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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
9
A play actor named Grattan sued the Bega Star for libel over a letter by Hamlet that harshly mocked his show. The court awarded Grattan £50 damages for the publication.
The Tax High Court allows Mrs A KE Phillips of Grenfell to appeal a NSW Full Court ruling under the Crown Lands Act 1903. The decision held a married woman with an original conditional purchase could not acquire extra land unless separated from her husband by order or if she held the conditional purchase before marriage.
In a long slander case at Sydney Court a woman sued a squatter for 3000 pounds damages. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded one farthing as compensation. Costs are projected to run into thousands. Lawyers once again profit from the folly of litigants.
Ma Denmunry reports the Gilgandra Trangie stretch looks well but warns drought risk. Indigo plant covers large areas of prime country this year, posing a serious curse to young sheep. Lambs and hoggets will eat it after a bite, causing brain poisoning and death. Aged sheep resist, but recovery is rare.
On election night in the Alexandria electorate candidates Dacey and Brantwell appeared on a balcony to shake hands and thank supporters. They vanished suddenly as an explosion of overripe sea fruit produced a strong odor. The event evoked a memory of Sir Henry Parkes’s hustings egg incident with a sharp quip about the rot.
Tin Si Hu, in the service of Madame Varadesse, the Parisian opera singer, made three suicide attempts. He swallowed arsenic, used opium, and finally leaped from a second floor window. Rescued each time, he was later found in a motor car cushion area and taken to the police station. He said life was unbearable due to Varadesse's constant howling all day.
A noted household remedy, Bonningtonn's Tried Mout, is favored by Mothers of Australia for being economical and reliable. It is claimed to treat whooping cough and croup among other ailments, offering a trusted option for families seeking home care.
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