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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
4
District Agronomist Mir Autry-Hall reports rapid expansion of sown pastures in the Young district, with 206000 acres sown by 1950 and a further 100000 in 1950 51. Heavy skeleton weed infestation on granite soils reduces yields but improved cultivation yields show progress toward winter feed and fertility restoration.
A 1951 road study shows four of five accidents on 5LB.W. roads due to human error. Driver failures account for 43.7 percent of total incidents, motorcycle rider faults add to the toll, pedestrian judgment errors reach 20.1 percent, and only 68 percent of accidents stem from equipment defects. Deaths from pedestrian errors reach 137 of total 72? deaths versus motorists’ rope? deaths, highlighting human factors over gear faults.
A Presbyterian Guild afternoon in Memorial Club Room featured Mrs Blackwell Mrs McDonald Miss Hutton Jane and Mrs W Gray plus Mary Squire from Cowra. Cattle and sheep sales at Goolagong yard yielded a full clearance with prices up 3 to 10 per cent. buyers from Orange Cowra Canowindra and Forbes attended. Discharges noted for Ernie Peassey Marie Dowd. Golf results and matches detailed with winners including A McLowen, M Molnes, Melville Fitzgerald and Owen Carrall.
The Monte Bello group off north-western Australia known to early explorers is described as limestone and coral isles with lagoons and reefs. They are noted as uninhabited and obscure, yet gained fame as the site that sheltered 42 survivors of the 1622 Trial wreck.
The district reports mixed stock condition with good green feed but inadequate water. Flooded routes affect movement and market consignments, lambing losses rise from cold waterlogged ground, and enterotoxemia and foot diseases appear. Rabbits decline though myxomatosis possible, fencing losses from floods hinder pest control efforts.
A Forbes County council session debated kerb cutaways to aid prams and footpath movement while an engineer was urged to maintain crossing mail. The discussion touched on local infrastructure with a note about historical discovery and coastal travel anecdotes from Trevor Tuckfield via BBC.
The Jemalong Shire Council’s bid to waive a bitumen demurrage charge was rejected by the Minister for Transport, who confirmed a 0 percent reduction. State MP Fred Cahill protested, noting a 60 percent allowance for four trucks and criticizing the department’s handling of delivery timing and rail cooperation.
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