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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
15
Kelpie McPhail recounts buying a smart racehorse for 26 pounds and backing him heavily, only to lose as the horse proved stubborn and unruly. Dismissed as a lucky joker, the colt eventually is sold for 25 shillings amid regret and a plea for a future steady job.
Acting Prime Minister replies on wire netting imports for 1904 to 1906 with figures of 9287, 8853, and 19865 miles valued at £123,252, £333,935, and £519,508 respectively. Lysaght Bros of New South Wales dominates output, currently 100 miles weekly, rising to 300 in three months and 600 in six months, with no price increases promised.
Tou Hennessy, guard on the Seymour to Euroa mail train, escaped worse after an accident when a ring caught in a door jamb. He severed the torn finger, drew sinews, bound the wound, and steered the train to Beyoot where a doctor removed the fingertip.
Cuyler Hastings, touring Australia with the J Williamson Dramatic Company, writes that after a severe cold caught on stage he tried Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery on a friend’s recommendation. He reports relief after the first dose and full recovery within days, praising its pleasant taste and merit. Verbatim endorsement appears from Peak Hill supplier Koraste by Thos Mawd.
An anonymous district writer recalls a near discovery of Alectown gold about thirty years ago. He notes Howe briefly found the outcrop, then a search party member shot a wallaby nearby while cooking, and asserts had the animal sat closer the rush might have occurred sooner.
After the general election, some lawmakers face defeat and the common reflection is that many long-serving public servants have encountered similar political reversals, a reminder that national service carries risk and uncertainty.
In a rare match a whippet challenged Postle the Australian sprint star who beat B.R. Day recently. Over 100 yards Foule the dog started 31 yards behind. Postle led by three yards from home but the dog surged and finished a foot in front in 64 seconds.
At Epsom Victoria last week the trotting stallion Emulator broke the Australian record with a 2 min 174 sec mile. Dan Patch attempted to lower Frits's grass record on s but achieved 2 min 11 sec in his second try.
Mr. Pam McAramney was struck in the eye by a flying steel fragment from a drill while at Orange Plains. He returned to Peak Hill for medical treatment and is under care.
Draft of 50 wethers from Deniliquin averaged 37a per head. Five wethers from the nam district sold at £2 12s and five more at £3 6s per head. Prices described as extraordinary for the fat sheep trade in Fleming ton yard, Vic.
The American exchange teaches New York mothers to care for their children. It employs fifty workers at their own expense to run open air camps and to visit mothers at their homes and dispense child care instruction.
A Molong breeder logs 124 lambs from 91 Romney Marsh ewes amid a 261 unit merino cropping note. A gold yield tally for the Commonwealth reaches 2,084,783 fine ounces in eight months vs 2,306,574 last year. Prospective church enlargement and a first wool sale by Mosars, Goldabrough, Mort & Co. set for October 20.
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