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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1920
Page
3
Incomplete text fragment mentions a night event and a person linked to Wye area. Reads like a damaged report with uncertain names and numbers. key details unclear but implies a local incident or observation around a specific hour. No clear victims, dates, or organizations identifiable.
A brief readable fragment mentions Tull and Now pulling something, with unclear context and missing details. The text provides no concrete actions, dates, or entities beyond the two names, making a precise summary difficult.
The Forbes Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural Association plans its forty seventh annual exhibition for August 34 and 2hth with entries closing on the 1st. A large committee and public holiday observance mark preparations. Special trains and race day holdups are noted with exhibits from the Agriculture Department and a widened program including a pony and bending race.
A local Land Board session led by Acting Chair Mant and members Hassell Sharpe Brooke disposed of varied matters. Several applications for water acts extensions, road enclosure permissions, and crown-improvement valuations were recommended or granted, with some items postponed or withdrawn. The docket included leases, transfers, and compliance inquiries, plus several refusals or conditional approvals. Some cases extended into yesterday’s session.
The New South Wales sparrow championship at Young saw Forbes shooter Arthur Howell take the title, after a ten-birds straight feat. Beulah of Forbes impressed in his open debut, with strong showings from Cobat and Har kett, while Cootamundra’s Beulah also excelled in secondary rounds.
Following is a fragmented schedule of forthcoming shows with many odd spellings. Towns include Parkes Forbes Wagga Grenfell Albury Cowra Cootamundra Temora Canowindra Narrandera Hurrowa West Wyalong Murrumbarrah Junee Kugowra and Qouandlatla with dates in August October and September.
Shearers desiring Poow and sheds are advised to write to the Secretaries of the Gregiors' Association in New Verloinn Insurance Buildings 7 Pitt Aireet Syalupy or interview the undersigned. Applicants must be prepared to engage on the Association's terms per Bune local sheep and an eight hour week. 1 14 0. Killen, Secretary, Giraziers' Association, Forbes
Special trains run to Forbes for the Forbes Show on Wednesday August 24. Parkes to Forbes departs 11 mm arrives Forbes 245 PM. Forbes to Parkes return departs 10 20 PM arrives Parkes 1125 DM. Stockinbingal to Forbes departs 5 AGM calls at all stations arrives Forbes 12 7 PM.
J Pascoe formerly of 743 George Street Sydney opens a branch practice at 31 Paisley Street Orange. He will make visits as required to patients in the new district.
Entries for Trota positively close on Wednesday August 18 at 1 p.m. from the application to E. A. Austen.
Local sale advertises a large stock of vehicles including new and second hand sulkies spring carts light and heavy wagonettes and buggies tip drays and a line of harness three draught saddles draught collars homes and traces and sundries such as benches spindles pulleys mattocks picks wire netting galv galvanised iron sheets. Inspect now for splendid values.
A notice indicates an entrance to rooms through Mr P T Knapton’s Pharmacy Inter J Kevin’s. The readable text outlines access via the pharmacy as part of a larger property layout.
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