Peak Hill Council Holds Special Meeting
The Peak Hill Council met on Wednesday with Aldermen Gibson Davey Morris Glasheen and Bakes present. In the mayor's absence Gibson chaired as council moved to include £14 of road subsidy in the Hospital Hill contract. Funds for Recreation Reserve to be paid to Mr Farquharson on contract completion. Progress payments endorsed and remaining balances to be settled on Works Committee certificates. Stray stock prompt action ordered. nuisances inspector to pursue legal steps. Recess set to January 7 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Wedgevening
H. N. Gibson
A. N. Davey
A. J. Morris
E. D. Glasheen
J. Bakes
Ald. Gibson
Mr. Gracie
Ald. Bakes
Alan Morris
Hospital Hill
Recreation Reserve
City Bank of Sydney
Ald. Morris
Ald. Glasheen
Farquharson
Pi Sarah
G. Harvey
O. Harris
J. Garnam
Ald. Davey
Works Committee
Elliott Bros
Diffe
J. Norris
Express
Ald Davey
Postal Information for Christmas Card Mail Rates
The notice explains that Christmas cards sent by post in 2007 must have an open envelope for inspection if not sealed. Unsealed or flap not gummed mail can be protected by tying to prevent spillage, but sealed or fly closed envelopes are charged at letter postage rates.
Holiday Post Office Hours Outlined
The post office will open one hour on Tuesday December 25 from 5 30 p.m. to 6 30 p.m for mail delivery. On Boxing Day December 26 it will open 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for service.
Spectacle Relief Ad From Local Chemist
Relief promised for blurred print with spectacles. Consult C. F. Stemvens, local chemist, for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Stemvens
Western Millers Association Sets Gristing and Flour Prices
A successful meeting of the Western Millers Association at Orange gathered representatives from leading mills in Western New South Wales. They unanimously agreed to charge 9d per bushel for gristing and set the price for new flour at £7 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Millers’ Association
Orange
New South Wales
Celestial Celebrity Jimmy Noveau Found Dead in Bed
A Cowra paper reports the death of Jimmy Noveau a celestial of uncertain age and local old celerity. He died in his bed on Tuesday from senile decay hastened by a chronic ailment. Once a boundary rider at Bandon Station forty years ago he later cooked for a time with the Ben Hall gang. His pigeon English tales of brushes with the police and hidden treasure charmed listeners and sparked cupidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Noveau
Bandon Station
Ben Hall
Record Wheat Crop Purchase in Australia
G J Greens MLC of Iandra near Grenfell owned the largest wheat crop, expected around 80 000 bags, sold to Adelaide firm W R Cave Co with branch in Sydney. Purchase money over £50 000, a national record. J Murray acted for Greens in Europe. Previous crops: 50 000 bags sold to John Darling and Son, and near 70 000 bags in earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
G. J. Greens
MLC
Iandra
Grenfell
Messrs. W. KR. Cave and Co
Adelaide
Sydney
Greens
Europe
J. Murray
Messrs
John Darling
Rabbit export firms call seasonal ban in Australia
London importers representing about four fifths of frozen rabbits ask New South Wales and Victoria to halt grading and export from mid February to mid April. They frame it as a remedial measure to curb the rabbit problem, noting Australian farmers may resist a two month close season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herard
London
New South Wales
Victoria
Old Country
MUNGERY LEASES HEARING IN DUBBO
A weekly meeting of the Local Land Board under the Crown Lands Act of 1854 will be held at Dubbo on January 3 and subsequent days in 1907 to inquire into the Mungery West Improvement Leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Land Board
Dubbo
Mungery West
Souvenir metal trays promote insurers and harvest brands
From Messrs Gibson Bros we have received several neatly finished metal ash trays advertising the National Fire Insurance Co and the Deering Harvester Co. Messrs A W Taylor and Co have also forwarded a similar tray advertising the McCormick Harvesting Machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson Bros
National Fire Insurance Co
Deering Harvester Co
Messrs
A. W. Taylor and Co
McCormick
Fissure in the Moon Reported by Lick Observatory
The Lick Observatory reports a crack or rill on the moon measuring about 80 miles long along the observable lunar valley. Described as a fissure in the crust or a possible dried river bed, it is several hundred feet wide and visible only at certain sun angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Observanory
Alps
Building Haystacks Principles and Construction Tips
The text explains stacking hay to keep it dry. Fill the middle fully, lean outer rings from bottom to top, and form a thatch of sheaves to shed moisture. Keep the knees laid and maintain a consistent downward slope from the center to prevent wetness.
Drowning Fatalities At Blackheath And Cumnock Dam
An 11 year old schoolmate died trying to rescue an 11 year old drowning in Blackheath old dam used for railway water. The younger boy died with him and both bodies were recovered after about thirty minutes. A separate drowning occurred at Cumnock where Arthur Lloyd, 16, drowned while swimming in a dam during harvest preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackheath
Robert Dersherson
Jack Mortlock
Mortlock
Farquharson
Mr. Farquharson
Peak Hill
Arthur Lloyd
John Eggleston
Cumnock
Spectacles Offer Local Eye Testing and Repairs
If your spectacles do not fit, consult C F Stersens who will test your eyes and supply a pair that will be neat, comfortable and satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F. Stersens
Farm Competitions Judges Award Winners Listed
Judges award for Sypwey Matt's Farm rea tions names Delaney Bros Lachlan Valley Cowra first prize £50 F C Rowlands Waugoosla near Blayney second prize £10 Armstrong Bros Grenfell third prize £5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sypwey Matt's Farm
Delaney Bros
Lachlan Valley
Cowra
F.C. Rowlands
Waugoosla
Blayney
Armstrong Bros
Grenfell
Parkes Council Clerk Dismissed Over Health Report Neglect
Parkes Municipal Council dismissed its Council Clerk after charges that he failed to inform the Mayor and aldermen that a Supreme Court writ had been served for not reporting two infectious disease cases. The council, sued by the Board of Health, faced £40 damages for the reporting neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkes Municipal
Supreme Court
Board of Health
Various Global Prices and Local Notices
Copper rises to £107. wheat in Sydney from 3s to 3s 1d per bushel. Russia has 86 holidays yearly. Final State Parliament session next year. Crimean War 30 000 operations under chloroform. Burning orange peel dissipates tobacco odour. Girl in Bega loses arm by accidental gun. Rain over most of the state. Calf growth from 233 lb to 640 lb by year. Governor irate at under 40% turnout. H Francis appointed Molong Jockey Club secretary. club ends year with £463 credit. About 360 000 divided by 740 000 adults voted federally. Ashton's and St Leon's circuit at Aledown and Peak Hill. Nugget finds at Tarnagulla: 960 oz and 3723028 oz. Licenses granted for several racecourses. licenses due by January 1. Sheldon’s new discovery touted for consumption. Gibson Bros selling. Western exchange editor jokes about Paradise wings and bat horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Russia
Bega
H. Francis
Molong
Orange
Canowindra
Parkes
Forbes
Lyndhurst
Woodstock
Wellington
Sheldon
Gibson Bros
Western Exchange
Paradise
Boxing Day Races Park Hill Entries and Handicaps
The document lists entries and handicaps for events at the Park Hill Boxing Day Races with emphasis on the LADIES' BRACELET and related races. Handicaps assign weights to competitors to equalize chances and determine race conditions for each listed event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Hill
Happy New Year Handicap from the Gallops
The card lists horses including Mr C Nicholau's Trilby, Mr W Arthur's Minerva, Mr J Hutton's Jack, Mr I Lackey's Isaac, and Dr Corfe's Lady Lek in a New Year handicap. Riders and weights vary with entries showing 9 9, 9 0, 8 10, 8 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Nicholau
Trilby
Dr. Boazman
Sienna
Mr. T. Doyle
Wildie
Mr. A
Balcombe
W. Moulden
R. Lackey
Yolande
J. Ray
T. Rice
Dolly Gray
Queenie
T. Doyle
I. Lackey
M. Byrne
C. Nicholas
A. Arthur
Minerva
Mr . T. Rice
Isaac
J. Hutton
Jack
Bonnington's Irish Moss and a Boxing Day race in Warren
It promotes Bonnington's Irish Moss as a pleasant cough medicine. At Warren racecourse on Boxing Day a £25 side bet match between R. Guest's Hope and M. Coffey's Adventure precedes the first race of the local meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnington
the Warren
R. Guest
M. Coffey
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Postal Information
Bunny
Mungery
Parkes Council
BY Nature
Neature
Zam Buk
Tom Do
Sid Wile
J.G. Lackey
M.J. Byrne
A. Roberteon
Alantea Mies Bryco
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