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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1948
Page
12
Edgell's Cowra Cannery processes tomatoes and juice and puree lines. An average 2900 to 2500 canes daily. about 30000 cons of juice being canned daily. Peak harvest over, few tomatoes arriving from growers. Beans crop also strong. cannery preparing for frost protection.
Curine notes that a Christmas Eve carnival raised 200 pounds for Forbes district Hospital, surpassing last year’s takings, while wheat delivery to Forbes silo lagged and wool markets eyed January reopenings in Sydney. The column touches on local folklore, mining notes, and an Armidale tombs feature, ending with a verse about a departed bushranger.
At the Forbes District Ambulance monthly meeting Mr Hay Calledt presided with members Cobb Morris Breen Brenner Mec Dougall Astley and A J Wheeler present. Discussion covered Worker’s Compensation policy inclusion for bearers, timetable display plans for the Post Office omnibus service, overhaul delays on the Mercury Waggon, subscription totals, mileage and hours logged, tender win for two show drink stalls, and preparations for uniforms and a honey fundraiser draw.
Opposition leader Meruies criticized the Parliamentary Committee of inquiry in a Monday broadcast over Mulcahy allegations against Mr. Mulcahy, Labor, O.8.W., as the report was discussed.
Auction report from Forbes shows a Tuesday sale on April 13 with heavy withdrawals due to Monday’s weather. Prices remained strong for prime lambs and sheep though plain sorts softened, with buyers from Sydney Parkes and Forbes and local butchers competing on limited pens.
A vintage guide suggests using ripe bananas in many ways from banana bread and ice cream to nut and peanut butter spreads. It also offers ideas for melon such as adding to green salad or gelatin, and even mashing honeydew with lime ice.
The report notes improved access to sugar as land strikes ease and transport lines restart. Queensland officials, led by Premier Banion, press for trains to handle the rising demand and speed up distribution of the vital commodity.
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