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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
4
Mixed listing from Forbes NSW includes portable engine adds, old and secondhand goods, farm stock feed, water tanks, and local business notices. Also charity notice and memorial line for Maury Gagein dated 1918 with memorial request. Addresses include Forbes and nearby towns with vague sale and application details.
A small white sheep dog with pricked ears and a few white spots on its chest was found after a Pine Lark and Race course on Saturday. The finder asks for the dog's name to be identified as Sieger Apply ARTHEH BROWS Hayden's Hotel.
Tenders close January 1h 162a GG. WAND secretary of Marents and Citizens Association notes removal work at South Ulrele Park Forbes with details published and a later release stating thanks to hospital staff for care during an inmate’s stay at the District Hospital.
Preliminary notice for W. J. Clarke auction of Thimble Rod horses cattle sheep machinery at Stoneleigh on January 25, 1922. Peatice & Williams, auctioneers, list all particulars to be announced later.
Tenders will be received up to 12 noon on 14 January 1822 for work on travelling stock reserve Forbes Maraden from river to Bundatarra Creek including Bach arat Gurr and Star Thistle areas and clearance of ratite. Approximate area 460 acres. Enquiries at offices of T Lozell Secretary Pastures Protection Board Shire Chambers Forbes. Reward offered on return of information leading to a stray pony described as Que hip slightly drooped with a crooked hind hoof and branded T Con sides over J fon side.
Notice under Local Government Act 1919 proposes altering the boundary between Porthes Municipality and Jema long Shire by transferring a described portion to the Shire. Objections must be lodged with the Minister within the specified period after publication in the government gazette.
Tenders stating price per log and super feet in the log measurement will be received by the District Forester Parber up to 3 pm on 1 January 1922 for a special license to obtain 5000 logs on Warderrary State Forest No 199 Forbes County for a term of one year. Details from Forestry Office Forbes. Highest or any tender may be accepted.
A Christmas message reviews postwar recovery, drought years, and the 1921 season in Forbes and district. It notes easing living costs, a settling international scene with Irish questions and disarmament, and local commercial growth. Rainfall is crucial for harvest prosperity and a festive season.
The Acacia paper from Forbes Intermediate High School faced a gas failure and machinery derangement last Friday causing a dip in standard. Despite short notice, the staff strove to print copies for the children before holidays and succeeded.
Forbes church authorities plan a hostel in connection with the Intermediate High School. They have secured Mrs. A Croft's residence in Prince Street North Hill. Rector Rev H S Prichard invites applications for board and residence and seeks to know how soon arrangements for accommodation are needed.
Every owner of stock one head or more and every owner or occupier of land liable to be razed within the Forbes Pastures Protection District must return the prescribed form to the Secretary FP Board Forbes on or before 10 January 1922. Penalty for neglect 20. Forms obtainable from any petty sessions officer or police station in the district or from T Lozell, Secretary, Pastures Protection Board, Forbes.
Mr J Fe Strickland distributed a fine geese to Forbes families and friends last Wednesday. His gift reflects generous mature kindness and he asked, what could be more lovely than a big goose.
The Forbes Rifle Club event on Boxing Day starts at 9 am with a 400 yard target clearance. Prizes include a Christmas cake and wine donated by J.B Reymond and Sons Ltd and C. Gay-Ward. Handicaps apply and the final victor concedes one point.
The Church of Koghind fence, aging and worn, prompts repairs. Shaw Strickland started a campaign to restore the fence with about 85 cents raised, and donations are sought from the public via Strickland and Revs Prichard and Carr.
The Grenfell Record reports a record harvest day with Tom O'Brien loading 220 bags. Brothers W and F Nilon of Forbes harvested with two workers starting at eight and finishing at dark for 486 bags, powered by one machine drawn by a tractor.
A mix of notices marks promotions for pre war wares from US Buckland and Austen Pratley wear. Garden produce reports mention Mire F Acret growing tomatoes in Grawlin. Parkes notices advertise a big clearing sale at Stoneleigh on January 25 with details to follow. Also listings drum up theater hype for the Quaker Girl show on December 26 and New Year’s Night with ticket prices noted.
Some Forbus motorcyclists plan long trips this Christmas. Curry leaves on a Henderson Four for Sydney. Peters and Hawke propose a ride to Burrinjuck to view Australia’s large water storage project. Coles and Brownhill intend Bathurst on a Blue Excelsior with side-car. Fred Peters may travel to Lake Cargellgo on a B.S.A. bike. Other riders discuss journeys, but unsettled weather could alter plans.
The new redistribution scheme adds 28 divisions in New South Wales with Martin as the new metropolitan electorate. The Calare division gains and loses several subdivisions, while Macquarie Riverina Werrina and Hathuret alignments adapt. Enrolment rises to 37,588 from 31,035 in the old division.
Wamboyne correspondent reports 210 points of rain on Thursday morning. A lightning sparked a fire at Mr. Ahias property, extinguished by the rain. All tanks overflow, dust nuisance abated for weeks, and a green shoot for stock is expected after the long dry spell.
The Forbes team will play Calarie on Boxing Day at Forbes with players C Gaggin A Gaggin Rae Beulah Kath Thomas Green Dobbie Prow Garrick Cousins Cowell Law Gale and Emergencies. Tomorrow players meet for practice at 3 p.m. LA challenges Canowindra for Grinsted Cup match at Forbes January 22. Grenfell bids for Cup on January 26 Anniversary Day.
The Government Gazette reports a proposal to curtail Forbes municipality by about 14 000 acres with the added area allocated to Jemalong Shire as described in a recent petition. Objections in writing may be lodged by either council or by electors within one month.
Major J. Weavers visiting representing Wie Sydney real estate tours Forbes area. He travelled a little over 105 miles from Dubbo to Forbes in 5 minutes aboard the Armstrong-Whitworth plane. The performance reportedly completed smoothly without jitters.
Tonight Marshall Nellan presents the feature Dinty with Weasley Barry and an all star lineup including Colleen Moore Marjorie Daw Patt O Malley and Noah Berry. Tomorrow Paramount offers The Faith Healer with Milton Sills Ann Forest plus Eddie Polo in Down But Not Out and Mack Sennett’s On the Summer Lay. Monday First National screens The Sky Flat with Pearl White Beyond Petite Hayseeds. Tuesday First National shows Nomads of the North with Lon Chaney Lewis Stone Betty Blythe and Frank Mayo in Burat Winge. Wednesday Australian Films presents Catherine Calvert in The Heart of Maryland with Frank Keenan in The False Code and Harold Lloyd in Captain Kidds Kids. Friday promises Dangerous Business with Constance Talmadge and The Exquisite Thief with Priscilla Dean.
Constables Coutts and Costello pursued a midnight nuisance of tin kettling dogs. A B Channon faced court on offensive behaviour and cruelty to a dog. After evidence, the first charge failed and the second was withdrawn by police. Counsel for the defendant appeared.
Weather summary notes unsettled conditions since Wednesday with sharp showers Thursday evening and early Friday morning totaling 48 points. A light rain as of morning adds to the total with more likely, cooling air for the Christmas season after a summer record of 102 degrees Sunday.
Mesara Harris and Co take over the former Stinson's Mill at Morbes and announce they are cash buyers of wheat at the highest market rates. They urge farmers to send their wheat to start local industry and support the millers in the district.
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