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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
3
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Fragmentary OCR notes show stage totals or positions with figures like £ 14 £ 16 and stage 10 21. No clear identities, teams, dates, or event name available to anchor a full summary.
Feh Day in Ogia marks a local event described in fragmentary notes. The readable text references community gatherings and small group activities centered on a regional celebration and shared meals. Further specifics are not present in the surviving OCR.
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A partial OCR fragment mentions a man and a spill with a dated reference. The readable text is incomplete but hints at a casual or informal report from an older item. The exact event, names, and context remain unclear due to the fragmented source.
A partial, garbled OCR fragment references friends and colors with unclear context. The readable words are limited and do not establish a clear event, date, or proper names for a firm news item.
At Union Hall on Tuesday night the Trundle Racing Club outlined a busy December 28 meeting with races for graanfeds and horses from Fifield, including a £10 10s donation for the Publicans' Prize. A council of local actions covered postmaster, land site, nuisance inspector, land board, road alignments, rail service, and wheat pool information. Spars about rail cinders, recent storm damage, and district notes on a new court house, enlarged police station, and local association efforts also appear.
The unsettled weather climaxed Saturday with a severe hailstorm as winds rose and rain followed. Ground and buildings were covered with 6 to 7 inches of hail, windows shattered, crops damaged, and grass flattened. Some farmers insured against fire but few against hail, foreshadowing harvest losses amid wartime strain. Weather lingered unsettled next day with light showers. reports include Red Cross fund notices and community notices amid ongoing war.
Jimmy Hill defeats Gene on Polonia at Sydney stadium on Saturday night. Holmes beats Locke at Brisbane. Mr H D Mintosh seeks £5000 against Mirror for alleging he managed the Les Darcy disappearance. Parkes Pony Racing Club held a successful meeting with multiple pony and trotting events and forthcoming Forbes meeting nominations announced with numerous contenders in opening, novice and handicap trots.
Forbes town hall offers typhoid inoculations from 2 to 4 30 pm on December 11 12 18 19 4 5 28 and December 11 22 29 with continuation after New Year if needed. Fee per injection is 7d. Town Clerk W Mills notes this 1916 notice.
The Jemalong Shire Council unanimously adopted at its December meeting the general rate proposal under Section 142 Local Government Act 1906 for the year ending 21 December. It sets the rate at one penny in the pound on the unimproved capital value of all rateable lands with total funds and revenues outlined, including funds on hand and other revenues available. Shire Clerk T. L. Ell confirms the figures and levy details.
WRIGHT HEATON & GO., LTD. announce readiness to supply binder twine chaff bags various salts and carbide. they also offer packing and storage of furniture and delivery to any state within the commonwealth new zealand or great britain.
A fragment notes Mr Robertson now in Forbes and Mistriet with Nanos carefully tuned. mentions Orders Post Office or Mrs Goddard, Stationer, in a cryptic update.
We agree to close respective establishments all Thursday next December 7 at 1 o'clock on we count of the Forbes Pony Races. Names listed include John Meagher & Co. Ltd, Hughes, Manson & Co, Utzen & Pratsley, Harris, Lebrocque Bros, Gilpin, Maguire, and others in Auckland and surrounding firms.
A local advert lists household port and wines with varieties including Sherry Muscat claret hock quinine wine and Penfolds stock. Gaymard claret and champagne are mentioned along with quantities 6 quarts and pints priced and available. Phone number 115 is provided for inquiries.
Drovers must give notice out Bares noug as required. By order of THE MANAGER.
Ice supply available from W. D. Geddes with delivery to any part of town. Emphasizes economy and keeping food sweet and fresh with ice, calls to ring 45 to participate.
About seven years old, branded like a J-3.1, gelding clipped and missing. Stewart and Hinthwaite offer £1 reward for information leading to recovery.
Lost or strayed from Rack Vatu about four Shore Merino lambs branded T ear marked W from ear and square mark on front. Last seen at Newell's dam Parkes road. Reward on information leading to recovery. E Weaver & Co Forbes.
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