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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
4
A royal patient was admitted to the Royal Institution as the empire faces wartime hardships. The event involved the emergency staffing of the hospital with doctors and nurses to support needy civilians during the famine period.
Correspondent reports space floods along the North Hill waterfront near Lake Forbes. Water rose rapidly, flooding walls near King George V Memorial Park and inundating streets and yards. Residents evacuated, with homes in the area affected as authorities assess damage and plan flood response.
A chaotic report describes an air drop gone wrong with a damaged Avro plane near Vychan and Portesh. The incident left several people injured and the responders working to manage the fire and evacuate affected areas.
Fragmentary text references a court matter involving a person named Mr R Wetman and a promise. details are garbled and only partial names and phrases survive.
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