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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
3
Mrs C Prow announces the purchase of Pepper's Fruit and Refreshment Rooms on Rankin Street and will operate the business with up-to-date lines.
New owner announces taking over the J F Lannan butchery on Rankin Street and will continue operations with up-to-date lines of beef and mutton always on hand at moderate prices.
THE EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION OF LONDON reserves all classes of non life insurance including fire hail motor car accident workmen s compensation livestock and more. B W Bowler of Bowler Kerr at Albion Hotel Buildings is named Local Agent replacing the late officer R S.
J Sullivan and Son announce the purchase of Mr G Gillard's carrying business in Forbes and district. They pledge prompt careful service in all carrying and forwarding work and invite public patronage with satisfaction guaranteed.
We inform patrons that we have closed our Dining and Tea Room port to Meagher & Co and patrons will find better accommodation at our other adop late Mal colm's opposite the Post Office and next Albion Hotel. Our confectionary department will continue at the old address next Kevin's chon net shop with cool drinks ice creams and home made cakes and pastry at both shops.
The town prepares for the second annual Anzac Day reunion on Monday April 26 with a united memorial service in the Town Wall. Clergy, soldiers groups, and local committees arrange a procession, wreaths, and fundraising for the Soldiers’ Cot at Forbes Hospital while bands and societies marshal for street events and amusements.
A Saturday banquet celebrated F J Bledman promoted from Commercial Bank at Bogan Gate to Gutmedals branch. Local club members praised his sport support and friendship. Toasts praised Stedman and other players, as visitors from Forbes and Connemara share in the celebration.
A nostalgic verse sketch recalls a school leaving gathering where former pupils gift the departing teacher with fond farewells and songs. The piece weavingly laments the life of a teacher and the imagined joys of retirement, with playful references to youth and classroom life.
The article reports unsettled weather with alternating warmth and rain across Condobolin, hoping for long awaited rain. It notes community events at the School of Art, a near-miscalled accident involving Abr Low Lanerrie and two inspectors, and ongoing football and local civic concerns.
Mr Dave Shearer of Dubbo recounts how the weed Patterson's Curse was introduced to Australia. A South Australian squatter's wife and Mrs Gunther helped sow seed in Mudgee and surrounding areas. The plant spread via rivers and birds through the Macquarie districts, Wellington, Narromine, Trangie, and Warren, thriving in good seasons and provoking consternation among landholders.
A brief fragment notes guaranteed serges from a supplier named C Hueckland and a reference to an alec special line of Australian serge as a private work consideration. The message indicates urgency and a promise to show these goods.
The Grazier Association elected officers with I V Carter as president and P W Carter as delegate to the Forbes District Council. The Grenfell P A and H Association revised the schedule for the 1920 show and presented farewell to Mr and Mrs John Murray. A Soldiers Memorial scheme was discussed and a wing funded by public subscriptions was proposed for the Marten ity Cottage site. Also noted were local club elections and sports results.
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