Local and General Life Notes and Elections
Local item notes King Edward VII birthday and a November 17 sale date for furniture with live stock in December. It records road tenders accepted from Parkes to Peak Hill, sheep shearing yields, Labour candidate names, polling arrangements, naturalisation figures, and multiple small town anecdotes about travelers, a horse with a sleeping child, and a wheelbarrow “motor car.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Pope
King Edward VII
Tomingley
Parkes
Peak Hill
W. J. Abberton
J. L. Whitmill
Wombin
W. P. Mitchell
Wellington
Ashburnham
Timbrebongie
Secers
Meeere
Gibson Bros
Machin
J. D. MacKay
Bulgandramine
Peak Till
Mudgee
Caswell Street
Youngady
Educational Lessons At The Convent On Saturdays
Lessons on the above may be had at the Convent on Saturdays with particulars available on application.
Dairymen Introduce Weekly Van Cream Pickup Service
Between Peak Hill and Aledown a new Tuesday and Friday cream collection van now runs. Charges and full details are available from Mr. Ward or at the designated office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Aledown
Ward
Death by Own Action in gaol Henry Onion aged 38
Henry Onion, 38, a Bathuret Gaol clerk, hanged himself in his cell using braces. The report notes Onion left a letter to his sister blaming a wrongful conviction and an unfair appeal. Crick requested 58d be invested for his wife via Tattersall's sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Onion
Bathuret
Orick
Sydney
Harbor Trust
Lucy
Crick
Tattersall
Express invites correspondence from district readers
The editor of the Express requests letters from all parts of the district. Include public and social events stock transactions property sales cricket and tennis matches mining results and related items. Letters must carry the writer's name for good faith though not for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Government wire netting allotment policy clarified
A correspondent asks if the Government will sell wire netting to individuals for subdivision or cultivation. The Express states the Government will not deal directly with individuals. Nettin is apportioned to Pastures Protection Boards upon applications, with possible allocation to protect adjoining cultivated land from infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
P.P
Senators Walker Millen and Gould Seek Re election
The Senate trio Walker Millen and Gould run as anti socialist candidates aiming for re election. They are described as a branded party slate with strong party endorsement and likely to win unless opposition gains traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Millen
Gould
Walker and Co
Prevent Despondency with Stomach and Liver Tablets
An advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claims to banish despondency and sick headaches while invigorating the system. The pills are marketed as easier to take and are sold by A. W. Taylor & Co. in Peak Hill and J. W. Lees in Tomingley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A.W. Taylor & Co
Peak Hill
J. W. Lees
Tomingley
Vote for me echoed in a statesman’s cautious appeal
The piece frames a politician’s plea as bland and fair sounding yet simple in substance urging voters to support him. It notes his arguments reduce to a straightforward demand to vote for the candidate, highlighting a cautious, unselfish persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moat
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Parkes Dairy Company
W. J. Henry
F.C. Dawes
W. Roach & Co
Produce Merchants
Commission
H. Stafford
Eutchie Street
Royal Hotel
H. Crowhurst
Western Queen Flour Mills
Dalton Street
McGee & Co
W. Smith
Monumental Mason
Brisbane-st
Dubbo
R. Hornsby & Son, Lap
City Mutual Mercantile Fire Insurance Co
Suma
Jos. Jackson
R. J. Parker
Cambridge Club
J. F. Nicholas
Miners’ Exchange Hotel
Alectown
Bedawin
Edawin
D. Cox
Emir
Mithra
Farhan
Arabl
Shade
Grand Vain
Waverley
Tidelstey
Marguis
Dover
Theor
Steeltrap
Herald
Melville
Peak
W. H. Bruce
the People's Tailor
George Street Haymarket
Australia
Senate
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