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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
2
A garbled early 20th century item urges renewed caution during Easter activities. The readable fragments reference a family scene, a wife and child, and a concern over safety, with notes of a school and racing context woven into the distorted text.
Keen demand for cattle and fat stock at Forbes Fortnightly Market Tuesday as Mort and Co Ltd report sturdy yardings. The report notes strong appetite for suitable dairy and beef cattle amid rising prices, with buyers active and prices firm. Sourced details reference Goldabrough, Mort and Co and unnamed yardings, reflecting robust market conditions.
Todays notes outline Molong hosting a Sunday April 16 match with Winn cup contenders In uncertain terms Porter Miat grade footballers are soaked and ready The Jack are Geld Gap holders in a trim effort Grenfell travels to Forbes for a Brat home game next week Gren defeated Porces 18 5 at Grenfell two weeks ago with the black and white team aiming to rebound on Sunday.
Weights announced for Easter Monday Forbes races feature a long list of horses including Suna Krishna Katya Bela Jim Goldwirt Shanty Cullen Patel Brigadier Malaanu Twinkle Light Evie Daughter Laminin The entries cover numerous mares colts and stallions with weights ranging from the 60s to the 120s and names such as Beograd Red Gate Taraxala Trial Wep Yeaman Yamba Di Searrh and Royal Joke among others in a dense catalog of participants and weights. The list shows varied form terms and includes many lesser known farms and owners across the field.
Easter cricket carnival features four matches at Forbes and Parkes with two venues daily. Teams Yarkes and Dsreet compete as locals list players and officials for opening event at Sonne Sports Oval and Parkes ground schedule announced for Easter weekend.
The Forbes golfing meet on Saturday featured a field of players including Davidson, Woolley, and Praschard with notable scores. Trophy winners were Mr. and Mrs. Cann, and J Hagarsnstrueton announced a forthcoming event at Forbes Ink. An attendance full of players and victors enjoyed a pleasant afternoon.
Bedgerabong wrapped up the season last Sunday with a semi final match against St. Lawrence's Forbes for the Orland Cup. The Saints could not field, so Bedgerabong claimed the Cup by default in a modest closing of the season.
A report describes the death of a monarch linked to a fractured ring event. The scene involves a king figure named Gus and a global impact, with references to planes and a shattered world. The readable text is fragmentary but centers on a royal death tied to a cosmic or magical catastrophe.
A ceremony in Ootha and Trundle marked the opening of new churches within weeks. About 190 attendees witnessed dedication of the Berry Memorial Methodist Church in Trundle with readings, hymns, and a combined Methodist and Presbyterian service led by Rev. E.O. Clancy.
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