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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
7
A community event at The Store on a Saturday night features a saveriders meeting, race chatter, and club business. Attendees discuss fundraisers, forthcoming matches, and local arrangements while weather and preparations loom for a Sunday match and a major charity event.
Active branch formed months ago in a bounded district near Bogan Gate Gunning Gap and Yarra roads continues to thrive. Meetings attract about twenty attenders with programs by the Department of Agriculture and community groups including the Bette Grach foundation and local stores. Delegates reported a busy stake conference and ongoing efforts to improve electricity supply and social gatherings at venues across the shire.
A fragmentary note describes strong local interest in a country show featuring exhibitors and a Teddy cup event. Mentions plans, possible dates, and involvement of civic editors and regional groups in presenting and judging displays.
The Forbes sheep sale featured 9000 sheep and lambs with steady bidding from Sydney and Derootalgie Moorworks buyers. Prime heavy woolly lambs sold around 9 to 10, woolly ewes up to 32, and various prices quoted for ewes, lambs, and rams as local butchers attended and reported robust demand.
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