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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1945
Page
5
Annual Red Cross Ball at Nelson Park Lyons Courts opens next Sunday afternoon. Community notices list OPPORTUNITY SHOP Presbyterian Women's Guild events and local sales and bids, with multiple WANTED ads for cottage rentals, motor cars, prams, and various goods.
A service is announced for 3 pm conducted by Pastor A T Davidson. Details such as location and date are not provided in the readable text.
Tenders invited to complete repairs and fencing at Forbes Rifle Range with a return by 12 trials on 6 May for the undersigned. Details from AR Palmer Captain O O D Coy 7th Bo VOC. Lowest tender not guaranteed acceptance. Also notes local church services at Forbes and poultry offers from Adastra Hatchery in Sydney with immediate delivery.
The report notes large sheep losses in Australia due to drought, reduced wool and fat stock yields, and delays in shearing. Queensland and New South Wales see significant declines in receipts and production, with an estimated 400,000 bale drop seasonally and prices affected by timing and labor issues. Future stock and price effects hinge on drought duration, shearing capacity, and market absorption.
A united service will be held at the Methodist Church on Sunday at 7:30. Aimee Week leads the Gun Prencisce Conference and Returned Soldiers and VDC are invited along with Baptist Church Literary Institute members. A Sunday School at 10:30 am and a Prayer Meeting on Wednesday are noted.
Parish records show parishioners remanded under Bishop in Bathurst for a service at St John s Church Forbes. The event is set for Wednesday in May at 4 pm in the parish hall.
Cash buyer seeks property with one acre or more for about seven hundred pounds. Send full particulars to Australian Wool Brokers & Produce Co Ltd Kiocking Property Agents Forbes. Lutheran Church Sunday April 2nd service 10 45 am Rev C V Scrermann Australorp White Leghorn cross bred chicks available due to high demand. early booking essential.
The Hospital Board met a night earlier than scheduled after receiving notice from Public Health that the grant for building new cores quarters would rise from £10,000 to £20,000. Directors debated design options, quotes from local firms, and manpower before deciding to seek a second quote and defer final action until the next meeting. Donations, finances, and staff shortages were reviewed, with improvements to isolation ward power installations noted.
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