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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
4
A Peak Hill group reports work at Morgula Station near Cubar from July 27 to September 19. Twenty five shearers processed 72,000 sheep using Moffat Virtue machines, with 16 000 bales of wool and 30 000 placing wool into loz measurements and 7 000 wethers recorded.
Tender notices list several mail routes with weekly and twice weekly services. Routes include Obley to Obley Vale and Wando Wandong via Yoorooga and Mount Oak returning to Obley via Washpen and Derowie. Parkes to Trundle via Deep Creek and other stops runs twice weekly. Additional routes cover Parkes Coradgery Warge Rock Looby via Gonanegie Mc Keown Nirrumine Lane to Wilson Nashs Corner on the cleared line with Curra twice weekly.
Mr W Umpleby senior Peak Hill owns fine Angoras originally imported by Mr Field Condobolin. He plans to leave the state soon and will sell the stock including the Angoras. Several pure bred and fret and second line animals shown with fine mohair samples from two goats.
A letter to the Express argues the half holiday restricts general stores on Wednesdays in Peak Hill while hawkers, including non Australians, can sell freely. The writer contends the act favors aliens over white traders and calls for Australia for Australians.
Public notice informs dairymen that Parkes Dairying Company Limited will receive milk at its factory near Parkes Railway Station from 3 July in unlimited quantities. A central factory is being erected to handle large milk and cream volumes. manager available for details and good terms on separators by secretary John Westcott.
In October the expiration dates for Miner's Rights and Mixon's business licenses occur. The notice lists impending renewals and advises holders to take required actions to maintain active status. No specific dates or entities beyond the two license types are provided in the readable text.
From Coradgery a correspondent reports early sown crops thriving while those sown in June and July lag, with a heavy three week rainfall hoped to avert widespread crop failure. Shearing is active with good clips, and rabbits are damaging crops. The Bogan Riverview Picnic Race Club annual meeting adjourned to October 28 due to shearing.
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