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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1945
Page
3
The Returned Soldiers' League announces its monthly branch meeting in C. W. A. Rooms on Saturday in April 1945 at 7 pm. A general business session will precede a canteen social. E. H. Hastings is the honorary secretary.
The notice outlines April 25 commemorations with a 6:40 am morning service at the cenotaph after a parade from the Commonwealth Bank, an 11 am wreath laying, and a combined service at Town Hall. It invites Women’s Services, WIC members, Bay Scouts, Girl Guides, Brownies, and Junior Red Cross to join.
Jemalong Shire invites the public to a councillor meeting and a Friday audition at the Forbes parish hall. Talent scout MAR CLIFFORD ARNOLD will be in Forbes for a radio programme auditioning service personnel and civilians. Public invited to attend.
The Walter Conservation and Irrigation Commission plans five year licences under Part 1 of the Water Act 1912 for three pump projects on Lachlan and Merri rivers in Jemalong, Ash Hunn and Gipps counties. Licences require measurement devices and may be appealed within 28 days. Tender notices for renovations and police facilities follow.
April meeting of Jemalong Shire Council discussed reform proposals in response to a letter from Porbes and District Arbitration. Reports covered council finances, grants, road works, tenders, and forthcoming works including electrification and depot plans.
A reader letter discusses the looming shearers strike and arbitration in the past, noting unionists versus non militant workers. It compares weekly pay rises for station hands with lower gains for shearers, arguing the strike risk is tied to wage pressures and the arbitration process.
Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Co report wool appraisals restarting in Sydney on Mileet but arrivals into store are very slow due to adverse season. Catalogue for preliminary appraisal set Wednesday with lines incomplete. Growers seek higher equalization dividends, while prices likely dip from last season. An item notes an impounded government rail wagon at Porbes for sale on May 20.
Drenches for sheep and pigs are described with references to automated syringes and arsenic based preparations. The fragment mentions labeled brands and handling notes, indicating veterinary usage and plant preparations.
Local agents Moore Brooke and Co warn that persons removing firewood or preparing on Wandary will be prosecuted. Manager for stationery letter headings envelopes tags statement forms etc The Advocate.
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