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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
3
Townsfolk gathered for the annual Pankes Show in Packer despite weather woes and large crowds. The program featured judging of prize horses and mules, with entries led by noted exhibitors and a lively pavilion scene despite damp conditions and a brief delay.
A garbled OCR style record lists various animals and handlers including stalls and weights. Notable names include M. J. Kirwan with Tommy the Nut champion pony, WL Goilfroy, and several Durham cattle items attributed to Townsend and Lex Balcomb. Other entries reference Jersey or Alderney cows and miscellaneous units, with unclear lot numbers and weights.
Farm ledger lists various sheep ages and breeds with owners such as Doyle, Geo, Webb, Lyons, Wallace, and Webb. Entries include ewes aged 3 years or over, rams and ewes under and over one year, lambs, hoggets, and crosses, alongside Merino ewes and shearlings. Additional stock notes reference crosbred suckers, export-ready stock, and lucerne hay from Crawford Bros. Farmers’ lists also cover ram under 2 years and ewes 4 years and over with owner credits.
Fragmentary OCR lists many unclear names and ages related to ram care and farm husbandry. Mentions include honey, digulay, Meade, Wools L. Ram, Rev. Campion, Romney, Honeys, Scotieins, Ty Lottection, and other scattered terms, with no coherent narrative or clear event.
A list of items including knitted woollen shawls and centre pieces. Names mentioned include Mary Blako, Nora Cooman, Mra GC Whorton, and Mrs W. Niven. Also features a small collection of bantams, hand palaces, and shadow work. Items appear as part of a local fair or sale display.
An exhibit features FinE arts including Landscape of Seasyane with watercolors by Olive Bates and Myure Work in black and white by Tom Key and Olive Tales. Also on view is Still Life in watercolors by Alice Corlvane.
Pedigree note states the sire is Grey Palmar with references to Ly Phy Palmer and Arbitric tor. Terms listed as £9 3 per mare with Braks paddocks providing livery care and no responsibility assumed by E. pays at Tichborne.
A letter to the Kollor of The Forbye Advocate accuses inside enemies undermining national unity during the Great War. The correspondent Bemoans bitter sectarianism spreading among Christians, calls for rewards to uncover traitors, and laments mothers mourning at Gallipoli while cloaked foes decay morale.
A ledger fragment shows a 1906 balance with capital and reserve figures. Names present include Alderman Thomas Hughes and Hobart Kerr as board chair and manager. Total capital and subscriptions appear as 262,600 with various entries and hand figures.
Fragmentary OCR notes list poultry types including Orpingtons, Plymouth Rock, Brown Leghorn, Minerva, and various cuckoo or corkerel style terms. Entries appear garbled with misspellings and unclear counts, showing a catalog-like inventory of birds and related terms.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions water, people, and a service or sermon. names and places are unreadable, with insufficient clear facts to identify events, dates, or organizations. The readable parts convey a vague community message rather than a definite news item.
Fragmented OCR lists dates and places such as August 1 and September 1 at Arla Park and Temora vin Ser Mil Mineve. Mentions Athury Younge Cowra E.W. Ware and Charles J.B. Hawken with scattered numbers like 7 8 9 and 20. Details are unclear but indicate a schedule or notices across multiple locales.
A wartime letter from a private describes daily routines at Zi etoun camp near Forties. He notes infantry drilling, housing in tents, proximity to the town, and varied hospital stories nearby. The writer mentions comrades, transport, and the social mix of soldiers, with glimpses of local places and routines during the war.
Seeds for present planting with a wide range of flower and vegetable seed offerings. Includes giant flowering varieties, color options in ornamental blooms, and seeds for beets, carrots, cabbage, celery, peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onions, parsley, and more. Available in larger quantities for market growers and home gardeners.
Grinsted, Stationer, notes inventory of DransHold Lead items kept in stock. Unclear text shows letters MRE 1 and fragmented phrasing.
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