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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1914
Page
1
Jemalong Shire Council grapples with a funds shortage and probable retrenchment as Friday’s meeting reviews financial positions, road works funding, land and road projects, and staff reductions while awaiting government payments and departmental notices. The session notes proposed salary and project adjustments, including South Condobolia Road work and budgeted payments, with several council members urging careful cost management.
A fragmented notice lists shearing start dates and flock counts across numerous stations in Condobolin Forbes and Wyalong areas with August and September deadlines. It also reports a financial statement, grant allocations, and planned road improvements including a Forbes to Condobolin causeway and the Thrungie Bridge works, plus contractor payments and interviews with the engineer in charge.
A fragmented timetable lists multiple rail and road routes with stations including Parkes Condobolin Cowra Molong Cookamidgera Melbourne and Sydney. It outlines departure and arrival times across Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday with late services and via routes mentioning TPO Grentall Trundle Bogan Gate and Cowra.
Fragmented OCR text lists fixtures and dates with many misspellings. It mentions Parkes Wyanga Pec and Greates Fand with inconsistent month hints like November and September. The readable items reference teams or events in a sports or schedule context with unclear colonies or regions.
The list names fixtures with dates and locations including Parkes Wollaston Coombs Coosvomunaeay Vi, Mwiiombarraby, Inpwindea and Tonen. Entries show June events with paired numbers and venues, indicating a schedule of country show activities for the period.
Fragmentary text mentions a valuable horse and a storm related to a rally. It references names like Herod and Joakine Hadim, places such as Woodn Growl, and actions about grafting and care. Information is garbled with many nonwords.
Scott ish Union and National Insurance Co funds 26 900 000 fire accident livestock policies covering dwellings furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings personal business workmen's compensation and live stock insurance at the lowest current rates. Suwand Weaver & Co local agents Forbes.
A Wollongong based trader announces a new venture in Forbes offering complete electrical and gas fitting services. The message promises ready work on short notice with quality materials including mantles, gas stoves, and lighting accessories.
The report lists Neal Pald as winner of £27500 in the Reserve Fund with £20250 carried forward and £19383 for fund actuary, totaling £839633 in total security. It notes homesteads barns and growing crops insured at low rates with the board chaired by Alderman Thomas Hughes and managed by Robert Kerr.
Orwell B Patterson, Manager, issues a travel notice requiring air travellers to obtain essential clearance before entering either Carrawobltty or Beaubleat in June. Head station Carmawouitty to issue the notice. telephone 125 Forbes for details.
A historical notice credits George Washington Hrommbill as the publisher of The Forbes Advocate based in Lackian Street for the issue at hand.
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