Ape Lost Weeks Bottle Drive Exceeds Hopes
Forbes Apex Club service director Jack Maher reports the bottle drive by Last Sadude and Sunday was highly successful. About 200 doves Lotthes Jara were collected, with rare glassware donated to the club. He thanks the public for cooperation and notes some homes may have been missed. Please leave any LUennbed battles at Leaney's engineering works or Mater Bre stock food milt on North Hill.
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Forbes Apex Club
Jack Maher
Maher
Leaney's
Mater Bre
North Hill
Food Production And Military Service Debate
The Minister for Agriculture, Hon. B W Gratien, warns that Australia must balance national service with food production amid wartime manpower limits. He cites dairy farming as jeopardised by exemptions delays and urges consistent policy to avoid undermining both food output and other national services. The issue echoes concerns over deferments and planning, stressing the need for a practical approach to sustaining farming operations.
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B W. Gratien
Australia
Aphtere
Grohe
Graham Nace
ST John's Church
Trinity
Schoolboys' Football Carnival Officials Named
The annual schoolboys Met ball carnival is set for tomorrow with many GL teams and a full slate of officials. The lineup includes Trewarer Stan Gale as gatekeeper, Tom Besgrove and Ray Dunn as weight stewards, Les Martin and Bob McMammara as recorder, and numerous marshals and ground custodians assigned to grounds 1 through 8 with start times around 1 pm.
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Wendler
Gina Gebhbeg
Penniami
Trewarer
Stan Gale
Aam
G Bander Son
Tom
Lewks
Tom Besgrove
Wid
Pam
Fred Nethergate
Bedford
Byles Grout
Bremner
Mottig
G Thorne
Coyle
Camenon
Disposal of railway weighbridges raises farmer concern
A reader from Buck Creek district protests the Railway Department's disposal of weighbridges including the Garemieight bridge. He cites loss to wheatgrowers, notes weighbridges require maintenance and checks by the Weights and Measures Department, and warns more bridges may be sold as a revenue measure amid a grain shortage.
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Red Bend
Unatsidiy
Buck Crees Siding
Guremeeight Bridge
Sich & Vital
Weights and Measures Department
Garema
Farbes
Donor Named For Forbes Church Hall Fund Gift
A historical record notes donor Mr W W Glasson, known as Gamboa Romary Marsh Laud Molong, who supplied a £5000 cheque to Forbes Methodist Church Hall Pond. The entry cites Reverend Williams Glias and Rev A Classon involvement, with efforts linked to church hall plans and a Bedgerabong Show outing. The fragment discusses church finances and invitations surrounding the Hall project.
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Forbes Methodist Church Hall Pond
W. Wt. Glasson
Gamboa
Romary Marsh Laud
Molong
Casson
Williams
Forbes
Detist
Grigson
Che Rey
Doust
Mir Clason
Forbes pioneer’s death in Forbes district recalled
Laurestios Cunningham, a Forbes district pioneer, died in Newington Hospital Auburn in early July at age 1. Her parents John Scott and wife emigrated from Leith aboard the Red Rover and settled at Hartley, later moving to Carrawobuddy Derriwong and Derriwong Station. The history recalls early transport by Cobb and Co coaches and Derriwong as a midway stop on the Parkes to Condobolin run.
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Laurestios
Cunningham
Forbes
Newington Hospital
Auburn
John Scott
Leith
Scotland
Red Rover
Hartley
Scotts
Collite
Cadow Station
Okbush
John Seate Ther
Carrawobuddy
Carrawobutty
Willam Cunningham
Derent
Derriwong Station
Bogan Gate
Condobolin
Cobb de Co
Thoos
Derriwong
Parkes
Derriwong Homestead
Forbes Detectives Seek Robbery Ring Across Towns
Forbes Police Detectives Sgt Dunn and Const Kelly led investigations into a robbery ring spanning Parkes Barellan and Tottenham. Arrests included John James Sullivan at Parkes Court on theft charges tied to Back Yamma, with bail set at 300. Other suspects, James Arthur Hiweery and Mehonmet Demerl, faced charges and bail.
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Sgt. Dunn
Core Atbly Kelly
Forbes Police
Prt Mta
Laken Uber
Barellan and
Tattenham
Lwte Ovodel Dodge
Parken
Architald Meter
Parkes
Forbes
Back Yamma
B. Hennessey
Bill Crazier
John James Sullivan
Sullivan
Sergi, Dunn
Kelly
Const
Smith
Barellan
Jame Arthur Hiweery
Gratesque Bockiawker
Yammi Stacey
Borellan Petty Sessions
Wid
Tottenham
Coming of Age for Shirley Windsor in Sam Street
Miss Shirley Windsor celebrated coming of age at the CWA Rooms on Monday night with Jim Callis orchestra. Guests来自 Young Peak Hill Murruma borra and New Zealand attended. Shirley wore a ballerina frock and was presented a bouquet. her engagement to John Stevens was announced at supper. Chairman J Hartcher led toasts. a two tier white iced cake by Mrs R H Beddie featured spink and blue flowers.
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Shirley Windsor
Mira E Windsor
Sam Street
C.W.A
Jim Callis
Young
Peak Hill
Murrumaborra
New Zealand
Shirley
Jemon Broderia Anglaise
Kathleen Morrison
S Upper
John Stevens
Mrr
Dre
J. HM. Stevens
J. Hartcher
John
R. H. Beddie
Revel Tunes In Sth Ave Film Revel Tunes In Sth Ave
Harry Revel, famed composer, wrote four songs for Roy Del Ruths It Happened on 6th Avenue produced and directed for Allied Artists. The comedy concerns a hectic winter in a New York mansion opening at the Strand.
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Harry Revel
Roy del Ruths
6Th Avenue
Allied Artists
New York
Strand
Water storage schemes for Lachlan basin debated
The proposal of Cranky Rock Dam to reserve irrigation water is discussed alongside flood risks from Belubula and Mundagory catchments. Analysts note 68 river miles separate Belubula Lachlan confluence from Forbes, with 25 miles between Mandagory and Forbes, highlighting limited control from dams during heavy rainfall. The piece warns of flooding and urges protection of front lands between Eu wowre and Forbes.
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Forbes
Yeh
Beleh Caroife
Goolagong
Canewindra
Belubula
Lachian
Mandagety
Mandegery
Lachlan
Wyan
Mandagery and Belubula Catchments Discussed for Control
The second article in the water conservation series explores Mandagery and Belubula catchments and how managing main drainages could reduce flows into the Lachlan. It notes Wyangala and Wrangala as focal points, discusses storage structures, and tracing Mandagery Creek and Belubula drainage to explain flood behavior and potential storage improvements.
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Mandagery
Belubula
Wyangala
Wrangala
Lachlain River
Angela
Socilety
Eugenie
Wrangale
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Gialle
Ted
W. Angliss & CO
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Daroosalgie
Sam
Padre Thorpe
Warren
Royal Air Force
Ceaniry
Margaret A
Forbes Detectives
Mehonmet Demerl
Albartit
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Tottenheim
Dann
Roy Thomas Townswell
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