Unclear OCR fragment referencing Homeboth and Winchcombe
Fragmentary text mentions a place near Winchcombe and Detroit area with garbled names and numbers. No coherent events or identities emerge beyond scattered terms.
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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1928
Page
12
Fragmentary text mentions a place near Winchcombe and Detroit area with garbled names and numbers. No coherent events or identities emerge beyond scattered terms.
A letter from W Gooley to the Post condemns the lax standard towards young women and blames public opinion and dress for men’s downfall. It cites cases in Australia and urges authorities to curb offences, noting judges’ sentences and calls for stronger protective measures.
Forbes man Patrick J Es Mealllater was fined four to six weeks hard labour after pleading guilty to using indecent language in public. He admitted drunken behavior on December 13 near the Commercial Hut and Byrons Hotel, directing obscene remarks at passersby and women. The court noted no excuse for such behavior and imposed the sentence.
A review of sewerage funds shows nine towns in New South Wales bearing fixed charges and rates, with Albury Bathurst Lithgow Narrandera Orange Katoomba Lismore and Hay cited. Costs are passed to property values while individual connections add extra charges.
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