Neighbours' News From Peak Hill and Parkes Districts
The death of William Bliesner brings a £728 bequest to the local hospital while subsidy due for 1904 remains unpaid. Parkes reports scarce water hampering mining, with 20 000 bags of wheat at the station and ploughing underway awaiting rain to ease drought. John Medlyn secures a third term as Parkes District Hospital president. Bransgrove and Weatcott elected Parkes Dairy Company chairman and secretary. Tension grows over delayed funding and looming winter prospects depend on rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bliesner
Peak Hill
Leo Dwyer
Maitland
T. Bagister
Ashburnam
Sydney Trades Hall Association
Parkes
John Medlyn
Parkes District Hospital
Messrs
Bransgrove and Weatcott
Narromine elects Freon and plans annual show
Narromine voters selected Atpexuay Freon as mayor and the Narromine Show will run about four May. Seven ratepayers recorded a local option vote as the town faces a £3 force cost. Mr E J H Stevenson serves on two Peak Hill and Narromine associations committees. Construction begins on the new School of Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. H. Stevenson
Peak Hill
Narromine P. A. & H
School of Arts
Molong Sheep Shows and District Feeders Update
Molong showsheep can be shown housed or unhoused. Wire-netting runs cover Luras Lake Buckinbah Buree Nandillyan and Brambie stations with pit traps under construction. John Black elected Hospital President. Gua Bradley departs for Parkes district to pursue farming. Molong district farms go to market for sale. Mrs Joseph Timms wife of railway contractor and daughter of William McMullan of Molong died suddenly in Victoria last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molong
Luras Lake
Buckinbah
Buree
Nandillyan
Brambie
John Black
Gua Bradley
Garra
Parkes
Joseph Timms
William McMullan
Victoria
Trundle Clearing Sale At The Plains For Mr Croft
Mesens Topp and Lowing of Bogan Gate report a highly successful clearing sale at The Plains Trundle on behalf of Mr H A Croft. A large attendance and spirited bidding produced strong prices with draught horses selling £21 10s to £27 0s and cows £7 10s. All lots cleared. Before departure, Mr Croft was banquetted by locals. A recent bush fire damaged cemetery railings and other graveside features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topp
Bogan Gate
H. A. Croft
Todd
Contorted Patent Remedy Ad Promotes Stomach Ailments
An old advertisement fragment touts a tonic claimed to cure diarrhoea cramps and cholera with statements of personal trials and social persuasion. It mentions sellers Gibson Brow PonK Hill and J W Lees Toiningley and references medical problems like colic and dysentery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mk Acad
Bente
Beale Brow
Oakey
Maya
Gibson Brow
Ponk Hill
J. W. Lees
Toiningley
Whhttrtown Mingelo farmer seeks land by halves plan
A Whitworth farming family man with seven children has toiled on the halves system for eight years and faced about a dozen ballots without success. He wrote to the Department repeatedly seeking guidance to obtain land, was directed to a distant area, and notes that a bandicoot could hardly survive there, while claims persist that migrating from N8W may not be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingelo
Ministerial approval for condenser telephones at key offices
Mr T Brown reports ministerial approval for installing condenser telephones at Bogan Gaindie Fifield Aledown Peak Hill McPhail and Tenfingley offices. A instrument shortage and other causes caused some delay, but Mr Nelson now says he is ready to proceed and expects completion soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Brown
Bogan Gaindie
Fifield
Aledown
Peak Hill
McPhail
Tenfingley
Nelson
Splendid Bequest From Peak Hill Miner Dies
William Bliesner, a pioneer Peak Hill miner, died at Nurse Kerr's private hospital on Monday. His will leaves £724 to the Parkes District capital, aiding the hospital fund as it grapples with exhausted reserves and pressing financial needs. The bequest is welcomed by the hospital committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bliesner
Peak Hill
Nurse Kerr
Parkes
Parkes Onuirtox
Warning on fire safety and prosecutions this season
The police are instructed to watch people who light fires in dangerous places or leave embers near inflammable material. By end of January there were 14 prosecutions in 13 places with fines from 54 to costa or seven days in gaol to £20 or three months hard labor. In two cases the accused were committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa
That Gun License Debated in Nangommz News
The Nangommz News notes an error about a proposed gun license and tax. It clarifies no Act exists yet and quotes a rumored penalty while stating a bill may be introduced in Parliament. The piece comments on taxation and class in North West regions, urging caution over false reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nangommz
Burnt-out settlers visit bushfire areas in Lachlan district
Mr. Tou Brown MHR toured western Darling electorate bushfire wrecked towns Budgerabong Gunning Bogan Gate along the Lachlan. He urged sympathy and practical aid for landholders. Proposes rent relief, small advances, home replacement and use of dormant Rabbit Act provisions to supply wire netting on easy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tou Brown
M.H.R
Brown
Forbes
Lachlan
Bondobolin
Budgerabong
Gunning
Bogan Gate
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Astress
Mary
The
Pearson Soar Company, Ltd
Henry Street
Leichhardt
Sydney
Pearson
John Bakes
Uarner Mingelo & Caswell
Mu, Baxxs
Tsunshine
Bond
H. V. McKay
Australia
America
Africa
Australian Braine and Enterprise
Braybrook
Famuma
Daviss
Ballarat
Vic
Engine Street
W. Roach & Co
Cheap Cash Grocers and Produce Merchants
Caswell Street
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