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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
2
A historical notice reports a two day show by Society with extensive repairs planned. It details gate takings, expenses, and various fundraising efforts, noting a record gate total and weather-related disruptions affecting the event.
A historical wool market summary notes quantities traded at Farman with figures showing bale counts and prices per lot. The report lists participants, consignors, and various fabric grades, detailing receipts, weights, and sale totals observed in the session.
The Forbes Municipal Council discussed sewerage treatment works damage from arson on Sunday November 26 and considered plant repairs. Council debated paving, water and power supply issues, and proposed maintenance on retorts and engines with budget implications for 1945 and future works.
Fragmentary OCR text shows likely names and numbers without clear event details. The readable bits reference a person or entity and a numeric tag, suggesting a local notice or brief item rather than a full story.
A garbled OCR fragment references an incident described as new and mentions heat and a sewn or vend item. The readable content is too incomplete to identify people places or organizations or a clear event outcome.
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