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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
2
ANGLICAN Peak Hill 11 am Holy Communion Tea in afternoon Lantern Service 7 30 pm Rev H I G L Wilreon Restor. ROMAN CATHOLIC Mass every second Sunday METHODIST Peak Hill 11 am and 7 30 pm Mu P Jouxvos
The Peak Hill Express reports ongoing local affairs across Parkes Forbes and Stanbury. Mentions include Parkes Show reprints, a big export outlook for fat lambs, postal points, and a partial solar eclipse tomorrow night.
Rain fell Friday night totaling about 18 points with a lighter shower Monday and a waning rain Wednesday. The public school and Parkes Penk Hill road projects were raised with Mr Hien Georges notices. Mingelo visits noted with Mrs M A Johnson’s illness sale and poultry prizes awarded at the Mingelo fair with Burks the lone Mingelo football entry.
Peak Hill prizes were won at the McPhail Show with first and second places. Accidents marred events as a little girl and Mrs. Brown were injured after cattle charged. Dr Corfe treated injuries. Community notes mention ongoing mining work, town developments, and land block surveying by Mr Sloman of Dubbo.
Tomingley and Cavete Co. note sale of 2500 acre property "Dellavale" to G E Greene, Pagus account details, while Peak Hill Show awards Mrs Hawes with eight prizes led by £1 for best collection of jins. May Havencheque totals £4 Ba Gd, with F C Dawns mentioned.
Goobang Shire Council meeting held at Parkes on Tuesday with Mr J L Whitmill presiding. Discussion covered election fees for Returning Officer not to exceed £10 10s, substitute fees, endowment deductions, and enrolment lists exhibited by August 15. Ballot boxes will use the State boxes. roll revision proceeded at polling stations in the shire.
Tuesday night at the local church the Rev FG Boyer delivered News from the Front or Fights for the Flag outlining evil forces and the need for increased Christian activity. J E Moulton opened with the Iustentation and Extension Society aims and urged subscriptions to the work. A junior Christian Endeavour was inaugurated last Wednesday and a junior branch formed. Sunday services will feature Rev F Tulieson with a morning sermon A Five fold Promise and an evening talk Shall we the Sabbath Holy.
Tarrismy Jones and Devlin report 9 022 head of cattle at Inl alaé 1068 as cattle trade closes. Market descriptions unclear due to damaged text.
A local Land Board list details numerous appraisals for residents including Thomas Henry Stanford and Earl Kopp with varied outcomes. Entries note appraised values in pounds and shillings, disallowances and withdrawals, alongside dates in April and July.
August entries show appraisals for numerous individuals including Hand Hull Dawes Barber Sharkey Braithwaite Korsch Donnelly Carey Hall Price Rigger Ringer Matthews and others. Amounts range from a few pounds to over £114 with dates from April to August and several rejections or adjustments noted.
The budget shows past year revenue of £11,879,000 up £413,740 from the year before and current year estimates at £11,969,000. Expenditure rose from £4,194,000 to £5,020,000, an increase of £526,000. New South Wales customs revenue rose £200,000. transport costs equaled per head. The Treasurer proposed penny postage and a lottery compact with consenting nations.
Mov ers Gibson and Jackson auctioned a fori of 746 werws near Peak Hill under the Official Assignee. Mr Newbigging purchased the property for £740.
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