Tea Meeting Draws Large Turnout at Peak Hill Methodist
Peak Hill residents packed the Masonic Hall on Wednesday night for a tea event linked to the Methodist Church. About 230 people sat to tea as volunteers from several denominations provided and served the meals, with tables filled from 5:30 until 7:30.
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Peak Hill
Methodist Church
Masonic Hall
Rodda
M. Schmidt
L. Oxley
G. Hull
Mesars
Sedgwick
Houghton
Hubbard
Tea Meeting and Service of Song Opens with Moultons Sparks
The Tea Meeting and Service of Song featured Rev J Egan Moulton and Mrs Moulton from Parkes. Choir led by Mr J Polgrase performed hymns from Uncle Tom's Cabin to a packed audience. Profits and collections totaled about £27 after expenses.
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J. Egan Moulton
Moulton
Parkes
M. Jenner
C. J. Morris
M. Brayne
I. Schmidt
E Townsend
M Heather
L. Peaberthy
T. Williams
N. Farquharson
D. Frazer
L. Weller
L. L. Bird
Mieses M. Jenner
Weller
Bird
Mr. Morris
Morris
Untidy Washingtontor: Totterham magistrate hears odd remonstrance
A man told a Totterham magistrate his mother in law was too lazy to die. The report mixes odd local whimsy with scattered rural notes including cattle and farming curios.
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Totterham
Eng
Okla
U.S.A
Canada
New York
Zends
Stakles
First Blow Horse Medicine Mischief
A farmer seeks veterinary help for a horse. The vet prescribes powder and a tube to administer it. After trying, the farmer reports the horse blew first, prompting the vet to reveal a crucial misstep in delivery.
First Australian coal discovery by convicts on voyage
A historical note recalls that in March 1791 a boat crew of Sydney Cove escapees led by William Bryan sailed north along the coast in an open boat. They stopped at several harbors and found rich coal near Port Jackson, marking the first discovery of coal in Australia at Coal River—now the Hunter River.
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Australia
Sydney Cove
Edward Stock
William Bryan
Imor
Tench Tella
Port Jackson
Coal River
Hunter River
Infant survives fall from speeding Victorian train
A four year old girl fell from a train at full speed but escaped unharmed. John M Ginty, a 50 year old boundary rider at Killarney Station near Narrabri, died from lockjaw due to blood poisoning after skinning a diseased sheep. Mr W Aldis of Katoomba found a prize hen dead and a brown snake eighteen inches long in its crop.
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John M’ginty
Killarney
Narrabri
W. Aldis
Katoomba
Constipation's Root Cure Bile Beans Endorsed
A promotional letter extols Bile Beans as the root cure for constipation and related ailments. It cites Dr. Constipalimn and a testimonial from Nurse Baldwin of Bourke Street Col loomooloo Sydney, claiming liver sluggishness, debility, and long-term health improvements after using the product. Prices listed as Is. Id. or 2s. Od. for large family size.
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Baldwin
Bourke Street
Colloomooloo
Bydney
Earth
Breach of Promise Case in Melbourne Court
Betsy Baldwin a 60 year old midwife sues Joshua Dickeson a 65 year old farmer for breach of promise and £1000 damages. Dickeson admitted the fee and breach claiming plans to marry on November 4, gave £30 to the plaintiff and faced anonymous warnings. He confesses gambling on women and mentions a large family opposition. The trial reveals a history of matrimonial agency visits and mock betrothals.
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Melbourne
Betsy Baldwin
Joshua Dickeson
Peeeneer
Martha
Eden Photo Studios Portraits Offer Bargain Prices
In Sydney, Eden Photo Studios offers Artist Proofs at 20s per dozen and pale 12 x 10 portraits at low prices with cabinets 7s 6d per dozen. If unable to visit, send a portrait to be enlarged for inspection at George Street, Sydney.
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Sydney
Eden Photo Studios
Eden Photo
George-street
Sydney News in Focus With Varied Local Items
Wuear selling in Sydney at 4s to 4s ld per bushel. Skating handicaps gain popularity this winter. P OC Close of Lands Commission ill in Goulburn. Fallon estate valued at £22,950. Parliament prorogued until June 14 and meeting expected June 18. Fremantle tramway crash leaves one dead. Eva Millen dies from gas in Paddington. Trotting amendments likely when Parliament meets. Labor market buoyed by repatriates and emigrants. Body of Ernest Lincoln found in Yarra. Barren Jack reservoir works to begin in spring. McKenzie vs Grace Bros. verdict: £200 damages. Hutton found guilty of abducting a girl. two years’ imprisonment. 1,030 new settlers take up 575,252 acres Crown Lands original holdings. 1,233 select 309,123 acres additional holdings. Salvation Army starts Anti-death by own action Bureau in Sydney. Crick case before Full Court. Billy Melville set to contest Middle Harbor seat. Savings Bank Loan limits clarified up to £25,000 with security rules.
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Wuear
Sydney
P. OC. Close
Lands Commission Fame
Goulburn
Patrick Edward Fallon
Albury
Rawson
N.8
McKenzie—Grace
Fremantle
Eva Millen
Paddington
Ernest Lincoln
London
Geelong
Yarra
Barren Jack
C. Towns
W. Webb
Parramatta River
McKensie
Grace Bros
William Ernest Hutton
North Sydney
Salvation Army
William Patrick Crick
G. H. Reid
K.C
Crick
Billy" Melville
Tom Brown
Barney " Wise
Middle Harbor
New South Wales
Melville
Billy " Melville
N.S.W. Savings Bank
Savings Bank
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Service of Song
Sydney Siftings
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