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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1948
Page
4
Variety notes report a riotous act featuring twenty live monkeys from American and European theatres presented in the Forbes show at Madame Prince’s venue. The spectacle promises lively entertainment with trained simians entertaining a young audience amid the usual stagecraft and crowd energy.
The Forbes Junior Municipal Council held its first meeting at the Town Hall as part of Centenary of Education events. Public figures including Deputy Mayor Ald. Brenner and shire and education officials attended, with the Junior Mayor and Mayoress receiving silver souvenir rings. The gathering featured speeches by CW Educational Bureau leaders and Education Department representatives, along with cadets and scouts forming a guard of honor.
Spectators including Messrs C A Cash and Bro Macrina viewed a Forbes festival program of sports and physical culture. Forbes High School seniors performed vaulting and floor routines, Marist Brothers seniors excelled in vaulting, and convent girls showcased folk dancing and a school badge formation. Ambulance corps demonstrated first aid and patient transport with splints and bandages. Junior Mayor Des McKay and Maureen Gunn awarded certificates to sport winners.
The Browne Street Public School buildings hosted a “Back to School” reunion as part of Centenary Week. Old pupils, teachers, and parents gathered amid bunting and memories, touring infant and girls schools and hearing talks from educators about past and future education and the community’s role.
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