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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
2
County 19 notices list mass timing with a second Sunday in three months. Wording mentions Roman Catholic and Methodist items and parish names.
Easter Monday falls on April Fools Day while wheat at 2s 10d per bushel is noted. Labour members back a Blayney candidate. promotions in Forbes police. NSW beats Victoria in cricket 10 of 11. Tenders for building and a police appointment in Forbes are listed alongside local agricultural notes and shows. Community, police, and railway appeals appear with local names and dates.
Amid council a request to appoint Peak Hill as a site for exclusive Small Debts Court jurisdiction, Attorney General informs Eden George that the regnant has been getated. Sub section 3, Section 4 of the Small Cobra Recovery Amending Act 1905 extends to Peak Hill, with Gazette notice published.
An anonymous writer Nemo urges Parkes to Peak Hill alignment, while proponents insist Narromine to Peak Hill with future extension to Parkes. The Works Committee debates reveal a sharp clash over the preferred rail line and funding, accusing Parkes supporters of misleading claims.
The Peak Hill P A and A Association invites members to its annual meeting at Wildie's Hotel on Saturday at 2 30 p.m. A committee meeting precedes it. The sixth balance sheet shows a £312 credit after £100 in improvements in 1906. Tenders are invited for a new industrial unit and parade ring enlargement ahead of the next Show. Gold medals from the last Show will be awarded to Mewars, Arthur, and Williamson.
At the Inet meeting of Goobang Shire Council a formal revolution was carried protesting the reclassification of Goobang Shire as a first lake Shire without endowments. The council says the general rate would not fund required district works.
A Friday fire at Messia Jaynne Bins home in Maine burned about 40 or 50 arren of grass country before firefighters contained the blaze. No injuries reported.
A couple of wandering workers in Calarepletion era politics advocated for the Socialist party. Critics say their talk far outpaced their experience and worth. They travel the country earning 108 a week in commissions, rather than being called to Parliament.
The executors of the late W. G. McLeish and A. K. Butter and Co offer a settlement lease known as Phornton. The property covers 2560 acres, 10 miles from Cathundral Riding, with good water supply and solid improvements. Sale occurs at the Railway Hotel Trangie on the 10th instant.
Mining updates from Mount Morgan and Peak Hill note tonnages treated at Myalla and Peak Hill during 1906, yields and values totaling £21,629 gross to shareholders. Dam reconstruction at Cadia Hill and copper prospects at Fifield are mentioned, with dividend declarations and expected company developments in 1907.
The Mackay waxworks show ran three nights with Archie Brooky and Mr McKay unable to perform on the same bill. The program ended with friendly sparring between Peale Hill's boxer. Notable wax figures included royalty and criminals, with impersonations of warders Quinlan and Brown among selections.
The Shire Engineer Mr A Gasche, formerly District Works Officer, declined the Shire Council's offer to become Shire Engineer and Clerk for Jemalong at £376 a year. Reports say nearby towns have presented more lucrative positions, and he is considering them.
The district reports wheat gathering with all teams at work carting grain. Land offers open for settlement near Tomingley, rain is needed, and railways are awaited. Local events include jury debate, a fire on the Common, new subscribers, and mining activity with modest gold yields.
Trustees of the Common held a Monday session with Aldermen Morrialaity Glualwen Davey Bakwe and Biog. Civilian Rifle Club seeks permission to build a rifle range near Kennedy's slaughter yard and is granted. Questions on stock watering charges and tar branding noted. filings to be clarified by Finance Committee.
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