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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
5
A collage of holiday sketches and local commentary reflecting joys and sorrows of Christmas. Jokes about dances, prices, and elections mix with notes on wool, lambing, harvests, and bush-fire safety. A humorous tale recalls Premier Seddon rowing a cow across a flooded river to reach Christmas dinner.
C and V Richards, AVING secured premises beside Metcalfe's Hotel Clarinda Street Parkes and furnished a modern dental surgery and laboratory. Dentists will visit for the benefit of residents who cannot visit Parkes offering professional services to the district.
Educational lessons available at the Convent on Saturdays with details provided upon application.
The Parkes Dairy Company announces a new cream collection van operating on Tuesdays and Fridays for dairymen along the Peak Elill to Aledown route. Interested parties can contact Mr Ward or the company directly for full charge details.
A letter to the editor condemns the relief Board for delays and a 2 pound deposit that blocked aid. The writer recalls a farmer who waited months, was offered only one tenth of his request, and could not recover the fee. He urges reform amid talks of merging Savings Bank with Advances to Board for settlers.
Results of Hospital Day collections dated Wednesday December 1906 at various centers. Names of donors include Mrs Campey Mrs Jackson Miss Bertha Morris Miss Rodda Miss M Walker Miss E Franka Ducca Staxer Miss J Paton Miss Gibson Miss V Barnett Miss P Barnett Mrs J Baker Mrs W Dent and others. totals shown for multiple streets and branches with final totals for outer centers Tomingley Aledown McPhail Mingelo Stanford Warge Rock and related entries.
A reflective poem recalls comradeship and faith as the speaker faces farewell. The piece notes rough yet merry times, mates long gone, and prayers for those fighting on. It concludes with a cheerful resolve to sing and trust the Lord as life ends.
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