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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
20
A column notes diverse issues from immigration policy and trade boycotts to drought forecasts. It cites Holman on the Australian baby, British Hongkong trade tensions, and calls for domestic manufacturing to employ surplus population. Local items include a Wellington inter-society debate loss, a publican fined for drunkenness, a hospital overdose case, a shore yacht sale, and a fatal lockjaw in Narromine.
Edward Hroxs felled a tree at Ferntilles when the trunk splintered and toppled unexpectedly. The axe slipped from his grip and he fell on the upturned blade, ripping a nine inch calf wound that required 22 stitches at Nyngan Cottage Hospital.
A fatal pea rifle incident near Orange underscores the deadly risk of cheap light weapons. The article notes a young man shot through the head and argues for legislative limits on pea rifles to prevent further tragedies.
A reader voices rural frustration over unequal rabbit control, accusing large landholders of breeding rabbits while small holders must destroy them. He questions rabbit inspectors and Pastures Protection Board fees, urging more inspectors and fair enforcement by local representative T. Matthews.
A terse directive requests a new Het Collar or Tis from Ginsex Bros. The text suggests supplier terms but lacks context or concrete actions. No dates, locations, or names beyond the firm label are provided.
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