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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
11
Mr L J fT French, long assisting Rev W Atkinson, was unanimously endorsed at a church meeting as a candidate for the Methodist ministry. He will sit for examination at the District Synod in Mudgee late this month and, if successful, proceed to Sydney for annual conference in February.
The article notes ruthless destruction of the native bear across Australia and the near impossibility of finding one in many regions. It cites reports to the Zoological Society and a council meeting where curator Le Souël urged action, though more data was requested before steps are taken.
The secretary of the Guyra Political Labor League faces trial on three forgery charges under the Parliamentary Elections Act. Allegations claim she forged documents to obtain the names of John Fairball William Morris and Josephine Cunningham on the Gough electorate roll. Cunningham Morris and Fairball deny signing or authorising others to sign for them.
John Ryan, 76, released to draw his pension, attempted suicide after leaving hospital. Neighbour found him in a pool of blood with two razor gashes on his arm. He claimed an internal complaint and said he wanted to end his life.
A dubious fodder plant Moeblotus parviflorus, often misidentified as Olivinalis, was exhibited at the Adelaide Show. Judge Irving Winter warned it is a highly pernicious weed that could ruin wheat markets and taint mutton, urging farmers to guard against its spread.
A Balmain resident faced charges as organiser of a sweep on the Princess May Stakes. The defence argued no offence under the Betting Act, citing English precedents. Mr Isaacs dismissed the information, noting it now appears illegal to conduct a sweep on a horse race.
A fierce blaze struck Trundle Thursday at 2 am destroying five buildings including a tanker’s shop a tobacconist and a fruiterer and Todd and Lowing's large store and olive. The Union Bank was saved by officials and townspeople. Loss is about £2000 with partial insurance. water shortages limited firefighting and left all stocks burned except Todd and Lowing's.
A church scene features a clergyman planning a sermon on gambling with a churchwarden offering a sharp biblical quip. The exchange hints at a moral debate within a parish using old fashioned phrasing and biblical allusion.
A conference of Agricultural and Pastoral Show Associations will meet in Dubbo on Tuesday 29 October to decide on show dates and avoid clashes. Representatives expected from Bathurst Blayney Bourke Canowindra Condobolin Coonamble Cobar Cowra Cudal Cumnock Dubbo Forbes Grenfell Molony Manildra Millthorpe Narromine Nyngan Orange Parkes Peak Hill Trundle Warren Young and Wollongong.
A rural district report notes dry weather in Bogan Gate threatening crops and stock, delays in hay making, and progressing sheep shearing. It cites local remarks on public life, a fine for disposing of a quilt, and comments on Attamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe non opiate treatment for diphtheria risks.
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