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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
5
At a Common Trustees meeting a letter from the Stock Inspector asked if any fee exists to part of Peak Hill Common about 400 acres being withdrawn. The Trustees expressed surprise and inferred an application to the Department. Alderman Jackson moved to protest and was seconded by Alderman Davey.
A traveling swagman, stranded with only 2s 6d and two Tattersall sweep tickets, sought bread in a northern town. He found the tickets had won second prize, yielding nearly £2000, proving that luck visits some more than others.
A New Silly-bus syllabus for Superior Public Schools draws a protest from an Orange parent. He claims boys practice bow and arrow at home using tubs as targets, endangering dogs and fowls, and mocks that weapons imitate blackfellows wars unsuitable for white Australia.
An Irish visitor seeks his brother in a busy Sydney street crowded with tramcars. He spots the tramcar numbered 44 and, hastening, calls out to find Pat inside as the vehicle rolls past.
The record catalogs major gifts by Andrew Carnegie to universities and institutions. It notes £2,000,000 to Carnegie Institution in Washington and £2,000,000 to Pittsburgh Institutions, with other large sums to Chicago University £600,000 and a £1,000,000 Hero Fund. Total gifts exceed £24,270,000 across the United States United Kingdom Canada and other regions.
For 35 years Bonnington's Irish Moss has held premier place as a cough remedy. It may always be relied upon to effect a speedy cure.
Thomaga Ederisher of 30 Parramatta road Camperdown NSW recounts a year of torpid liver rheumatism and nerve distress. He credits Clemente Ton ic with relieving pain improving digestion and restoring energy and tests he gave a sworn declaration affirming the remedy’s efficacy.
Sun Insurance Office announces that R. J. on Boes is appointed as agent for Pea Hill and District by ROYLE & Co. The notice designates Royle & Co as the confirming firm and lists the new appointment for agency and local representation.
A historical piece argues washing day harms women due to heat, steam, and exertion. It compares men’s toil with women’s risk from boiling water, steam, and outdoor drying, claiming health effects age women prematurely and urges safer washing methods.
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