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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
4
A fragmented OCR item mentions damage by fire and a few unclear proper names and places. Readable elements suggest a local incident summary but details are too garbled to identify a definitive event, date, or responsible entities.
A garbled aviation feature by Mr Re As Heady appears in the Advocate, noting events and figures of a Friday issue. Despite text corruption, the piece hints at aviation topics, morning activity, and a focus on events, people, and timing connected to flights and industry.
The text describes a Parkes appeal with expense concerns and mentions three men found, possible names Parker and Clarinda, and a request for donations. It notes an appeal lodged and references various individuals and a request for contributors to communicate with SKF, Parker, or Parker.
Workers at the dockyard received notice of dismissal due to the suspension of construction on the aircraft aeriey project at AYbatrom. The union cited potential profits if the federal government delays action, while the premier indicated consideration of the matter.
Fragmented notes describe several people in Sydney and Forbes with mentions of visits, duties, and social activities. Names and places are garbled, but reference points include Prat Los Euen Kutters, Mion Dulele Gerstenberg Cade oliya, Hearty Bruint voll, Forbes ru, and various local figures traveling or performing duties in late week.
Police in Forbes hunted a notorious diamond snake rumored to haunt the barracks for days. An officer finally trapped the reptile in a small outhouse using a hose, revealing a full grown creature after the coil was untangled.
A fragmented clipping recounts local events and personal notices from Canowindra and Forbes areas. Mentions Nellie Stoke and Cony Witt parsing a doc titled A.L.C.M. and the conferment of cap and gown. References Canowindra Canowindra public council and a Monday last visit.
A garbled notice cautions residents about snakes becoming active in the coming weeks. It urges guardians to warn children, supervise gatherings, and take precautions near places children frequent, noting hazards and the need for vigilance.
Reports from London indicate King George is still unwell with a high temperature. The Prince of Wales is expected to return home last night, while officials monitor the illness and advise the public on further developments at Windsor and Buckingham Palace.
In Forbes and Sydney debates, residents argue prices vary little for some items while others show city premiums. Mr Meagher and Venables compare costs, noting similar prices for many goods but higher city quotations for several items, and discuss impact on rural shoppers and mail order buying. The group votes to contact the Country Traders Association to address misleading reports.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a contested elimination process in Sydney tied to a second vote. Mentions trial calculations and authorities or groups referenced, with unclear names and possibly antisemitic language remaining. The readable parts indicate political audition and procedural dispute without clear outcomes.
Fragmentary list shows team lineup including Hyde captain, Blackie, Bradman, Handry, Rowmonger, Kippax, Notaling, Oldfield, Poneford, Richardson, and Woodfuli. Source text unreadable in places but preserves names and positions.
The Migration Commission releases a lengthy study on the Wyangala dam detailing proposed charges for landowners and the public benefit of water storage. It discusses distribution of capital costs, ongoing maintenance, and a share of the dam’s value to offset private land impacts while noting state production gains and drought mitigation.
A scrambled report details Goosey Go es Gay antics near Parkes railway and a court case involving McNamara and associates. It notes fines, costs, and compensation for breaches of the initial incident, with references to local figures and police actions.
An accident near Yeoval involving Koy Samim and four machinery experts led to the right hand being crushed during harvester overhauling. The injured were brought to Wellington planet and then to a farm at Ywovat where the harvester deteriorated. Two fingers were amputated and others were badly injured before transfer to a local hospital for further care.
Audre y Waithesitay reports Parker, who escaped from Darlinghurst, was arrested near Bourdeau in October. French authorities notified Sydney police of Parker s identification papers sent to the Premier s Department and then forwarded to Praney through diplomatic channels.
Grinsted Cup action shows Parkes defeated easily as Grinsteyt Cup results list high scores from Iv Grinsteyt, McCabe and teammates. Parkes trailed with multiple players scoring in the teens and twenties in a one sided contest.
Obituary notice for Mr Peter Boreham a well known Goulburn district resident who died on Sunday at an unspecified age. His wife died months earlier. Survived by son Mr Arthur Boreham of Mylandia and daughter Mrs J J Baville of Minnidia.
Postal authorities urge residents to post early for Christmas packages and perishables. Officials warn of a tight delivery window before holidays with cutoff times set for December 23 and December 24 to ensure timely arrival in city and suburban routes.
Seven years after a Vitagraph success a new ambitious film version of David Belasco's stage classic Th e Heart of Maryland is directed by Lloyd Bacon with Dolores Costello in the lead. Jason Robards, Warner Richmond, and Francis Ford co star in a Civil War romance framed drama.
Tonight the Strand screens Mother Muchree and Zant Grey s Under the Tonto Ris with Thursday show listed as no picture followed by Dolores Costello in The Heart of Maryland and The Branded Man. Saturday features On Your Town and a Reginald Bonny masterpiece. Monday offers Richard Tartivanous The Wheel of Change.
An OCR list titled Racing fixtures details dates and venues across multiple towns including Lathurst Worhieadiay Cowry Nywaan Robed etc. It reads like a calendar of horse racing events for late January through February with fragmented spellings and repeated terms.
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