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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
14
A Kancanoo Valley brickmaker who once housed a pony named The Gem in Sydney learned of a death report for the pony from a lessee. Two dealers later bought a brood mare with foal at Owra, but the brickmaker proved his claim and regained the mare eight years after she left his possession.
In the House of Representatives Mr. Tom Brown attacked Mr. Watson for insinuating free traders would aid foreign manufacturers at Australian workers’ expense. Watson retorted the remarks uncultured and ill tempered, urging loyalty to Australian-made goods.
Remedy advises a small cup of boiling vinegar with cotton wick pressed into the vinegar, rubbed on the gum to stop the ache. Keep vinegar hot enough to endure. Use wool to seal the tooth and expect relief in five minutes, possibly needing two applications.
In the Legislative Assembly Mr Eden George argues that small gambling starts lead to worse forms and that the Lotteries Bill would curb them. He criticizes church bazaars and art unions for cultivating gambling to fund causes, urging action against beginnings of gambling.
In the Assembly a motion for adjournment debated how Local Land Boards allot land under section 28 of the 1905 Act. Critics said boards favored capitalists while the law aimed to aid poor men. Mr Ashiton acknowledged issues and promised investigation and remedies.
A Levintry Cross Times item notes diggers near Deeming’s house at Old Central, Fraser’s battery processing alluvial near the cement floor Deeming built for Miss Katie Rounsevelle. Diggers speculate a hidden gold hoard under the dwelling and await results of panned tests.
Journal notes that many users of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy refrain from public endorsements yet privately recommend it. The remedy is described as a household word through word of mouth, with Gibson Bros Pink Hill and J W Lees Tomingley selling it.
The Rev Father Vaughan at Farm-street Roman Catholic Church denounces the Mayfair smart set as predatory gamblers corrupting men and women. He rails against gambling and financial exploitation by social climbers, urging men to shield women and end the trap of debutantes and tavern society. He condemns the decline of morals and calls for reform.
Photography notes that Eden Photo Studios at George Street Sydney offers artist proofs at 20s per dozen and cabinet prints at 7s 6d per dozen, contrasting with higher prices elsewhere. They invite mail enlargements if visiting is not possible.
This provides a historical method for lime washing with beef tallow and earth color pigments. Two bushels of lime are soaked in water, beef tallow added, and the mix stirred until integrated. Coloring uses yellow ochre venetian red or burnt amber, prepared separately with water to a creamy consistency. The final mixture is thinned with soft water to brush freely.
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