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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
21
The writer argues against the Fourth Commandment binding Christians and defends freedom to esteem any day as sacred. He cites Galatians and Romans, saying both Jewish and Gentile days may be honored, and that liberty in days exists under the New Covenant. The author personally esteems all days equally.
A letter from A. Grant at Warge Rock P.O. argues both sides claim protection from divine authority in disputes over Sabbath keeping and the Old Covenant. He cites Acts 15 23 29 Hebrews 8 8 13 Galatians Colossians urging not to let others judge about meats drink feast days or new moons.
Mr D McDonald a farmer at Linton Victoria dropped his whip from his wagon and found it on a nugget of pure gold weighing about 12 ounces valued at about £50. This is the second nugget found on the roads in three months.
James Seakey, aged 76, won a 14 ounce slug at Taraguila last week. He arrived on Christmas day and chose a 42 by 12 foot claim, working two thirds of it to an average depth of three feet. The slug is his first color and will yield about 30a weekly for his mining venture.
A six year old boy of Mr John Aldridge near Gilgandra escaped drowning last week after losing a bucket into an open well. He grabbed the rope and clung to it, then slid from the rope into the bucket at the surface and was rescued unharmed.
A retrospective on fifty years of NSW development from 1856 to 1906. Population rose from 369,660 to 1,530,984. schools grew from 564 to 3,737 with 266,005 pupils. railways expanded from 23 miles to 9,390 miles. Exports climbed from 1,303,070 to 14,186,569 pounds. cultivated acreage and farmed area increased. sheep numbers surged. butter and cheese production rose. National debt jumped from 2,158,700 to 85,641,734 pounds despite the gains.
Readers urged to seek eye testing by C F Stromens as a remedy for headaches and strain. The notice promotes improved reading comfort and eye health.
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