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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
4
Louis Dreyfus and Co advertises as wheat buyers now open to purchase wheat in any quantity. Highest prices offered with cash on delivery. Prospective sellers urged to provide price before selling. Forbe and Daroobalgie name appears in the notice.
Gratuity bonds for Diggers about to marry and accepted part payments listed. Exrallen stocks at City Warehouse with full value given. Goods packed and delivered before marriage. continuous until 3924. Write or call HONEY at Purntabin Warehouseman 84 Elisabeth Street Sydney near King Street.
An assortment of ads lists livestock for sale including a bay mare with branded features and a gelding with eye marking, time-stamped routes and post office notices, plus memorial verses for Mawle May Colyer and Arthur Reuben Beott inserted by spouses and children.
Sunday services listed for December 11 include Matins at 11 a.m. and Evensong at 7.40 p.m. with additional notes for HaC 1 p.m., Garemo 2 p.m., and Eu gowra 7.90 p.m. led by Rev. H. H. Pric ard and assistants.
Public auction announced for 50 horses and related farm assets under a 1919 writ, to be held Dec 16 1921 at 2 30 pm at the defendant J. Barner’s farm near Forbes. George Hugo plaintiff vs John Barner defendant. goods including wheat hay and implements to be sold if not satisfied. Dated Dec 8 1921 D.C. Bailiff King.
A bay colt Tour with white legs branded F over bar near shoulder offers a reward of £1 10s and an apply to office notice. Also a Gent's overcoat lost between Commercial Hotel Lorhes or Old Grenfell Road. In Memoriam for Julia White dated December 10, 1920, from daughter and son-in-law with four grandchildren named Thelma Slater Phyllis George and Neil.
Mr J C Keane announces a sale of six pigs at the municipal yards tomorrow at 2 30 pm on account of the late Wm Feening. He also advertises a sale of sixty mixed horses at the same yards on Saturday November 17 on account of Mr J J Small.
Mesere Galvin Bros of Wirringa arrange eight bags of wheat as a gift from A E Jones and Geo Bassett starts a ten bag stack. H N Walker offers to receive and transport any wheat to Basnett’s Mill yard for pooling. The hospital will have disposal of the wheat to use or pool.
A garbled notice notes ongoing work on a broken culvert near COPA WH lodge and Wu ham, with officials promising timely repairs by 24 hours and coordinated by local authorities.
In Orbes Court, Martha Marion Barber and Mary Le drocque faced an ejection case over recovery of premises. The defense argued the defendant could not obtain alternate housing. her husband abroad and seven children. The magistrate granted a suspension of the warrant from December 27 to January with costs acknowledged.
Children's Bazaar at St Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School raised funds for the Allevia Hospital. Event held Wednesday evening, described as a big success. full financial details and participant lists to be released later.
Forbes Town Hand Hoard met Tuesday evening with Mr B. A. Austen presiding. Secretary H. K. Ford was asked to write to the Municipal Council seeking an annual subsidy rise from £26 to £60. The band plans a New Year’s Eve program in the park to close the old year.
A collection of small items lists dances, races, and promotions in Condobolin and district. Highlights include racing additions and upcoming events, shop advertisements for Dade's and M'Dade's Boots, a back country bush fire report, Condobolin swimming club races, a hotel changing hands at Goolagouz, and tailored clothing promotions.
Major J Weavers of T M Burke real estate Sydney arrived in Forbes after an aeroplane bound from Cowra forced to land seven miles out due to engine trouble. He then traveled by car with the pilot purchasing the machine later near Forbes railway station. Weavers plans to depart for Partes tomorrow.
A high class concert is announced to be held at the town hall on Thursday night the sixth. Pupils from convent schools will perform a varied programme. A playette was prepared for publication but space constraints prevent immediate printing. it will appear in the Tuesday issue.
The Forbes gasworks are reported in order but gas supply for Mehting and other uses is not back to normal due to air impounded in the Welder. Candles, kerosene lamps, and similar lighting persist in town with a few homes using newer lighting, signaling a shift away from gas that may become permanent.
The Blues and Whites meet in a local competition on Sunday at 10.00 a.m. Players listed include Blues Thomas, Giovanelli, W Green, A Green, Prow, Casey, Bowyer, A Willis, Meagher, EK Green, G White, Alchin, Ivers and Whites Baker, Barnett, May, Gagein, Dormer, Varcos, Mackey, Doyle, Cripps, Cousins, Tomp king, Casey.
Canowlodra star notes sleepers coming forward after work halted due to a shortage. Sixteen trucks arrived from Wauchope and Kendall forming a consignment of thirty four trucks toward a total of about 1000 sleepers needed for the Canowlodra Eugowra rail line.
The Gascoignes will perform at Forbes town hall Friday night December 16 in a humor filled hypnotism show praised by newspapers in towns they visit. Gascoigne will begin his bilobed blindfold drive from the Albion Hotel at 4 pm Friday. Box plan at Bibliard's.
The Strand Theatre will showcase The Home Stretch with Douglas MacLean as the star and an exciting horse racing scene described as a killing onlookers cheer. Alice Lake appears in Metro’s Over the Wire, plus Mack Sennett comedy Deware of Boulders. Tom Mix stars in Hands Off with Sunshine comedies and The Iron Test episode.
The Licensing Court granted renewals for billiard licenses to E Frenels Jan Ail K 3 Smith and Joseph Irvine Eugene. Jippa Matheson of the Post Office Hotel Eugowra sought extra bedrooms and name change to Central Hotel. requests were granted. Atha Gunn’s renewal was objected to but the objection was dismissed and license granted.
Local items report Mr E Edwards of Harden visiting to spend Christmas with his parents in Forbes. D T Garnsey receives transfer notice to Mudger beginning January 6. H R Pigott announces candidacy for Calare in the Country Party. Presbyterian church in Condobolin acts to fill vacancy from Rev Legeot’s transfer to Wallsend. Rev P W Pearson invited. Rev Kowle inducted for Orange charge. Farewell for Mr and Mrs W S Perguso to Victoria. social and biblical presentation follow. Local sales, a fire at Grawlin injures wheat stock worth insurance, and ads promote Christmas gifts at Miss Bathgate’s. Parents and Citizens Association meeting reported, details held over.
H. T. Rath sues W. M. Davies for 7 pounds 12 shillings arrears of rent. Defendant did not appear. H. K. Ford represented the plaintiff. Verdict for the amount claimed and court costs.
The Fruit Expert of the Department of Agriculture notes couch grass is hard to eradicate except in summer. He advises ploughing soil deeply to expose roots to sun, then a week of exposure followed by surface cultivation to reveal and destroy any remaining roots.
A large crowd attended a Wednesday boxing exhibition at the Tar Picture Theatre to raise funds for Forbe Hospital. George Sterling boxed two rounds against Tom Cabot while Bray faced Skinner, with Frame and Murphy also in action. Tickets cost 1s 4d, 3s 6d, and 4s 0d with tax.
A Sydney notice quotes W A Puella of Iowa predicting a world wheat shortage and a 60 percent price rise in the US and Canada by May. It urges farmers to pool and market wheat at proper value and notes this year’s pool is independent from prior pools. Also promotes prewar style quilts and Xmas orders from Buckland.
Beato figures in a puzzling note about a road trip and a cipher like phrase. The fragment hints at a travel plan, a meeting point, and a stated time but the text remains unclear and incomplete.
A damaged text fragment references Irel and Ty with garbled phrases about love and a plan. The legible bits show scattered proper nouns and vague intentions, but no clear event, date, or outcome. The snippet lacks associated context to identify people, places, or organizations beyond isolated names.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions names and places in unclear order. It hints at a local event or notice but lacks readable details to confirm specifics or outcomes.
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