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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1926
Page
2
Church notices list Sunday events with services and times. Anzac Service led by Ret J W Bootit appears in the afternoon schedule alongside morning gatherings at Kimle and Forbes locations.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Presbyterian church service and unrelated shuffled text including names or terms like Sebo Bedigurabong and Boy Bank. The readable portion references church services but provides no clear event, date, or outcome.
A committee meeting of the Forbes Pa and Ht Association will be held in Goaneil Chamber tomorrow at 2:20 PM, where the schedule will be shown.
Classified line reads For sale strong Chea apply Moneysaver Ltd Farhew with sparse details. No clear entities beyond organizations and a place name. The item and context remain vague in the OCR snippet.
Owing to departure from Memoatienine Machiay t, a property is offered for sale. Includes two gates, tennis wheels, and other listed items. Apply to Smith c/o Mea Piety, Sherriff Street.
Invitation for brick column tendering for Camp Jl top Mtr project notes May 1 submission date. Names and firms appear in listing with locations and roles including Hunt ter Dopp and Lams OMmc Korie. Mentions restoration, department power and patent hail, with Mack's More as nearby pace for eating and viewing prices.
Community debates the Forbes Advocate slogan and its impact on local identity after a prominent banner reads Forbes First. Readers weigh tradition against marketing shifts as the publication promotes its historic role in the town.
A fragmented page item mentions Anzac Day ceremonies, a tree planting, and addresses for commemorations. It also advertises farming land in Narrandera district, a duplex project by Studemakers, and local notices including farmers and theater listings with names and places faded but indicating a community event calendar.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person and a venue with numerous errors. Key details are unreadable, leaving the date, place, and participants indeterminable.
A lengthy notice outlines Hughes family plans to clear a vast Forbes area stock in Darling Street Cowra. The sale includes bicycles sewing machines furniture and more with Gothic era wording and a note on a 100 year old preservation display. A later line mentions gun license abolition and updated law changes effective April 1.
A garbled text outlines plans for demonstrations, meetings, and a carnival week with various activities. Mentions May dates, a public show, a civic gathering, and a travel fair style program. References to officials and local groups appear amid incoherent phrases.
The article profiles Gree McGrey as the state's leading hotel owner. It notes his purchase of the Royal Hotel and plans to erect an 80-room hotel and a storage reservoir at Lake Metcalfe. Local authorities urge responsible budgeting for the enterprise and a municipal nod to oversight.
Hawke meets faced with a crowded schedule as rivals from multiple schools prepare for the finial trial. The event runs from 10 am to 6 pm with two courts in use for the juniors and seniors and two courts for the main draw. Plow Mawr Cup opens friday and invites challengers though the day will test endurance and speed.
The page braids notices on water works engineering and vehicle ads with mentions of Chevrolet models, tire safety, and prices. It weaves in names like Ted Sullivan and references to local inspections, shop chatter, and upcoming sales events among scattered figures and street names.
Fragmented weather and traffic items report on a snail train event and related delays. The text notes a weather bureau arrangement for the Sydney area and mentions the Forbes Chamber of Commerce and a railway station telephone line project.
The fragment references a chamber of commerce and a council meeting with mentions of a town and a state. Names appear tangled with garbled OCR, mentioning Forebes Yvalong Road and Furie’s hall. The text is unclear but implies a local business body preparing or announcing an event.
Report covers Town Storey Overseer and Henle Overseer notes on Orange Show events. Attendees estimate 11 000 to 13 000 with many spectators and four deep around the track. Golf notes announce upcoming matches and Mr Boothe trophy events with schedules and club preparations.
Fragmentary notes describe auctions and sales across towns with prices and dates. Mentions Wool values and various vendors including ALA nuir Moonsekeyp and Mead adyr. references to dates 28/10 and 27/7 and names such as Britney auctions and A. G. Downer.
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