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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
4
Acting Commonwealth Treasurers announce the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd will receive applications for subscriptions to the Sixth War Loan and to consider advances. Details available at branches.
The Australian Bank of Commerce Limited announces on 7th March a prepared letter of applications for subscriptions to the Sixth War Loans and to consider applications for advances at all branches. Sydney Branch Manager notes procedural details and contact points.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and places with garbled titles and dates. It references a February event and various proper nouns that are unclear or corrupted, offering minimal coherent facts beyond partial names and a street context.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference St Helier’s in Orange and Bathural TRISCUMAB, naming Miss 1M Tol Hurst, a former assistant at a church and Melbourne school, plus Rochampton Grammar School and others. Details are incomplete and garbled, with mixed names and positions.
A brief note presents unclear text about an individual or place with fragmented words. The readable parts mention a person and possible identifiers but lack coherent context or verifiable facts.
Fragmentary lines reference a district and figures like Forbes of Tueway and a miner of ease. The text is garbled and lacks a coherent event or outcome to report with confidence.
Fragmentary OCR yields a confused item mentioning dentist Richardson and figures named Rankin Stren, with references to a visit schedule and a Monday event. The readable bits hint at a local meeting or notice but lack clear actions or outcomes.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a quirky title with names and phrases. The readable parts mention quail and performances tied to places and people. The passage is garbled, but hints at a historic or local event with several named figures.
A local event highlights Red Cross Day with a series of activities and sales on a weekday. Volunteers promote charitable giving and reflect on community support while noting plans for continuing outreach.
Fragmentary text references individuals such as Mr Wittunt Low and Mr Meth Coram and events around Taronga Park. The garbled lines mention cricket, prizes, and a bride and groom with various names, places, and times, but specifics are obscured making a coherent report impossible.
The list shows jockey and horse entries for Forbes races at Hendley and Wedmonday. Notable names include Kitty Burke Sir Neville Imagination and Kenworth with multiple horses such as Red Velvet Gredin and Ned Fury. The entries cover trials, handicaps and removals across two days with various combinations of horses and riders.
Sir Douglas Haig reports a German machine gun post near Hebuterne is captured with prisoners. German losses mount as roads hinder troop movement, while Franco-British forces prepare to strike. A Moscow conference tightens future Brest Litovsk peace terms and restricts foreign defence coordination in Russia.
The bowling section lists doubles handicap results with teams such as Baxter ai, Green, Arnas, and Hamivoy, showing scores and forfeits for Weaver and Larry Maller. Other matches include Dunn, Thomson, Rerone, and K. Kevin with various partner lineups, plus Detwney and McAtry and Mullenty events.
Sydney reports the House of Representatives backing victory posture and negotiating peace while voting on industrial peace measures. A motion condemning perjury differences passes, and the Senate carries a royal motion as MPs sing the National Anthem. Funding for interned enemy aliens totals £787,000 to December. Wheat sowing urged amid freight shortages, government finance urged for farmers. Arthur Oldring death sentence case set for Monday week. A Wentworth Falls accident blocks a train after a sleeper obstruction is found.
J C Anderson Station and Parivenon Tradesmen Arm engages in quartli ty renderings, inventories, auditing and general accounting, with income tax returns prepared.
The notice announces a May examination for clerk qualification for municipal or shire offices in Sydney. Candidates must meet submission terms and may be allowed work exemptions. The document cites a government department in Sydney and provides dates and procedural details.
Official opening events mark Forbes stock line with Hon Wier and other officials attending a luncheon at Olympic Metire. A 12 noon ceremony and a 7:30 pm program follow with a weekly Friday public windindly session led by Rev. FT and attendance noted.
Ambiguous OCR fragment lists a nursery name and related items. Mentions Miss D Pink, The Reliable Nursery, Parkes, and nursery services with seeds wreaths and pots. No clear event or outcome.
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