Forbes Advocate in Forbes, New South Wales

Parkes notes on rainfall, council acts and local events

July brought 146 points of rain with 174 in the final days and 812 points for two drought months. Parkes Council approved building permits worth £14,879 for 17 cottages and appointed Best and O Shannassy to Sydney for the Local Government conference. A Darkes Hotel license transfer occurred, gasworks improvements were outlined, and notable health and civic updates include Peter McGirr recovering from illness, hospital staffing changes, a bumper rifle club ball, and a planned street-improvement loan after a council tour. The railway seeks parkland near the recreation reserve, and several committee elections and honorary memberships were noted alongside obituaries for E T Davies and Parkes mining figures. The minister will refer Eugowra- Parkes rail extension to the Public Works Committee once reports are received.