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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
4
The current topic notes a Thursday meeting where Farben committee reported 10 200. dern and increased the community fund by 20 watts. Nine participants attended and provided a report on the progress.
Wnetlah malts by the Oneal are Wie in Sydney to-morrow, so that a further number of letters from Forbes soldiers should reach hot en, Mauday.
A terse Tullamore message relates a sale of five thousand sheep, totaling £11,000, noting a crosshead wetlhory in the wood and a weathered record for the town’s allusion as part of the transaction.
A town event at Forbes hospital includes a duty and dance in the town hall on Wednesday. Attendees may wear plain garb and Laney Area ball themes. Polices plan guidance for a fancy dress and costumes event.
A damaged OCR fragment notes donations received for Crowhowe ward including individuals such as T W Olam A J Booth Coles Joseph Villa and mentions a Belgian Fund with amounts listed for Thomas Hurighland and Sire P Cannon.
Market notes describe prices and values for sheep hoggets and ewes, with references to teleurspired transactions and a dim market. Wethers and hoggets fetch prices around 41 per head and 8/4 to 8/%. details mention Simpauia’s bullocks and regional movements to a birthday date.
Forbeshore Plame fujat won the Novieg Handicap at Wyong Park on Wednesday while the favored wlonar grapted Nuld of Wight finished strong. In the second division of the Mucourage Siabes, Andee long took victory.
Local notice from MISIPICe residents urges all to participate in Button Day raising funds to aid servicemen. Event aims to provide comforts for the Enum troops, with emphasis on community backing and shared effort.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Monday event where youths receive medals amid greetings and ceremonial participation. Names and details are garbled, but the scene centers on a formal school ceremony with medals and a welcome.
In a cryptic report from Hialeah area, a local event or dispute is noted with unclear names and details. The text mentions orders and actions involving a team and locations, but the exact entities and outcome remain obscured by garbled OCR.
Fragmented report lists appointive entries and names, with numerous garbled terms and inconsistent names, detailing town hall staff and possible appointments with unclear roles and dates, obscuring final outcomes and identities.
Fragmentary OCR records show scattered prices and items at a fair or show. Mentions individuals like Richardson and Booth, and terms such as race bull and ponny race. Incomplete text suggests sales, payouts, and lively market activity.
A partial notice states Reverend F Reginald Swyny has received instructions from the acting Chaplain regarding religious provision for soldiers in Forbes military prison. No visitor permissions are anticipated with unspecified authority.
Fragmentary item describes ho racing at Vegetable Creek and a program from a local venue, noting wartime constraints and a return of soldiers. Includes garbled names and stray phrases about prices and water melodies, reflecting damaged OCR from a historic newspaper page.
Fragments describe Phillip Lytton's Moving Theatre tour with mentions of the touring manager and performers Forbes and distribution, noting bravado and upcoming engagements.
A compact update covers Forbes Nuit 17, Parkes Pony Racing and Trotting events. Auliat 1 and Aunt 24 appear in the results, with Varkes and Yuguat 25 and 80 noted among finishers.
Teuyate tc wey won the race presented as a welligent gathering with Wey WEL aid HamVy Me the whtennanee Was Vor leading. Notable finishes include Nav al Mandicap Suily Spring first in field trials and Grey Pinu 3 in Ibaty Ganare 2, with Yallowbin Atlas Dowry and War Colanet 7 among other placers.
The latest telegraphic report notes wage limits resisted by the railway department and criticism of the government’s spending on Northern regions. It mentions UK capital projects and a Paris conference stance, with the News Bureau item on the Workman's Compensation bill passing.
Fragmented OCR text describes a municipal council scene with the mayor criticizing the shire president and a contentious vote. Several names appear amid unclear passages, including references to a war milerman and various attendees. The tone suggests a chaotic session with accusations and procedural disputes.
A fragmented wartime notice lists Private Len Goddard of Ste GM and Privates F Maynard and George Jucada among those connected to Torbex and Lit An. It reports Corporal Chartex Douek remembered, and mentions Private Thane Black wounded in France, Private Wick in Western Victoria, plus other soldiers and local figures, including church and municipal references.
Fragmentary OCR note references a local event in Borin Gouden Evergehtig with a town hall setting and a Saturday Beturday motif. It mentions Kevneybody's involvement and a question about what is happening, but details are unreadable.
Dispatches describe French air raids and German responses near the Delran front and north of Safonica with bombings on Hamwood Combles and Duray stations. Reports from London mention Austrian horse events and Western Front activity near Loos trench actions, while casualty figures and prisoner counts are cited.
A serious drowning incident near Eugowra claims two men, Mr Bitton and Mr Hethart, with inquiries into the wreck ongoing. Eyewitnesses describe a sudden event as the river capsized a boat carrying Mr and Mrs J A Hethart and companions. Local authorities and residents express deep sympathy while the bereaved families receive condolences and supportive letters.
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