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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
4
A distorted OCR fragment from The Forbes Advocate presents an advertisement section with unclear headings and names. It references early notices and generic advert copy, mentioning a point of ape no advertising and various misread terms. The legible content is sparse and lacks coherent events or persons.
A garbled OCR fragment reports personal matters about Grainger and Nina with references to police at Forno and a New South Wales inspector from Nusit stalion in Sydney. It mentions a contractor run over by a train at Rooty Hill station and various hospital and military notes, ending with scattered names and places including Lewisham and Armidale.
Trooper Tampe White narrates a chaotic night near Cairn describing hospital misdirection and a nurse’s frantic searches. The tale recounts a soldier’s escape from a train, a mistaken disappearance, a hospital struggle, and a stray walk back to camp after a week’s pay.
Fragmentary text describes hires and a party with distances and a guide. Names appear garbled and may refer to people or groups. Unable to determine specific entities or events from the fragment.
Rob ert Mopinson & Co for consignments with Forbes representative A F Grooper and Parkes representative Mr W T Kelty list Trogan Gitte Thos Jo Martin & Co as parties involved. Widespread consignments and wagon fleet mentioned with multiple names and locations in a damaged OCR text.
A garbled local note references Naypaats and Sanjay amid a week’s events at the publication site. Details are unclear, but a lead names a collaborative effort tied to a forthcoming April action.
A disjointed OCR fragment reports a broken leg involving a man named Jare Turmen at an unclear location. The text references arson, a bus halt, and a Sunday site, but specific places, dates, and coherent details are not readable.
A motor and sulky collision occurred Wednesday afternoon on a road near Parkes. The horse named My poe Galdart driven by Abe feavion was involved with multiple injuries reported and a passerby named Stee Ravyget Oriel witnessed the event. Rescue services and local authorities attended the scene and investigated the incident.
Fragmentary text references many names and terms, including places and groups, but content is garbled. It appears to summarize a historical discussion or roster with multiple individuals and affiliations, yet readability is too poor to extract a coherent event or outcome.
Sir the appeal now being made to farmers of N W Yor thy calls for support of a Wheat Defence Fund. The writer notes a potential two year disposal horizon and urges all producers to back the plan regardless of politics or color. The letter praises the Partners and Letters Association for offering an auditing arm to protect farmers while ensuring fair distribution of profits from the pool.
Fragmented OCR shows a list of names and items connected to Forbes hospital records or a related institution. The text mentions individuals such as Heauley, Grier, Edwards, Roly, Wy Nake, Andrews, Redan, Martin Kelly, Tedee, Brow, Halton, Webb, Thomas Smill, and Kepnery, with scattered numbers and references to roles or actions.
Latest figures reveal wheat stacked by railway stations with Forbes and Forbes Inst Werk leading in losses. Hatnay and Poehen report sharp increases while total wheat stacked statewide surpasses prior reports.
Reports from Sydney and Paris describe chaotic wartime scenes as German and French forces clash. German columns advance toward French trenches but are repulsed by a vigorous French counterattack. Claims estimate German losses around 11,000 over three days.
War dispatches from Me Warner Allen report Allied communiques on German offensives near Limkstal and Salonen, with heavy artillery duels and advances. Italian and Turkish updates claim gains and losses, while Britain and Canada debate wartime support and compensation. Australia pledges sacrifice and conscription, and calls for united effort to defeat the enemy.
J Fowler, chemist, Ravkio Trent, offers Formorge nyo for wheat preservation using Formualin and formaldehyde. A 1043 gallon water mix is proposed with 18 hours total treatment, then heating and brief exposure. Quotations requested from Parke, Divi and Ca offices. Formaldehyde reportedly destroys jute and barley as stated.
The notice lists steamers leaving Bydany foe Rasme dam in the Baer Canal carrying letters for soldiers. Letters must be posted at Porbys two days before vessel sailing. Royal Mail movements include Sydney departures with towns and dates: Oneal April 24, Kawbaar April 29, Karmata May 18, Onortey May 20, Mores May 25.
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