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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
15
Carson and Co report the Winchombe sale on the 16th instant with strong bids for district slipe. Jos Williamson and Lone sold a Hayes Park hogget line and Nealangloo blends, while Nex Bros. Wome Plano and Robertson Wilga Park drew bids. E E Bridle also participated.
At Friday’s Debating Society meeting newly elected Premier M O Brien introduced a bill for municipal control and royalization of liquor traffic. Supporters Masara Foulkes Farquharson Bakes and Jackson backed the Ministry while Miles led the Opposition with Sedgwick and Baker. The Speaker Mr Yabsley announced another Government win. Tonight Mr Baker will introduce a bill on Upper House reform.
The Shires Bill as passed by the Assembly includes a provision to make a shire a Pastures Protection district under the 1902 Act. Inspectors remain in office but may be suspended or dismissed by the council, salaries paid by the council, inspector appointments by the council, and funds held by boards allocated to the council by the commissioner.
A large meeting elected officers for a new Railway League to press for a Narromine to Peak Hill railway survey and eventual construction. President Jacob Matthews. vice presidents R New Digging and W M Nashe. treasurer H N Gibson. joint secretaries W B Wynne and R J Baker. Aiming to enlist residents and businesspeople, with efforts to engage MLA Eden George and ministerial support.
A brief entry notes burning: JRO Trish Mowe as an item, with limited readable context. The fragment suggests a mention of a person or event tied to a heat or burn reference, but exact roles or outcomes remain unclear in the surviving text.
A rationax report from Tenterfield describes young Evenile Elizabeth Marstol, living 18 miles from town, who sold orange peel and suddenly suffered convulsions and died before medical aid could reach her.
A correspondent sent the score of an unusual English cricket match from last year where one side was dismissed for no run and there were no extras. The paper also reprints a 1876 Moore Park match where Marlborough scored zero. Mr Billy Brown, a well known commercial traveler, played for the Marlboroughs.
An advertisement from the Goldewithhs Colonial Company of Sydney claims a free giveaway of 1000 gold and silver watches to introduce their catalog. For 48 6d the firm also offers a post free trial parcel of six pieces of dresser jewellery. The offer is stated as limited and only valid for a short period.
How to cook rabbits with flour dusting and browning in butter or dripping. Add onion parsley thyme lemon peel and cloves, simmer slowly for about two hours, form meat into forcemeat balls, fry, remove herbs, finish with liquor, then serve.
The mind is compared to a cultivated plot where thinking and reflection prevent wild growth of prejudice and error. Neglect leads to brambles of false beliefs sown by doctrine, passion, and folly, while steady cultivation yields use and beauty.
A reflection on the pursuit of money in industry and its impact on love peace and happiness. It cites Punch’s lines on the industrious bee and the miser’s passion to acquire wealth at the cost of health and soul. The piece warns of money’s hollow power and the toll of relentless toil.
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