Post Office Hotel G J Slattery Proprietor
Visit to town note reminds patrons of the Post Office Hotel operated by G J Slattery in town.
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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
5
Visit to town note reminds patrons of the Post Office Hotel operated by G J Slattery in town.
A notice warns that after this date all trespassers on Wandary Holdin will be prosecuted. Persons removing horses or stock without authority will be prosecuted with the utmost vigor.
Graty Print on Lachtan Street advertises letterheads and state and business form printing services for all enterprise needs.
After fine weather a wet spell hit Friday afternoon with hail snow and rain. Local competitors excel at Bogan Gate in needlework preserve and art judging by Mrs M Brown. Bedgerabong, Monwonga clash ends with Monwonga win in Laneyrie Cup while Bedgerabong wins second team match 5 sets to none.
The Monwonga district reports better crops after recent rain with intervals of showers expected to lift yields. In sports, Monwonga defeated Bedgerabong 17 sets to 7 to win the Laneyrie Cup on a warm, ideal day, while Monwonga's second grade lost to Bedgerabong's seconds but enjoyed the day.
Local chemist Kennard's advertises baby necessities including cotton wool powder soap and creams on Qechian Street. The notice emphasizes a full range of baby care items available for shoppers.
Sunlit days failed to hide a woeful exhibition by Cudal footballers who beat local Eucowra 16 to 14 as forwards dominated and two Eucowra players faltered late. Grenfell golfers narrowly lost the Johncule Walker Cup while Canowindra hosts fell to visiting associate golfers. A new park fence work begins, Mrs. Grace Crampton dies, Forbes golfers issue next challenge, and park visitors note strong horse show attendance.
Rains boost crops at Bogan Gate with good grazing and wheat prospects. Weights in the show weighings include fat sheep 116 pounds with 118 predicted by J W Elms and bullock 707 pounds spearheaded by W J Dwyer. Show ball gains profit around ten pounds while a Peak Hill visit yields 28 to 13 in Ward Cup rugby. Alma A Beckett earns a Bachelor of Economics and qualifies as the Institute’s accountant.
Frigid Friday and snow clad hills greet Goolagong as rain reports mix with garden and crop notes. Community updates share hospital recoveries and upcoming church fund bazaar and hall socials. A local teacher and former resident J Aran is mourned in Sydney as funeral plans emerge.
On Lace Lane Street Kennaro offers same day developing and printing service with film processing and guaranteed satisfaction.
Showers after rain improved crops though yields remain modest. An obituary reports Thomas Quirk, long known in the district, dying in Lewisham Hospital with a widow and young family surviving. Hall work continues with carpentry by Mr P Drabsch despite light labor from shearing season. Wheat stock narrows and bagging due to rodent damage slows progress. Tennis players visit for the Weaver Cup return match as rain canceled last weekend. Mrs W J Styles underwent a minor operation at Brentwood Hospital. W B Martin of Long Bay visits the district while J Sturgess senior stays with his daughter Mrs Gordon Styles during the Parkes Jubilee Show.
Agencies include West Improved Gravity Dry Whee Pickler and North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. Wool, grain, sheep, cattle and hides buyers listed. Stock and property lists on application. Phone number provided. Reward for information leading to conviction of stock theft at Wandary. Sheep ear-marked W on ear. horse and cattle brand Spyglass. Taster H R Stitt.
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