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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1926
Page
6
An article exhorts readers to choose Brandy as nature’s restorative for fatigue and ill feeling. It argues Brandy is pure while medicine is impure, praising Chateau Tanunda as the simple, effective remedy.
Parkes hosts hostel closures due to lack of support and adverts the Boys Hostel for sale. Local boxing match planned for next month between Digger Hill and Claude Mazoudier for £160 purse. Matron Taylor arrives to take charge at Parkes District Hospital. various community events and staff changes noted. A motor crash narrowly avoids tragedy in Welcome Street. repairs and investigations follow.
A Parkes Jockey Club committee at the Exchange Hotel drafted a £210 winter meeting programme for May 25 and 26, with listed handicaps across two days. The meeting plan includes Maiden, Flying, Winter, and other handicaps for various distances. The Parkes Rugby Football League held its annual meeting noting a year start with £1 19s 8d and end balance of £40 4s 8d, with £40 reserved in the Government Savings Bank for interest payments on park improvements. The report details gate returns, insurance payments for injured players, and expenditures for medals, transport, officials, printing, and a £20 4s 0d hospital donation. A condolence letter was to be sent to Mr. G W Brownhill on his wife’s death.
Weather reports ideal conditions for ploughing with drying roots and farmers hopeful for continued fine weather. Me Meadowbank sale completed with Me W Stewart selling to Mr Larkins of Trondle. Personal notes include Mish B E Simmonds returning from Manly and Thirroul, Miss Dasley visiting Pretoria, and Miss Muriel Constable starting junior clerk duties at Jemalong Shire Council.
An advertisement promotes Dr Maurier Skin Food and Maurette toilet lotion from Dr Du Maurier Laboratory Melbourne. It claims skin softening, wrinkle bloom restoration, hair growth prevention and protection from wind burn and sunburn. Available via Washington H Soul, Pattinson & Co, 110 Pitt Street New South Wales.
New saddlery and collar making business Miller and McKay opened in Hugo's Buildings Lachlan Street opposite Meagher's full stocks of saddlery collars and repairs offered by skilled tradesmen at its new premises.
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