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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1927
Page
1
Residents and visitors to Forbes are urged to enjoy the Vandenberg Hotel now offering superior rooms and thorough comforts. The hotel emphasizes improved facilities, attractive surroundings, and convenient arrangements aimed at patron comfort. E. Gentile, Proprietor.
The Albion Hotel at Forbes presents itself as a leading commercial house with favorable arrangements for patrons. Its amenities and staff are described as comfortable and pleasing, with the hotel’s features true to their label and managed by experienced personnel.
The advertisement notes Hotel Australia on Lachlan and Templar streets in Australia offering comfortable accommodations and meals. Signor Stocked-J. J. Flannery is listed as proprietor, promising quality service in a traditional hotel setting.
The notice proclaims Hotel Victoria renovated with better accommodation and a refined bar. W H Baker is named to manage the establishment, promising attentive service and a strong beverage selection, including wines and beers, in a traditional hotel setting.
Correspondence invited lists of stock and property on application. Auction sales as advertised across the state. Trust money to lend at lowest rates. District agents Parkes Forbes and Hill for Delgado Co. Linear advances made on wool and stock. Let us know your requirements.
Insurance papers show the Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Co Ltd securing a policy for 21,000,000 pounds. Another entry references Chumwoaid exceeding 2112,000,000 along with crops, fencing, and livestock losses. Local agent Moore Brooke & Co. appears in the wording.
The report covers a Colts v West Wyalong Juniors cricket match on Sunday with West Wyalong defeating Colle. It details player scores, bows, and dismissals, mentions other Canowindra junior and school cricket action, including Canowindra Canowindra Juniors, Canowindra School teams, and several players like Emmett, McCabe, Kirkland, and Gaggin.
The Saturday cricket notes list player names such as Tickner and Gageis and announce a 7 am Post Office meet and a 4 pm practice on Wednesday. It mentions a Forbes and District Cricket Association meeting at Flannerys Hotel at 7 30 pm and notes Canowindra’s late arrivals and long travel over 50 miles.
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