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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1925
Page
1
The AUSTRALIA lauds Tattersall's Hotel Forbes as one of the West's best conducted. It promises comfortable accommodation and top quality meals with well stocked liquor, run by proprietor J. J. Flannery. Phone 105.
Mrs B J Hooper, late of the Metropolitan Hotel, announces taking over the South Forbes Hotel. She pledges to run it on the best lines with top brands of spirits and a fine beer, always served cool, offering good traveler accommodation. Visitors are invited to drop in.
The Forbes Hotel, centrally located in Forbes, has been updated for comfort and convenience under new management. All stock is of the best and guaranteed true to label. Rh. J. Goodacre, Proprietor.
Mexica J A Reymond and Sons Limited announce their office is now at the Town Produce Store in Sherriff Street Forbes with a full stock of chaff lucerne hay oats flour bran pollard meal and chick wheat available. Orders accepted for Hamp SAUR wines and fruit plus rough and dressed timber hard wood battens suitable for droppers and gates. Forbes 20th July 19265.
Residents and visitors to Forbes are urged to enjoy the Vandenberg Hotel as it now offers premier accommodations. The Vandenberg Lounges impress with superior setup, perfect cuisine, and attentive service making it Forbes leading hotel, advertised by E Gentle via Phone 16.
Hotel Victoria announces new management at the central, popular establishment offering solid comfort. Excellent accommodations and cuisine, top brands of wines and spirits, and good stabling. E. Martin contact via Thone 62.
A notice warns that all trespassers on WANDARY HOLDING will be prosecuted without regard to persons after a date. The order also states that anyone removing horses or other stock without authority will face harsh penalties under the law.
A £20 reward is offered by Walter H. R. Stitt of Forbes for information that leads to the conviction of persons stealing stock from Wandary. The notice describes a sheep marked with W on the back of the ear and the brand Spygiana for horses and cattle.
ER H Byrnes announces removal of office from Lachlan Street to Spring Street near the Strand Picture Theatre. Offers goods and parcel delivery, furniture removal and storage, daily trains, and town carrying contracts. Agent for Sydney Fire Office and British Traders Insurance Co. Local Dalgety wheat buyer. Phone 326.
Four firsts four seconds and a third marked Beons anticipations for Canterbury on Saturday with Dunmoogin the Western mare edging Waracre in a tight finish. The Dancer Jr. won Redfern’s Flying division while Valais Queen and others filled placings at Victoria Park.
The Bedgerabong program lists weights for the 1 Maiden Handicap and the Visitors Handicap. Notable entries include Miss Amesphere Blue Fish Le Zephyr Red Eagle and Matravilla plus Bhooked Vanalong Permont Manna Lass Riceleigh Coromary and others.
Canterbury Park events list Jumpers Flat Sir Joynton won by a length ahead of Niggler and Royal Howard with 2 to 1. Flying Handicap division winners Piergood and Dancer led by margins. Canary Handicap saw Freddie C. and Royal Rowe prevail. Sydney boxing at 10,11 shows Harry Collings 10.11 defeating George Eagle 10.34 in eight rounds before about 10,000, with gate receipts £2452 and each fighter paid £600.
Under new management the Wattle Gate now offers a bright lineup of cool soda fountain drinks fruit and light refreshments in a revived customer friendly setting.
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