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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
1
Casual comments recount the Dunbar wreck at Watsons Bay and the Gap, noting the exact site remains unknown to many. The piece blends travel anecdotes, submarine warfare verse, railway shock commentary, and salon chatter on bowling and bookmakers amid a lively era tone.
In Forbes Court on Tuesday, Thomas Doyle of Yuma sues Michael Laurence Doyle for return of a wool-press and two iron tanks valued at £18. Testimony shows the items have been on the shed for years. judge orders return or payment of £44 plus £2 2s 6d costs.
The text claims Egypt is a Beltish protectorate with a native ruler but foreign protection, noting a protected area square miles and a population around 11 percent Moslems, with literacy about 86 per thousand males and three in a thousand females. It also mentions Turkey’s nominal suzerainty and an annual tribute of £700,000.
Fragmentary text describes a British worker and a bookbinder figure, noting champagne cigars and turkey as stimulants and a reluctant brace for life efforts. It hints at a united bookseller effort and a vanished prospect of arrival tied to a group called the Boceyfinkers Union amid wealth party politics.
A period timetable lists Sunday routes from Parkes to Sydney and Melbourne via Bathurst Young Cowra Molong Cookamidgera Parkes Tichborne Daroobalgte Goolagong Naima and Tomaobil with late fees. Monday adds Eugowra and a chain of stops including Condobolin Newland Bedgerdong MPhillamy Hall Tawlin Jemalong and Porter's. Tuesday details many stops with late fees.
The piece notes indignation over volunteers for the Imperial front traveling as second class passengers while male recruits go first class. It admires Sister Julie who stayed in a French town to nurse the wounded, and recounts reactions of French soldiers. It also mentions warnings about frauds in Sydney, a Belgian fund parade by Whileth's Circus, and fashion shifts in England with emphasis on neatness, grace, and practical footwear.
A fragmentary dialogue style page notes reflections on debt and self improvement, with banter among hosts guests and passersby. It weaves comic exchanges about money vanity and social norms, mentioning a couple named Knage and stories about a rich uncle and aunt, and a reviewer’s eye on art and fashion.
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