Terrible Railway Fatality at Dubbo Station
A railway porter Patrick McElhone was run down by a goods train near Dubbo on Saturday night. He lived at the abbo stockyards about a mile from town and was returning home on a tricycle after a Dubbo business trip. The incident left McElhone fatally cut, a well known local who had been stationed at the railway since its Speen era and who was married.
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Dubbo
Patrick McElhone
McElhone
Abbo
Speen
Land Appeals Set for Hearing in Sydney on September 25
Land Appeal Court in Sydney will hear multiple appeals on September 25. J Hand contests Michael Edward Sharkey’s additional homestead selection No 1905-48 and a reduced area for No 1904-24 at Parkes. W Dawes challenges James Barber’s No 1904-51 and a reduced area for No 1904-22 at Parkes. E H Braithwaite contests Walter Braithwaite’s No 1904-12 and No 1904-31 at Parkes, plus the Crown tank improvements valuation.
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Land Appeal Court
Sydney
J. Hand
Michael Edward Sharkey
Parkes
W. Dawes
James Barber
E. H. Braithwaite
Walter Thomas Braithwaite
W. T. Braithwaite
Local Land Board
Three Newspapers Skeptical of Sitting MP in Ashburnham
The Peak Hill Express and sister Forbes Parkes papers voice no strong support for the sitting member. The VEDETTE notes competing forces, but asserts George remains earned defender of his Ashburnham constituents through continued energetic service since election.
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Grenfell
Ashburnham
Forbes, Parkes
Peak Hill
Peak Hill Express
En George
Derby Epsom and Metropolitan results reach Peak Hill by wire
The Express reports that four days of A J C Spring Meeting racing results were secured by telegram. The Derby Epsom and Metropolitan outcomes were known in Peak Hill within minutes of the finishes via Azpress wires.
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the Express
A.J.C
Epsom
Metropolitan
Peak Hill
Peak Hill Mining Yields and Losses Reported
Peak Hill Gold Mines Limited and Tax Myalls report a cable to London showing four weeks to August 12 with 2550 tons crushed and treated for 236 standard ounces. Losses amount to £47 at Myalls and £28 at Peak Hill due to low grade overburden delaying usual results.
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Tax Myalls and
Peak Hill
Bonnington's Moss Will Convince You It Suits You
A compact promotional note touts Bonnington's rich Moss as the medicine that suits you and remains a reliable remedy trusted everywhere. It offers a persuasive line urging readers to try the product for relief.
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Bonnington
Rich Moss
Thal
Wages, Art, and Odd Jobs in Belgium Church Repair
Ten guardians of an old Belgian church hire an artist to retouch a large painting but demand itemized payment. The proposed ledger lists whimsical tasks from correcting the Ten Commandments to embellishing Pontius Pilate and mending Noahs ark, with totals noted.
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Belgium
Pontus Pilate
St. Peter
Hell
Herod
Public Debts Across Australia Reach 233 Million Pounds
The public debts of Australia total 233,415,931 pounds with annual interest of 8,363,564. New South Wales leads at 80 million while Tasmania stands at 9 million. Railways account for under half of Queensland South Australia Australia and Tasmania debts, a bit more than half of New South Wales, and ten fourteenths of Victoria's debt.
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Australia
N.S.W
Tasmania
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
The Deadly Pea Rifle Letter to the Editor
A reader condemns pea rifles used by boys, urging action to curb accidents and prevent further fatalities. The correspondent questions existing laws and calls for caution by Peak Hill authorities.
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Peak Hill
Youra, &c
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Gime
Gibson Bros
Commonwealth Stores
Land Appeals
Peak Hill Mining
Tobing
Balaam
Sarah
David
Goliath
Saul
Shem
Cuyler Hastings
J. C. Williamson Dramatic Company
Dr. Sheldon
Wingadee Shed
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