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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
8
Fragmentary notes discuss a shorter working week and related labor themes. The garbled text mentions workers, hours, and pay, with scattered references to a house or building and a possible wage figure. The overall context implies evolving work schedules and employer-employee discussions without clear conclusions.
Commencing on December 18, the holiday schedule includes train and postal arrangements. The note outlines adjusted services, routes, and times for the season. It emphasizes coordination between rail and mail operations to handle holiday demand.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a bovine ranch and a vague entry related to a gauge or farming context. Readable names or dates are absent, leaving a partial snapshot of an agricultural note from a historical page.
The report details pupil activities including visits to a municipal electricity plant and a meatworks arranged by staff, highlighting educational value for understanding industry. It lists candidates for public examinations from Forbes TCS and nearby schools with Leaving Certificate and Intermediate Geriente results, noting the examinations scheduled for late January.
A school event featured performances and stalls, with students and staff including Mrs Dunay and Miss Ton participating. Proceeds were raised at a bazaar while craft and dramatic items entertained attendees. The report notes wartime context and a tally of damaged shipyard output and casualties.
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