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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
1
The column muses on endless disputes between rival beliefs and nations, noting how arguments shift from religion to broader issues. It references World War I events, criticizing German actions and praising Allied resolve while lampooning public quarrels and media sensationalism.
A list honors Forbes district soldiers killed or wounded for king and country, naming many with readable but inconsistent place markers such as Forbes, Eugowra, Trundle, Bogan Gate and Moonbi. It notes missing place data causes soldiers to be listed as the district. The roll includes prisoners of war and those invalided, with scattered ranks and names like Burton, Connors, Dunne, Elliott, Hall, Hale, and many others.
An aggregation of forthcoming performances and cultural displays lists acts and dates across Paxton fairgrounds and surrounding venues. Entries include August shows, local acts, and community events with designated days and locations.
A historic timetable shows Forbes mail service routes with down status. It lists connections between Sydney Orange Parkes and Grafton via intermediate towns, noting arrivals and departures on Monday Wednesday Friday and other days. The schedule includes platform stops at Parkes, Condobolin, Rogan Gate and Bond, detailing times and frequencies.
Fragmented timetable lists roads, towns and stops including Parkes, Burrwang, Sydney, Orange, Cowra, Molong and Trundle with notes on times in the early evening and late night. The entry references multiple routes via Cowra, Parkes, and surrounding stations with late afternoon and evening connections and a note that Thursday mirrors Tuesday.
A fragmented listing shows Standard Insurance Co of NZ Ltd and related entries. The note mentions live stock foaling risks and associated coverage terms with partial references to underwriting and policy notes. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged text.
F Rath & Co of 84 Pitt Street Sydney advertise accident fire live stock and general insurance coverage for warehouses stores buildings crop and farm interests. Edward Weaver & Co Fortis act as legal agents handling related policies in Sydney.
Walter J Kelly and Company auctioneers stock and station and financial agents described as a firm offering services in sale liquidation and appraisal in a historical newspaper notice context.
Incomplete text shows names Alderman Fhomasughes Tote and Mouert Kughe with roles and scattered numbers including 97 150 and 390 608. Text is garbled, lacks coherent events, dates, or locations.
A garbled scholarly piece mixes aphorisms on marriage and gender with stray dialogue, mis-spellings, and partial names. It references a wedding, a box of cigars, a motor accident, and stray lines about households, work, and virtue, all read as a single chaotic excerpt.
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