Church Services Include Anglican Peak Hill and More
Anglican services at Peak Hill at 3 a m and 11 a m with Holy Communion, Tomingley at 3 p m Holy Communion, McPhail at 7 30 p m led by Rev H G Wicksox Rector. Roman Catholic Mass on the second Sunday each month. Methodist services at Peak Hill 11 a m and 7 30 p m, Mek Pel 2 a m and 7 30 p m, Alectown 7 30 p m led by M G J Scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Tomingley
McPhail
H. G. Wicksox
Methodist
Mek Pel
Alectown
Mg. J. Scope
Fond memory of Thomas Henry Rodd a death notice 1904
In fond and loving memory of our dear son and brother Thomas Henry aged 26 killed at McPhail on 23 April 1904. We think of him at every morn and noon. From his parents and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodda
Thomas Henry
McPhail
Asa Alates
Thomas Henry Scidentally
Tom
Honor Rodda
Frisco Earthquake Reflections on Disaster and Solidarity
The piece surveys the San Francisco quake as a reminder that natural shocks can strike any crowded center. It notes the unpredictable forces shaping earthquakes and the potential danger to cities like Sydney Melbourne or Adelaide, while praising the collective impulse to aid victims and the drought era’s strain on resources as a test of civic resilience.
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San Francisco
Blue Mountains
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Commonwealth
Telephone to Reach Peak Hill With Nearby Towns
The Peak Hill Post Office will soon be connected by telephone with Curra Roseneath and Wilga Vale. Posts remain to be erected over government land for about a mile. Mr McGee, line repairer, was in town arranging the work and it should be completed soon. The service will ease costs for country residents and boost social and commercial life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Curra
Roseneath
Wilga Vale
McGee
Serious Accident in Alluvial Claim injures miner Cadigan
In an alluvial claim at a flat on Wednesday miner Don Cadigan faced a serious accident when a rope broke while he was sending a bag to the surface. The bag fell 114 feet, dislocating his hip. He was moved to a nearby GLAn where Dr Corfa treated him with chloroform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wutte
Eeea
Don Cadigan
Mr. Cadigan
Corfa
Prize for Best Farm Produce at Peak Hill Show
A valuable prize at Peak Hill Show offers a complete set of artificial teeth valued at ten guineas donated by Mesars and W Richards of Parkes for the best collection of eight varieties of Farm Produce grown by the exhibitor. The prize is transferable on the order to Messrs Richards. The Express encourages progressive farmers to compete for the ten guineas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Mesars
W. Richards
Parkes
Messrs. Richards
Close Settlement and the Cost of Cheap Land
The article critiques land cheapening schemes, arguing many seek land to farm but price keeps them from productive use. It notes settlers often abandon cultivation for profit gaps, and that giving away estates, even modestly, is unsustainable. It urges durable remedies over lavish subsidies.
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Mr. Ashton
Ashton
New South Wales
Peak Hill to Curra Road Repair Authorized
The Works Department voted £60 for repairs on the Peak Hill to Curra road, including cheown's Lane. At the last Council meeting the matter was handed to Mr Eden George. a Roads Department officer has begun measuring the road for sectioned work to be let soon before winter.
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Works Department
Peak Hill
Curra
Cheown’s Lane
Eden George
Roads Department
Lampe’s horse tops Express speed in 13 miles under hour
Barrabadeen rider W A Lampe outpaced the Express by meeting the Narromine coach and carrying Mrs Woods of Kiama to Peak Hill for a funeral. The last 13 miles were covered in under an hour, surpassing the prior local record. Mrs Woods is linked to the late Mrs Stephens.
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W. A. Lampe
Barrabadeen
Myalls Peak Hill Band Special Meeting Recap
A special meeting chaired by J A Dewar heard a Social balance sheet showing a credit of £9 15s and gross proceeds of £11 17s 6d. Decisions included donations to Christophers and Croft to replace instruments lost in a fire, with £1 3s allocated to the Instrument Fund. Annual Band meeting set for Monday May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Dewar
E. Bailey
Christophers
Bert Croft
Express
Parkes Races Entry List For May Race Meet
Entries listed for three main events on May 2 and 3 at Parkes include Opening Handicap featuring Red Hat Zelda Cherry Ripe Queen's Messenger Adnor Misa Simmer Isabel Turbulent Mustang Alfalfa and Parkes Cup. Wesford The Laird True Light Keen Whisper Heraldry Staple Lady Gold Cup Noela Bright Benevenuto Speculation Mustang Town Plate. Wexford The Laird The Dove True Light Keen Staple Whisper Gold Cup Noela Mustang.
NSW Death Rate Hits Record Low Last Year
The death rate in New South Wales last year fell to 10.13 per 1000, the lowest on record, signaling improved population health outcomes across the state.
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New South Wales
Dusno Annual Show at Dubbo May 9 10 11
Dusno Annual Show runs Wednesday to Friday May 9 10 11 with entries closing Tuesday next with Secretary Mr Fred Weston. Splendid prizes in every section. Open Hunters worth £50. Electric Trotting Handicap offers one hundred sovereigns. See advertisement.
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Dusno
Fred Weston
Obituary: Mrs. Stephens of Peak Hill Dies at 74
The town mourns Mrs. Stephens relict of Henry Stephens who died at her Peak Hill residence after a short illness. Born in Hobart she moved from Melbourne nine years ago with her husband. Survived by six sons and two daughters, funeral attended by Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and a large cortege, interred at the Church of England cemetery beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak’ Hill
Stephens
Henry Stephens
Kiama
Corfe
Hobart
Tasmania
Melbourne
Peak Hill
O. F
Clarrie Stephens
Queensland
West Australia
Sydney
Woods
Jenka
Lismore
Masonic and Oddfellows
Church of England
H. G. Wiltson
A. G. Litchfield
Death of W H Gibson of Fairfield Tasmania
Mr W H Gibson of Fairfield Tasmania died at Hobart last week from heart disease at age 68. He was brother to W H Grason of Yeoval and uncle to Gibson Bros Peak Hill, famed sheep breeders. The Gibson family, well known in Australian pastoral circles, loses a notable breeder linked to Pleasant Banka and James Gibson.
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W. H. Grason
W. D. Gibson
Yeoval
Gibson Bros
Peak Hill
Hobart
Tasmania
W. H. Gibson
Fairfield
Gibson
John Gibson
Pleasant Banka
Tas
James Gibson
Tomingley crushing yields gold at Mesera Crowhurst Lone Battery
Mining report from Tomingley notes Cavanagh and McDonald processing 28 tons at Mesera Crowhurst and Lone Battery yielding gold. Myalls Peak Hill shares listed at 1s in Sydney, down from 3s previously. A Newbridge wire reports quartz from Mackenzie’s reef at Hobby’s Yard yielding gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Cavanagh and McDonald
Mesera
Crowhurst
Lone Battery
Tomingley
Myalls-Peak Hill
Sydney
Newbridge
Tusaday
Mackenzie's Reef
Hobby’s Yard
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Church Services
En Memoriam
Memoriam
Poe
Peak Hill Hospital
W. B. Wynne
Thomas Hallinan
Monte Carlo
Mingelo
T. Sanderson
Myalls-Peak Hill Band
J. F. Carmichael
Kyalite
Murrell
Loyal Peak Hill Lodge
M.A
C.F
Ticketa
Jas. Tuckwell
A. J. Corfe
Kaowell Street
Teak Nill
Peak Hill Express
Curra Road
Parkes Races
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