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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
1
The Vandenberg Hotel in Forbes highlights improvements for guests, promising better comfort, cuisine, and hospitality. The note touts the hotel as Forbes leading stay, inviting patrons to enjoy upgraded services.
The Albion Hotel Forbes is presented as the leading commercial hotel in Forbes and compares favorably with western rivals. It promises superior comfort and pleasures with well arranged accommodations and a top notch Rupert Chef and excellent cuisine.
An incident near Lachlan Street and Templar Street left the Hotel Australia damaged and remedies sought. No injuries reported. Local authorities examined the wreckage and filed initial notes on the scene.
W H Baker returns to oversee the Bressent property at the Vistorts offering top brands of wines beers and spirits with good stabling and garage facilities. The house will be run to the best standards as previously.
Fragmentary OCR mentions TED BYRNES and a public line over well known accommodation. References to Yatteranil's rights for Jockey Club and Goursing Club and a phone number fragment. No clear event date or location provided.
Corruspandance outlines auction rules as advertising and notes stock and property lists on application. Dalgety Co offered liberal advances on wool and stock with district agents Parkes Forbes and Oak Hill.
The Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Co Ltd outlines asset values and marine, wire, and accident coverage. It notes crop and stock insured against risks with a cinema payment figure and mentions local agents but provides fragmented details.
The report recounts a Police Court sitting with Ralph Reynolds fined for drunkenness and defaulted days, Fruiela Staley Barbe pleading guilty, George Kingwan guilty of indecent language at Cactian Street, penalties set in pounds and days. Frank Novle and Edward Sullivan faced guilty pleas with costs, while others cited for contempt and failing to attend. Police remarks criticized absence from court amid breadhead charges and traveler's claims at the Commercial Hotel.
A chaotic court report shows multiple traffic offences and pleas including driving without a tail light, wrong lane usage, and a youth driver. Defendants faced fines and costs with varying defaults while a few cases were adjourned or deferred. Local witnesses described street dangers and policing remarks on motor vehicle conduct.
A man named Henry Markwort was charged with keeping inflammable squid on unregistered premises. Inspector Woods noted Markwort was new in business and unaware storage licensing was needed. The case, deemed serious, carried a penalty up to 100 pounds. the defendant was fined five pounds plus costs.
Leo Charles Le Brocqua faced charges of stealing timber belonging to the State Marian Pipe and Mainforced Concisia Co. Durand represented him as the defense. Evidence cited included timber from yards and a bridge project, with questions about how many pieces were taken and from where exact timber originated. The proceedings noted extensive questioning and testimony about the thefts and the absence of proper permission to remove timber from the work sites.
Court heard a case about timber used in bridge construction hauled away by a worker named Ronox McIntosh and an accomplice. The judge noted weak proof of timber theft and the jury found the defendant guilty after testimony about conversations and acts relating to moving timber. A fine of £4 with costs was imposed, plus a default sentence.
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