Local News from Tomingley and District Gleanings
Sudden death shocks J K R Strahorn of Glen Isla. remains taken to Dubbo for interment. Gold Hill mine advances with new poppet legs and winch. Blue shaft to sink 50 feet, reef shows improvement as depth increases. Tomingley hosts send off for Mr Tom Colbran entering Peak Hill business. T Shire Council discusses high rates for village allotments under Local Government Act.
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J. KR. Strahorn
Glen Isla
Dubbo
Gold Hill
Nicolle
Crowhurst and Sons
Bob Crowhurst
Tom Colbran
Peak Hill
Colbran
T. McFarland
Messrs
Maker Brothers
Jas. Carter
Homebush
Mr. Jardine
Forbes
Golbran
J. W. Lees
Timbrebongie
McCudden
Tomingley
Bag Mixup Reveals £500 Found in School Bag
A Sydney Grammar School pupil found £500 in what he thought was his bag on arrival. Coursework showed the bag belonged to another person, and a bank clerk who had taken the wrong bag claimed the money.
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Sydney Grammar School
Not What He Meant. RaRevy Ad Brings Deadly Double Meaning
A Western newspaper advertises a patent medicine sale that plays as Wanted a gentleman. The line risks turning into a deadly trap for an innocent man, as the undertaker profits from misread assurances.
Sweep Winner Receives Flood of Letters After Cup Prize
A sweep winner who took £12000 in the Tatts 10s sweep on the Melbourne Cup reports receiving at least 14000 begging letters. Each mail brings new requests, prompting the lucky recipient to wonder when the stream will end. The piece pokes at the social pestilence of solicitations.
English Captain Jones Out Of Test Match
A report notes Jones the English captain will be unable to play as the test match begins today. Mr Holman predicts a Labor Party proposal to raise the Premier and member salaries, reflecting ongoing debate over compensation.
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Jones
McGrke
Yoother
Mollrma
Chermier
Parkes
Holman
Labor Party
Local Market Prices at Peal Hill in Old Currency
Prices current at Peal Hill list Wheat at 5 per ton, Chol 7 per ton, Hutter 4d per Ih, Bugs per dozen, Potatoes per ew at 10d per bowler, Pollard 1s 10d per bunkel, Flour 4s per bushel, Cheese 1s per lb, Bacon factory price 1 0 0, Onions yd per lb.
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Peal Hill
Hutter
Peak Hill Rifle Club Names Team for Parkes Match
Peak Hill Rifle Club roster lists J Morris captain J Schmidt J Dixon J Hutchins J McLeay H McLean A G Litelfield A N Davey A Piper Wo Hateling with substitutes Murray EB Bailey W Foulkes for tomorrow's contest against Parkes Rifle Club. Ground at 2 pm with results wired by 6 pm.
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Peak Hill Rifle Clu Aquipet
Parkes Rifle Clu
J. Morris
H. Schmidt
J. Dixon
J. Hutchins
J. McLeay
H. McLean
A. G. Litelfield
A. N. Davey
A. Piper
Wo Hateling
Murray
EB. Bailey
W. Foulkes
Digest O Cures Indigestion One Day Tonic for the System
Od fron McGinn chemist Parken presents Digest O as a cure for indigestion in one day and a pleasant tonic for the system. Sold by Parken in commerce.
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Od Fron McGinn
Parken
Pout LL
Town and Country Notes and Local Happenings
Brief items from Parkes and region noting Forbes fishing activity, a Christmas issue in town, Parsons Bros to establish an oatmeal factory at Orange, property sale by J G and Reg Lackey at Gilgandra, wheat price shifts, the death of Councillor Hall’s eldest daughter at Parkes, Tasmanian racing. Launceston Cup stakes, Carruthers knighthood rumor tied to wire netting theft, Post Office box fee cut, Judge Hodges and Judge Simpson on poverty and crime, fire debris reignition at McGirr’s Chemist shop after 112 days.
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Forbes
Javawat
Orange
Parsons Bros. Messrs
J. G
Reg Lackey
Nelungaloo
Gilgandra
Parkes
H. W. Hall
Tasmania
Carruthers
Peak Hill
Judge Simpson
Sydney
Hodges
McGirr
Parkes Examiner
Queensland Tipsters Fail to Claim Caulfield Cup Winners
Queensland betting enthusiasts backed the Caulfield Cup W.R.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup sweepstake with £20 prize money. Mount Morgan hotelier Mr Mahoney offered the reward, but 156 entrants shared the spoils as each earned a small fraction after about 18 000 tickets were issued.
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Tey
Queensland
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Melbourne
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All Nations
Jwit
Monarch Gramaphones and Records
Odene
West
America
Stephens’ Pharmacy
Ee Ang Kuountain
Ielollies Fruit&tubacss
Tomingley News
Smith
Queensland Tipsters
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