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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1937
Page
6
A gardening note on planting and care for spring flowering bulbs now, highlighting Calla varieties with striking foliage and blooms, tallas, and the South African lily Nerine species. Advice covers grouping bulbs, avoiding overwatering, proper depth, and timing for best summer displays.
An old advertisement promotes roses priced at 10 shillings with free carriage. Customers can choose colors from listed varieties or receive a mixed bush of reds pinks whites and yellows. Options include prepaid railway town delivery and catalog requests, with substitutes if not specified.
A witty social column mocks Forbes readers and a library committee, praising light literature and Ben Travers works. It notes a plan to swap weighty tomes for popular mass magazines while highlighting entertaining scenes from Travers and D'Arcy’s farcical plots, including Mrs. Dodds at Safarvin Court.
The Grenfell No. 28 lodge installed officers in a ceremony attended by visitors from neighboring towns. A dine r followed in Presbyterian Hall. The event featured farcical interludes and a murder mystery parody with several named individuals and a broad cast, ending with humorous prologues and reflections on English social quirks.
An article arguing taxes rose as population grew, citing NSW Taxpayers Association data and per capita burden. It links immigration, economic activity, and demand for housing, clothing, and services to rising public costs and calls for population growth to ease taxation. It references early 20th century immigration figures and economic conditions.
In Grenfell News of the Week, the final of the Saturday division went to J Garman and Miss Simpson, who beat Johnstone and Mrs Johnstone 11 7. Handicapping impressed in the semi finals. Grenfell tennis and golf notes cover social wins, four ball results, and a grand final to come with Shoemark and Miss Napier. An obituary notes the August 1 death of Mrs Violet Hammond, detailing her family legacy and ties to Grenfell Public School.
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