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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1905
Page
19
Aphis appears to attack cattle and horses in this district causing hair loss and a shabby appearance. Death can follow if not treated. Treat promptly with sulphur and lard. washing blue is advised as a preventative.
A new settlement named Storugss Town is established in Washington with no police, courts, lawyers, prisons, whiskey or tobacco. The town promises spotless streets and houses and inhabitants, presenting an experiment born of the belief that money is the root of all evil.
At Wellington Police Court a couple were heavily fined for failing to destroy rabbits on their land. The Police Magistrate called for higher penalties, proposing £3 and costs, arguing small fines fail to exterminate the pest. He urged equal prosecution of the Government for breaches where Crown lands adjoin settlers, to enforce the law.
A deputation from the Country Press Association urged liberal libel reform to curb speculative and black mail actions. Premier's spokesman Mr Hogue supported preserving access to courts for false statements made under oath, while allowing privileged reporting of public meetings with safeguards against libellous publications. A bill was promised for submission without delay.
A local board warrant endorses Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a reliable remedy for bowel disorders and related ailments. The note urges sufferers of loss of appetite insomnia nervousness indigestion dyspepsia or biliousness to try them, with sales listed at Gibson Bros Peak Hill and J W Lees Tomingley.
The Peak Hill Express charges 4s per quarter in advance and 48 per quarter if hooked. Charges will be strictly adhered to despite the express increasing from 12 to 20 pages.
A retail notice announces a new Special lot of Summer Dress Materials in Muslins Plain Voiles Armure Cloths and Embroidered fabrics just opened for shoppers seeking seasonal dress options.
A letter from a reader in the Exrorts section praises rabbit breeding as a new economic venture. It mocks former officials and proposes appointing ex-members as overseers to manage unemployed gangs, and to promote ear-marking and breeding on vacant Crown lands. The tone is satirical and partisan, with calls for policy shifts and imagined muster scenes.
The swagman adopts a new motor car, a simple lever driven vehicle not using batteries. He travels about 40 miles a day, preferring it to carrying his swag. The machine works like railway tricycles and runs on unpowered motive force with no rails needed.
Parliament keeps in the Liquor Bill a clause fining Publicans who serve a prohibited person. Advocates urge a badge system for the prohibited to prevent evasion, while opponents warn the measure may fail as offenders use aliases and seek unsuspecting licensees.
A man recounts discovering he held unjust land at Cockatoo Creek and fleeing to Sydney. He meets a land agent who demands 2500 pounds to “put this matter in the honorable” with half to the Minister, paid in gold, before the tale ends with the man reading the papers.
Sprained ankle stiff neck and lame shoulder are named as common ailments where Chamberlain's Pain Balm proves valuable. The ad promises prompt application saves time and money when troubled with any of these conditions. Sold by Gibson Bros Peak Hills and J W Lees Tomingley.
The ruling Premier unveils an amendment to the libel law hoping for reform led by a lawyer in the Cabinet. Critics question timing and potential impact on press freedom and public accountability.
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