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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1924
Page
1
A historic hotel changeover sees the leading commercial house arch taken over by new management. The move promises improved comfort and convenience for patrons, with emphasis on hospitality standards and welcome labeling.
The closing times with arrivals for Forbes Post Office mail services list trains to Sydney and several districts. Private bags and schedules include Condobolin Newlands and more, with multiple stations and varying days of service and arrival times.
An advertisement for photography services at Eden Studios George Street Sydney offering portrait packages. The text mentions dainty booklets, a colored wedallion and a price of 17/6 for a photographed portrait.
A fragmented notice details engineering services including steam gas and suction gas repairs. It mentions Ledt Box G2 and Forbes, with unclear sponsors or contact points. The readable elements identify a repair focus and a location tied to Forbes Punns. The text is garbled but centers on technical repairs and a business address.
A. H. Williams and Co funeral directors advertise in Forbes offering joinery and timber works at Cross Street. The notice mentions modern motor funerals and personal conduct in town, with repairs and restorations for furniture and related services.
A fragmented OCR item lists various machinery and engine firms including Lister and Fairbanks, Gay’s Machinery, Oil and Suction Guy Engines, Pain City Tractors, Alstom, Southern Cross and Met, Lory Windmine, Dwyers’ Saintes, and Schumacher Wheat Graders. It reads as a historical catalog of suppliers and equipment names without coherent narrative.
A notice offers £20 reward for information leading to the recovery of a brand marked for a horse and cattle, with references to WANDARY and Tarram Horse and Cattle Brand. Named individuals Walter Mr. Steft and Forbes appear in the text alongside routing and conveyance details.
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