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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1945
Page
1
At a Mealeipe Council meeting a WELW. Mowing Commission letter reported tenders were received for 12 brick houses planned at Forbes. Officials questioned brick shortages and tendering terms, agreeing to proceed with part of the project. Best 12-house bid around £21,000. no tenders for Forbes Yards refreshment room rights.
Forbes Municipal Council reviews dwindling coal stocks and enforces existing gas and electricity regulations. Chief engineer notes 1000 units less production than last November but higher coal usage. future supply relies on fuel-switching and tighter observance.
A partial curtailment of country services is feared but Forbes only faces a single weekday train change. The diy train will depart Forbes from yesterday at 6.40 am and remain until further notice. Arrival to Forbes each Wednesday night is altered by 10.65 gun.
An editorial attacks disruptive industrial strikes tied to D Parker and the ACTU proposals. It argues Parker should appeal to a federal tribunal, condemns Goebbels analogies, and cites Nuremberg trials as a warning to uphold the rule of law and a government of the people.
R A Cutcliffe of Bandon Forbes was admitted to Forbes District Hospital with burns and shock after a fire on his property during harvesting. He was working alongside wheat when a tractor struck a wall and harvester, igniting the blaze. The fire brigade, aided by a firebreak, confined the flames to about one acre. Cutcliffe is a relative of a brigade member.
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor hosted a Christmas party at the Town Hall for the Municipal Council and their wives. Officials thanked staff, praised the committee, and celebrated the season with attendees from all departments and the Town Clerk expressing gratitude for the year’s work.
The Lachlan Regional Development Committee held its December meeting at Forbes on a Wednesday. Delegates from Swainimebang Shires, Burrangon Shire, Demonte Shires and other local bodies attended. The meeting aimed to review data, discuss progress, and plan future committee work with a focus on community benefit and regional development.
During next week a number of Heys Navy personnel will arrive to Forbes on leave. The town seeks residents to entertain one or more formal dinners with ladies. Applications or inquiries to Sir Macintosh the Town Clerk or Mr K HL Wasalaga Forbes.
The Jemabong Shirt Council secured approval to borrow 80 000 for establishing an electricity supply. Major J C Chanter of Lachbon supports the plan, describing it as a primary loan with 9 4 percent interest, to cover works, equipment, and related needs. Governor’s consent must be secured by June 1.
The committee reviews its agenda focusing on future development. Members discuss routing business and aim to improve job prospects and regional growth through coordinated state and department efforts.
Ernest Lewis faced a theft charge at the Police Court before Mr. Kendall. The December 10 Forbes offence involved woollen jumper and frocks valued at £39 identified as Minnie Florence Skinner’s. Remand bail set at £39 or two sureties of £15 each.
Wheat receipts reach 100000 bushels by December 9 as Caragabal silos open for December intake. Space rationing to 500 bags per grower reduces daily receipts and delays last year’s peak activity. Notable samples include 87 pounds per bushel from Piney Range and quality wheat from Grenfell area.
A December 6 meeting of the Jolie committer of Sirens and the 8. League in CUSA rooms included A Moacintush rehair McPhillamy Dunlop Heatings Tout Harteher Pord Bain Longheed and Crime with others such as Applewien Meagher Clarke Elliott Comridge Rodgers and W A Menees. Discussion covered donations to a fund and tax implications and authorities. notices to raise funds would run in the Joem Press and a February general meeting is planned with monthly Town Hall gatherings and Easter event ideas.
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