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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1936
Page
1
H. A. Barraclough, Ltd. Optometrist and Opticalians, 185 George Street Sydney, announces next visit to Forbes. The firm has toured the town for over thirty years. Represented by Mr. P. A. Mowall of FLO, at the Vandenberg Hotel.
A compact notice extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a vegetable remedy for constipation. It promises regular bowels, a healthy stomach and liver, and a toned system, noting mild gentle action without gripping sensations when taken weekly.
The fragment notes The Liverpool 4 London 4 and Globe Insurance Co. Ltd inure to certain rights or policies. No further readable context or specifics are available to define the exact action, date, or party interests within this OCR segment.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a lottery question but contains stray marketing phrases about locks charms and a promise of change overnight. No clear person, organization, date, or outcome is readable to identify a winner.
Returned soldiers and Forbes residents gathered in bright sunshine to honor the Anzacs at Gallipoli, 21 years on. The event featured a morning procession, wreath laying before the Town Hall, a church service, and a post service banquet for veterans. A large crowd, including schools and community groups, observed a solemn ceremony with the Last Post and Reveille.
At a St John s Church of England gathering members agreed to boost interest with a series of socials in the Parish Hall. A dance night is set for May 7 with supper and dancing from evening into the night, as the club seeks to expand activities and member participation.
The Forbes Western Sun ceases publication while the Advocate will now publish twice weekly. Critics hail the shift as a favorable development and place the Advocate among the best papers.
Herbert Francis McGarry a 95 year old stranger faced idle and disorderly charge for insufficient means of support. Magistrate warned and granted remand to Hay with surety options of £80 or two sureties of £10 each.
The list names participants including Lily Buckley prehate Bean, Edna Read from Wile Tennis Club, Eileen Pymaont from Nelson Pare TC, Thelma Read from Hockey Association, and Joale Doria of St Laur ence Football Club. Figures 2a7z 2150 440 appear as stray data in the record.
Mrs F Ivers Ae briefly reported in the issue of Thursday, 23rd, the death occurred of Orinville on Wednesday, April 1b, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Normoagle, of Mrs F Ivers, at the age of 68 years. Deceased is survived by a grown-up family of three sons and five daughters. They are, Mesera, William Wellington, Préderick Dub hel, Leg Pathuret, and Mesdames Fr H Butthen Forbes, of Millard Ryde, J Loman Forbes, Slater Mary Cyril Bathuret, and Mrs Normoyle Granville. The funeral, which was to the Catholic portion of the Rookwood cemetery, took place on Friday, April 17.
Mr George Hand of Forbes reports the death in Sydney of Eramed a former storekeeper from Grenfell aged 49. He was a returned soldier and had been in poor health after consulting a specialist. He left a widow and one child with surviving siblings in Forbes and Lady Maith near Wagga. Remains are to be interred at Grenfell today.
Vital statistics show a quarter and month period with births totaling 60 in the latest figures, including 33 males and 27 females, 20 deaths with 12 males and 8 females, and five marriages. The first quarter of last year recorded 67 births, 11 male deaths and 4 female deaths, totaling 15, with 16 marriages.
A Forbes deputation urged funding for Forbes-Back Marsden repairs at about £6000 and requested education building money for a new boys school and domestic science block. Council discussed filtration plant, bridges, a lagoon causeway, and park works while Minister Spooner toured, promising consideration and possible straight allocations.
Ald. W Bagot and Mr A P Steel lauded Mr Spooner for his administration credited with stabilising the state and easing burdens on ratepayers through emergency relief grants. The speech highlighted his backbone, honest methods, and impact on the Lachlan district’s prospects amid global downturn, with references to Parliament meetings and regional welcome.
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