley builds rustic seats from natural bush timber. Chairs are varnished and painted to endure years of use. He has given several friends these handy seats and their generosity is highly appreciated.
A swagman about 45 years old who was admitted with pneumonia and internal injuries from a fall in the dark died at the hospital on Monday. The immediate cause of death was congestion of the liver. Relatives in Melbourne have been informed by the Hospital Committee.
A reader extols Bonnington's Trish Moss chest medicine as beneficial for both youth and old age, claiming it surpasses rough remedies in effectiveness and satisfaction.
Boxing Day meeting at Peak Hill features multiple handicap races with prizes in sovs. Nominations close December 12, horses paddocked until December 12, with fees and penalties set by the club. Regulation includes amateur rider entries, paddock rules, and bookmaker deposits of ten pounds.
A short note invites a reader to visit a local contact offering to discuss care in purchasing and a packet delivery from My Stores. It expresses a desire to know the reader and to meet in person.
A collage of brief items reports Broken Hill shares valued at £8,400,000 while Father O Keefe leaves Orange for Ireland with £430. An old English authority notes Jersey cows yield two pounds of butter daily. A Sydney boy named Crawford dies under chloroform during tooth extraction at the Glebe. Bath is acquitted of conspiracy. Crick and Willis juries disagree. A Weary Dill poem dedication to the local Inspector of Nuisances may be set to music. A Cowra wheat pest damages crops. Governor Rawson’s levee drew 45‑year attendance from a Sydney shopkeeper. New slaughtering and disease regulations are gazetted. prisoners’ work and costs shown for Queensland. Oats yield 15–16 tons from 24 acres near Liverpool. Eggs firm in Sydney amid election jitters. Siemens Compoun Sarsaparilla promoted for skin troubles. Local quips on whisky, voting, and newspaper balance. Tweed Show tea and coffee plan overturned for beer and whisky. Marital obedience jests from Blackpool, England. An American farmer uses mosquitos to fatten poultry. The text laments attempts to re‑use or repurpose pests like teative blowfly.
Mia Knight of Lutwyche Queensland recounts a severe scalds incident where she nearly despaired until applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. She reports rapid pain relief and reduced swelling, calling the liniment magical and now recommends it to customers and friends. Sold by A W Taylor & Co Peak Hill and J W Lees Tomingley.
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