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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1924
Page
4
A fragmentary report of Forbes I facing Wirrin ya in a J J Kelly Cup cricket match. Details include scores, individual batsmen and bowlers, plus injuries and fielding notes from both innings. The text lists players such as Kennedy, Clowry, Wade, Crawford, and Manning, with partial bowling figures and final tallies.
A detailed recap highlights the standout performances by Monty Nizon and others as batsmen struggled. Wides and misfields marked the innings while bowlers like Moore and Conway found form. The article praises Monty’s 101 and notes mixed fortunes for Purdew and Wirrinya with both sides tasting success at different moments.
The item lists numerous horses and jockeys with varied weights and handicaps for upcoming boxing day racing events. Names such as Majdin Handlesp Labuke and Sailover appear alongside numbers like 10.12 and 11.9, indicating handicap figures and entries across multiple races and stakes.
Race results list Moorefield events with multiple divisions and winners by lengths and times. Separate note covers Hen Martin defeating Joe Fox at Melbourne stadium and New Zealand combined service defeat before 20,000 spectators.
The pupils performed a lively programme before Lord Bab by Hayden Rev Pathers Sexton and Maxwell and many parents. Prizes were awarded across classes for Christian Doctrine, punctuality, and various aggregates. The Lord expressed high regard for education and religion, and hinted at the Mart Brothers opening a school in Forbes in 1920, with wishes for a happy Christmas.
Ten thousand spectators filled the sports ground on Saturday night for two hour team races with B. Smith and Wy Coppins winning by ten points. A motor pace race at Melbourne Motordrome Saturday afternoon featured Frank Corry, Ted Lin, and Pavied by a quarter to Nie Ave miles, setting an Australian record with 18.5 acc.
Fragmented match report describes BM Wade failing to take 14 wickets, Kennedy and Leary opening, Matting, Milnes and Rohl contributing runs, Edwards bowling, and a first innings total around 138 followed by a fall in the second innings. Names and events are garbled and incomplete.
An advertisement for Pure Herbal Treatment by P Y Lee promotes cures by a Chinese herbal specialist. It lists addresses in Sydney and Melbourne, claims individual patient care, and mentions a next visits date. It also offers boots at McDade's and touts guaranteed dyes from GC Buckland, with various dubious claims.
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