RICH GOLD FIND.
IN A CEMETERY. By Telegraph. — Press Association. — Copyright. (Received March 26, 10.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Stone taken from a claim in the cemetery at Peak Hill yielded three ounces to the ton. Applications for leases covering the whole cemetery have been made. Peak Hill is a mining township situated on the Bogan River, 272 miles west of Sydney.
AUSTRALIAN PROPERTIES.
TO BE ACQUIRED BY A COMPANY. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received March 26, 12.3 p.m.) LONDON, 25th March. A company, to be Known as the Bovril Australian Estates, Limited, is being formed to acquire the properties of Mr. Sydney Kidman, "the Australian Cattle King," and other properties. Mr. Kidman, born near Adelaide, left home at the age of 13 to seek his fortune. He wati a cowboy on Mount Gipps at 10s a week, carted wood and drove bullocks on the Darling, went in for mining, and with his brother established an extensive business in horse and cattle dealing, in partnership with others had mail contracts in four States, and for many years has had an extensive trade in cattle and horses. He owns numerous station properties in Australia.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 72, 26 March 1909, Page 7
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