Peak Hill Echoes from January 26 1906
Local wheat prices quoted 28 9d to 2s 10d for prime samples. Birthrate in New South Wales reaches high since 1893. Bush fires hit Forbes Condobolin districts. Grenfell considers 14 000 acres of wheat on halves. Lily Barnes death by self poisoning at Sydney. Rabbits number rising in wire netted tanks. Foreword on flood ashore and coal. Ballot papers dispatched for P A and H Committee election. Fire devastates Central districts. telegraph line burned. Post Office money orders new charges February 1. Rabbits, wheat, and cattle losses tied to fires. Sir William Lyne hints election fiscal focus. Local farms burnouts and relief efforts noted. Fire threatens Peak Hill roads and properties. Dale gifts and stock movements entice farmers. Copyright notes and lease updates for Peak Hill district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.S.W
Forbes
Condobolin
Grenfell
Sydney
Lily Barnes
Jacob Hull
Mears
E. W. Venables and Co
Parkes
J. Grimmett
Bolid
Taylor & Co
Bogan Gate
Mossie
H. L. DeLacy
Clarrie Stephens
Houghton
Gundagai
AJ.8
A.J
Orange
T. Laing
West Kempsey
Reid
Waverley
P. A. and
Budgerabong
MuKensey
Richards
Peak Hill
Bega
J. Keenan
Parish Albert
Carruthers
Messrs
Messrs. Coomber
Baker
Melbourne
New South Wales Treasury
Palmer and Son
Myalle
Adelaide
Farley
Meyer
T. Rice
Shean
William Lyne
Dalty
Goldsbrough
Mort
Harrison
Jones
Devlin
Ingoldby
Crown
Coolie
Culesin
Frankstown
Vic
Ladysmith
C. W. Barnett
P Hill
E. J. Forey
Forbes Truxs
Eden George
M.L.A
And
J. Madden
F. J. Martel
County
Kennedy
Aris Albert
H. Fishpool
Henry Fishpool
Geo. Fishpool
Pariah Beaconsfield
James Hocking
Narsoming
Mingelo
District Fire Burns Grassland and Sale Highlights
A bush fire swept through Mingelo toward Kadina burning hundreds of acres for W Melville Sorenson and T Stanford with T Stanford saving stock. Grimmett sale drew crowds with mares to £28 and harvesters at £55 and £48 while a draught stallion sold at £70. Weather marked the week with 110 in shade and Waterford fire reflections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Barber
Mingelo
Kadina
J. Grimmett
W. Melville
Sorenson
T. Stanford
Messrs. Pearce
Williaught
Massey- Harris Harvester
Bourke
Cobar
Waterford
Sydney
Carruthers
T. Sanderson
Prince Charlie
Weather, railway hopes, and local notes in Tomingley
The week brings trying weather for people and animals as domestic water runs scarce. M L A Eden George visits constituents, plans for a Peak Hill Narromine railway stay hopeful. Mining quiet, property owners fear bush fires, and candidates are named for Peak Hill P A and H Committee. Duduring March rumors hint at dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden George
M.L.A
Peak Hill
George
Joseph
A. J. May
Queensland
Annes
Coradgery Ore Teams Report Progress at Cockle Creek
Coradgery. Wilson and Party have bagged 6 tons and plan sending 15 more to Cockle Creek for treatment. Quinn and Party stoping at 30 ft with 3 tons of stone at yeast. Taylor and Schofield are 48 ft down on Parkes Road shaft awaiting reef at about 55 to 60 ft. Brodie and Party bag 6 tons for Cockle Creek at an estimated 20oa per wu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Wilson
Cockle Creek
Quinn
Party
Taylor
Schofield
Parkes Road
Brodie
Bogan Gate Fire Ravages Burrawang and Monomie Yards
A major blaze at Burrawang on Saturday evening spread from Monomie Yards and Jemalong Station, fanned by a southerly gate. The fires joined at Monomie Yards, burning through the area to the river and driving settlers from homes. Damages reach thousands of pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrawang
Monomie Yards
Jemalong
Bogan Gate
Parkes Hospital Cost and Town News
The new hospital building cost about £2700. Peter Welsh, a long-time Parkes resident, died at the hospital on Tuesday. Horace Grimmett will preach a farewell sermon at the Methodist Church on Sunday night before leaving for Queensland with his father. Miss Ethel Liggins, a former Parkes Public School pupil, won several pews in the Birmingham England College scheme, including the Mayor’s prize for three years and the Kirkpatrick Scholarship. Saturday was the hottest day of the year with a 112 degree thermometer reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkes
Peter Welsh
Horace Grimmett
Farwell
Queensland
Ethel Liggins
Birmingam
England
Kirkpatrick
Narromine Association Plans Show and Secretary Post
Narromine notes show the P and A Association will hold a show after Dubbo and invite applications for a secretary at £30 per year. Special prizes total £60. Cricketer H E Allman plans a holiday ending in marriage. A fire at Wm Jeffery’s farm destroyed sheds, machinery, and wheat. Road tenders invited for Narromine via Blackwater Boggy Plain with recent grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Frreu
Dubbo
H. E. Allman
Wm. Jeffery
Jeffery
Narromino
Blackwater
Trangie Prepares Two Day Meeting and Local News
The Trangie Amateur Turf Club schedules a March 21 22 meeting with ten events and total prize money of £126 with a 24 percent nomination fee. Local dies Mrs Beauchamp aged 95. J Noonan of Line View sends off a blood colt. A new bakery opens as mining news hints at Dandaloo district progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trangie Amateur Turf Club
Trangie
Dandaloo
Peak Hill Labor League Holds Annual Meeting
The Peak Hill Political Labor League met at McAuliffe's Hotel on Thursday evening. D. McAuliffe chaired. The balance sheet was adopted and officers were reelected for the year. Q. Hobson resigned as Secretary and Treasurer, to be replaced by W. H. Frazer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill Political Labor League
McAuliffe
D. McAuliffe
Q. Hobson
Queensland
W. H. Frazer
Unclear Quote on Marital Peace and Honor
A reflective remark questions a woman giving part of herself to a husband for peace of mind. It frames noble failure as preferable to dishonorable success, contrasting virtue and outcome in marriage.
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District News
Alectown
Tomingley
Coradgery
Labor League
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