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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
18
Fragmentary OCR fragment mentions a gas mine shaft, assays, and local figures in the district around Albury and Royal Fishpool. It references a company, a Saturday event, and community positions, with vague notes on reductions and improvements.
A fragment notes a sale event titled Warsoinine with emphasis on the head of the United States. Further details are unclear in the readable text.
Pauwen's share of the Myalls and Peak Hill company shows 2s 9d for sellers compared with 2s 6d a month earlier. There is no liability on these shares which are paid up at 10s. The company has 250,000 shares, with the total mine value at the current price around £30,000.
The write up notes the wintry season nearly passed and farming readiness. Shed work starts soon across Peak Hill with shearers expected to proceed smoothly and a profitable clip. Lambing returns are satisfactory, crops look promising, and railway extension would ease farm labor.
The London Trinity College Musical Examination Theory held at the local convent in June last saw pupils Elizabeth McAuliffe Ethel Franks Dorrie Finn Girlie Litchfield Nellie Deward Joseph Norris Carrie Veitch succeed with marks noted. The Express congratulates all candidates and the Sisters on the excellent result.
William Jones, 20, was accidentally shot in the leg while rabbiting at Bulgandram hoon with a loaded pea rifle. He was taken to Peake Hospital where Dr. MacCarthy treated him as pea rifle accidents grow frequent across the Mate.
Weather in Parkes stays bitterly cold with snow on Wednesday. Notables include Mark Foy visiting from Sydney in a 16 h.p. car. Atkins committed for trial for alleged tent theft at Tichborne with £100 bail. A hazy note: Mattison dies at 76 after 38 years in Parkes. district court to sit September 9. An old age pensioner found dead in hut hints at unclear cause. town considers electric lighting plans amid unsettled decisions.
The Molong Pastures Protection District board on February 17 decided to summon listed owners after the next meeting if inspectors do not improve their holdings reports. Names and holdings locations span Molong Parkes Cumnock and Mingelo among others.
Board of Directors of Molong District under the Pastures Protection Act fixes a rate of two pence per head for large stock and one third of a penny per sheep for 1905. Owners must pay the assessment to the Stock Office in Molong by 1 October 1900, as printed by Chairman F. E. Churchill.
The Molong District Pastures Protection Board fixes prices for nontax animals. Fox scalps earn 3 pounds per full grown fox, while fox cubs and other pests like dogs and cattle are covered by the scheme. A certificate from the landholding must accompany every delivery. Molong, 17 August 1906.
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