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Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Dec 09, 1941

Page

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War Fund Appeals For Relatives Of HMAS Sydney and Parramatta Heroes

A rushed wartime appeal in Sydney calls for support for dependants of HMAS Sydney and Parramatta crew who fell defending Australia. The Australian Naval Relief Fund and Mawkel Keller Fund gestionar donate through Town Hall and Garden Trend collections, with proceeds aiding families and future needs of naval personnel.

Sydney Parramatta Navy Wo M Hughes Hini Town Hall Hamas Asvilley Aig Hmas Pirra Ree Jack Rome Corrferts Fund W. Divistot Tims Hcrerary Garden Trend Naval Board Hmas, Sydney Mawel Keller

Forbes School of Arts Meeting Deliberates Building Plans and Finances

At a Thursday night gathering of Forbes School of Arts committees, Mears McDade Kendall Tate and others discussed wartime book orders, a bond for the board offices, and tendered bids for a new building. They considered painting existing woodwork, securing a municipal subsidy, and extending the term of a lease. A sympathy letter was sent to the Davey family and the librarian received leave for December 19 to January 19.

Opiinion School of Arta Cate Kendall Ove Lineeden PLP Bank Joan Pte Harry Davey Vietorfia

Printing Notice from Forbes Co. Pty. Ltd. Portes

Printed and published by the Forbes Co. Pty. Ltd. at the office of the Company. Lachlan Btreat, Portes.

The Forbes Co. Pty. Ltd Lachlan Btreat Portes

Russian Counter Attacks Press German Retreats

Russian forces launch counter offensives along multiple fronts near Moscow and Leningrad. Germans retreat from the Mojnsk Moscow highway while heavy Russian attacks push back enemy positions in Volokalamsk Kalinin and Maloyarovets. In the south German forces withdraw toward the Taganrog area as cavalry harasses retreating units. Northern front Russians counter at Tishvin near the Leningrad Nologda line, threatening encirclement.

Germany Dinorder Mojnsk-Moscow Mosoww Volokalamsk Kalinin Maloyarodavet Ottmans Pula Mector Moscow Ater Tula-Moscow Taganrog Hed Tishvin Leningrad-Nologda Railway Germaine

Two Cessnock Men Die, Buried Together in Same Cemetery

Willian Fudan Hawkins and Alfred Andrew Thompson, longtime colleagues from Cessnock who once worked together on the Toads, died on Tuesday of last week. They were buried the same day in the same cemetery by the same clergyman, a remarkable coincidence noted by mourners.

Willian Fudan Hawkins Alfred Andrew Thompson Cessnock The Toads

Freak Wheat Plant Prompts Health Minister Visit

A freak Bencubbin wheat plant found near Cowra by Mr. Cork and examined by Mr. Walkden Brown shows extraordinary yield potential with 3148 grains per plant and projections of up to 40 bushels per acre if grown densely. Minister for Health Mr. 4 Kelly, MLA, will visit Forbes Friday, attend a civic reception, visit hospital grounds, and meet the Hospital Board to discuss a maternity ward and related requests.

Cowra Walkden Brown FL. B. Cork Winnefield Wolkden Brown Aingie Condobolin Experiment Parm Cocke Minter For Health Kelly Forbes Counvil Chambers Tasilet Lie Hospital

Eleven Tiger Moth Trainers Presented to the FAA

Eleven Tiger Moth training aircraft were presented to the Royal Australian Air Force by Queensland residents through the Hound Table Club Plane Appeal. The Minister for Air, Mr Drakeford, announced a total contribution near 1,100 pounds. Funds were raised entirely from 4BC radio listeners, with the station providing free time for the appeal.

Royal Autratian Air

Unclear excerpt on drill planning and calculations

An incomplete snippet discusses small-grained yortebes and a drill cadence of about every three inches. It notes Walkden Brown stating that the complex calculations were performed after hours and mentions Cowra and a Chuar dinn term, leaving the wider context unreadable.

Walkden Brown

War Without Warning Against America

Japanese attacks across the Pacific trigger US and British declarations of war. Reports say Pearl Harbor damage, multiple ships sunk, and widespread air raids reach Manila Bangkok Malaya and Hawaii. Allied nations mobilize as Japan expands, with Tokyo claiming strikes on US ships and overseas territories.

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Charmousan cosmetics gift list for women this Christmas

Ninety nine out of a hundred women love Charmousan cosmetics as gifts whether for Christmas or any time. The article lists Creme Charmosan dressing, Charmamen face powder, Charmosan cold cream, Charmessn hand lotion and other items, noting they are widely sold by chemists, drapers and stores with sales tax included.

Sector Parade at Glen Bogan Gate Demonstrates Drill and Tactics

Members of Porle unit in Vib participated in a sector parade on Sunday with about 180 men practicing a simulated infantry assault up a rocky hill while others defended. Umpires reviewed troop leadership, tactics, and communications, offering corrective guidance and bayonet drill. The next parade at Boyan Gate is scheduled in two months.

Porle Uit Bogan Gate Chadng Boyan Gate

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