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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
6
Fragmented OCR notes describe a district event with mentions of dry weather, green funds, a Hermidile venue, and a concert program including songs and recitations. The text notes a successful concert, a later dance, attendance, a raffle, and proceeds around four pounds, with various performers named in a garbled list.
Residents report mild days and clear nights with signs of spring. Roads and drifts ease while local businesses prepare for events and gatherings, including pets, markets, and community meetings.
A Beluvian relief drive raised £43 with half directed to purchase a kitchen for famine relief and the Red Cross Fund. A juvenile league fortnightly concert is planned for Thursday, 22h, in the local hall with front seats at a- shillings, featuring Mr Teeust and others. Collectors continue for the relief fund, with a street collection in Mr Keais’s office on May 1.
A vivid fragment describes a social gathering at Tom's Lagoon with dancing and a public shooting event. Miss Mary Brown hosts friends at her residence on Orangesroad, with lively dancing until about 10 pm and later refreshments. The piece notes Miss Brown's popularity and mentions future plans for Mr W and marriage happiness. The extract references the “Tom's Lagoon Public Shoot” and remarks on the unexpected death of a local figure, Str Golding, with neighbors expressing sorrow and respect.
A town society gathered at its hall on Friday to decide the date for an upcoming show and prize money distribution. Due to weather, the committee postponed decisions, with notices of resignations and new officer elections, and plans for a May event and a concert and lecture at the School of Arts.
A marginally legible diary style account recalls a fraternity contingent marching through rain and heat at a camp. The writer notes showers and sun, critiques timing, and describes a long march with unusual weather and improvised camp actions. The piece mixes vivid imagery with fragmented fragments of names and places.
Fragmentary OCR text from a public notice or listing includes scattered names and times such as Maar Brerston and Ranbir Meeting with unclear dates. The readable items suggest a schedule or roster fragment with references to locations and times, but the details are garbled. The piece appears to be an incomplete notice or timetable fragment from a local paper.
A fragment from a church notice lists ministers and attendees with unclear names and remarks. It references Easy Rev Joly and Ruwawed Tajum Me Y Bacon in a partial schedule likely for a Sunday service at Forbes 1b S070 Dinh Rue.
Report of the death of Master Melvin Kent son of Mr Albert Kant. Various local notes describe weather frost, winter conditions, and social events. Mentions of residents, visits, marriages and community happenings appear with scattered names and places.
In Goolagong the harvest mood shifts with sowing near completion amid mild weather and few frosts. Local events include a new tents club formation and the ceremony postponements, with community leaders and clergy discussing plans for the town’s development and youth activities. Foxes, pest relief, and livestock care feature in rural concerns as residents note local improvements and ongoing projects.
Fragmented OCR article from Bedgerabong reports unsettled winter months and drought fears alongside crop prospects. It mentions wartime operations, local clergy mentions, parochial council figures, and a community gathering with various names and duties referenced in a scattered style.
A damaged clipping cites Wragoe predicting Australian climate shifts from 1910s onward, with lower rainfall mid period and higher later, noting misrepresentation by Australian country press. It warns of extended droughts or wet spells and references planetary alignments and lunar influence affecting rainfall. The text specifies dates through 1930 to 1920 and claims calculations are incomplete.
A report on widespread drought effects across the western region cites Mr Fisher noting reduced rainfall and sparing moisture. The article discusses recent rains, pasture conditions, and price expectations as farmers face higher costs and potential crop losses in New South Wales and surrounding areas.
J Kelly notifies residents that he has taken over Union Hotel Trundle and plans a thorough reopening. The property will feature a first class house, complete with conveniences, commercial and dining rooms, attentive service for country patrons, yard, and comfortable fittings.
Notice from THOS J. MARTIN states Lowing and Co at Bogan Gate will continue trading under the old name. The public support of Bogan Gate and surrounding district is acknowledged and correspondence is invited.
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