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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
6
A man in cartoonlike attire hurled a bottle at a passing car near the town hall. The bottle exploded on the road, splashing contents over the vehicle. the driver reacted with a sharp uppercut. Forbes notices report the Chamber of Commerce ceasing operations and rival actions involving welcome signs and local ads.
The Forbes Public Library announces a large addition of titles across adult and children's shelves. New adult books include The Deadly Diary, The Wings of the Dove, The Iron Heel, and The English Cookery Book, among many others. Children’s selections feature The Nine Lives of Crusoe and Anne's House of Dreams, plus numerous adventures and picture books.
South-West consignments sold at Winchcombe Carson's Homebush on Monday. A Pfelffer offered 1 bull and 2 cows plus 2 vealers, with prices around £9015. F W Piette supplied 3 cows and heaters. E1064 yielded 1 vealer at £14 9s. Reeves offered 64 XB lambs to 46s 4d and 64 KB suckers to 45s 10d. Ewes added to 40s 10d with average around 3.6.
The obituary notes the death of an early jockey found dead in Pint Gereet Forbes after a heart condition. It records that A. KR Foard conducted a post mortem and certified heart trouble as the cause. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Catholic portion of the local cemetery with Father Kellefter directing arrangements.
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