24 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1948
Page
1
A meeting at Forbes on Sunday decided this year's Six Hour Porbea would be observed on September 7. The panel also discussed hosting the sport in Par West for Children's Health and planned a further meeting for Sunday next week.
In Sydney a meeting of meat workers and the Union led to plans to reopen butchers shops under the Federal Meat Industries Award. Trading will be six days a week from September to March and five days from April to September, with the new hours effective from Saturday. The union will apply to the Government Court for official approval on Wednesday.
The works manager Mr J Burton told the Advocate that the sheep slaughtering at Daroobalgie has resumed after months of inactivity. Fourteen butchers operated on the chain with two absent workers replaced by others, and about MAO sheep were expected to be slaughtered before knock off. Idle days would drop from three to two weekly, then rise to five per week. cattle slaughtering would begin Wednesday and the company would not accept orders for small goods.
Rain and snow spread through the Central West wheat belt with Forbes area crops benefiting as showers continued through Sunday and into yesterday. Falls varied by location with Wirringa and West Plains near ten points, Lake Cowal and Bedgerabong reporting notable totals, while light snow touched Orange and Pesk Hill as winds shifted.
The Monwonga-Bedgerabong Agricultural Bureau held its second annual show last Saturday with Forbes and district crowds backing a promising future. Despite rain delay last year, this year’s turnout neared 1000 total entries, with admission receipts of £54 15s6d. Pavilion entries lagged but needlework, flowers, cookery and junior club displays drew strong public interest. Judges praised cattle and sheep quality, noting Dorset Horn rams, Corriedale stock, and notable winners from local farms, while seasonal conditions reduced some classes.
Forbes Aero Chub may stage two parachute descents at the coming air display on September 4 and 6. Keith Mutr, ex Lat Australian Paratroop battalion member now in Forbes, has a Civil Aviation permit for three descents. An Avro Anson aircraft will be used if plans finalize by display date. Mutr expects a permanent civilian parachutist license after completing the three jumps.
The NSW Farmers and Settlers Association reports its State president Hugh F Roberton criticizing federal wheat stabilisation plans as unsuitable for farmers. He cites past proposals as mere name stabilisation and argues for true stabilisation tied to production costs, export parity, and a fund mechanism, warning of political use and potential losses to growers.
The last horse used by the Royal Navy in Plymouth Command was demobbed with ceremony at Plymouth. He was piped ashore from His Majesty's Ship Brake while the Royal Marines Band played Auld Lang Syne and Farmers Boy. A straw hat replaced his service hat in retirement.
The Central Western Education Bureau advocates regional schooling reforms from Molong to Canowindra, aiming to form an integrated plan addressing school buildings transport and decentralised technical and university education. Delegates push for government support and a central area directorate under a broader Riverina framework.
Forbes gains faith in a bright future as Arthur Hughes & Co joins Burns Philp & Co with Mr Perry named general manager. The former assistant manager Ron Parker and staff stay, while local civic leaders praise Forbes water sewerage electricity pool and amenities fueling expansion plans across distant years.
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