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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1932
Page
1
Forbes Hospital Board met Monday night to review finances. The balance stood at £174 10s with subscriptions grants and fees totaling £2,529 16s 4d. Details show three funds and a £10 principal payment toward the X ray plant, with readiness to adjust accounts for previous month.
The Forbes Hospital Board met to adopt the Matron Lavideon report noting 100 patients admitted in November with one death and 61 discharged. At month end 39 remained. Daily average treated was 29.36. Staff changes included Duchatel resuming duty, Woods completing four years training, Hillary and Johnson resigning, and vacancies to be filled January 1, 1900. Donations in kind from multiple local groups were recorded before board approval.
Forbes silos report record wheat receipts with seven trucks daily and total season intake of 789,604 bushels by last Wednesday. Receivables have diverted grain from neighbouring districts due to congestion, with Peak days at 26,489 bushels and continued delivery planned after holidays.
The Mouse Committee report to Forbes Hospital Board discussed structural changes. It noted progress on the concrete path from gates to the main entrance and a covered way to the main building. Central laundry blocks near completion and renovations to quarters were also mentioned.
Arrangements for holiday observances at the Porbenowt and Telegraph offices listed. December 26 1992 shows closures all day and limited mail services with counter delivery post 11 am. December 27 1992 opens 9 am to 12 am with limited outward mails and no postman deliveries. January 1 1932 notes open 9 am to 10 am with counter delivery after sorting around 10.20 am. Money order offices closed on both dates.
Parkes residents report punishment by policy allowing officers discretionary power to deny or delay food relief for track workers. Unemployed men, some traveling from towns, faced lack of track cards and Christmas food aid. Local officials and MP Elliott pressed Forbes officer on ration access, calling for supervision and fair treatment amid government blunder.
The Condobella experimental plots tested dry area wheat cultivation with good fallowing andfertilization. Yields ranged from 20 to 27 bushels per acre, with Nabawa and Rajah showing strong performance and resistance to disease, while late varieties like Ondilla King and Tronder yielded less consistently.
Stewart Maher of Forbes has perfected a four machine system to produce lucerne dust, a high value poultry feed. The device cuts lucerne hay into fine particles while preserving color, using salvaged components and a home workshop setup after nine months of trials.
A school program at Hospital Team's Lagoon School near Forbes Road outlines four quarterly charity days for the hospital. Teacher D Jolle informs the Hospital Board that students will fund Egg Day Pickle Day Jam Day and Vegetable Day each year. Board members praise the students for their intended effort.
On Wednesday at the local green three Parkes bowlers faced Forbes in three rinks. Skipper Armstrong scored 43 points to Dr Broadbent's 17 for Forbes while Cobley added ST to Nelson. Black lost to Kearns who debuted as skip, 30 to 2, as holidays bring trophy competitions donated by Mesara, Antley and Rhodes.
A Christmas message extends to all electors in the town and district with wishes for a prosperous New Year. The speaker notes Australia’s dependence on world affairs dampening prospects but remains hopeful as gloom eases, citing a bumper harvest and improving business with unemployment falling in the area. The message reflects cautious optimism for late 1932 and beyond.
Forbes reports Governor Sir Philip Game approved release from gaol for John Peckham who was jailed for five years for manslaughter after shooting Robert Hill at Peckham's home on March 10 1991. Peckham, a returned soldier, had been treated for rheumatism in Randwick Hospital and was to be moved to the State Hospital at Lidcombe for discharge.
Flemington sales show 53 000 sheep yarded on Thursday and 109 000 for the week with fair quality about 6 65 per cent lamb. Market dull with prime suckers cheaper and others lower. Cattle market firmer with prime prices up to 20s dearer and other prime 10s to 10s dearer. 1800 cattle yarded and scarce prime cattle noted.
Forbes mayor wishes readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous 1993. He hopes those willing to work gain opportunities to support their families, and expresses faith in a quicker improvement of the world economy reflected locally. He notes expected rich harvests and a brighter year ahead.
After this date all persons found trespassing on Wandary Holding will be prosecuted without respect of persons. Persons removing horses or other stock without authority will be prosecuted with the utmost vigor of the law.
A formal trespass notice warns that fishing shooting or any trespass on Bogabigs property will be prosecuted without regard to management. The notice targets unauthorized access and seeks to deter entry or activity on the grounds.
More than fifty Forbes families in distress will receive a Christmas dinner thanks to Meiers J Hill A J Gunn and the CWA and others. Hill and Gunn raised funds including a Benevolent Battery gift of £9 4 0 and the CWA added £1 18 6. Donations from Messrs Gunn Fogarty and others supplied a four 150 lb bag meat orders and parcels of cake flour cream and fruit distributed at the Town Hall by Mec ara D Jollie A Miller and Ladies Pesaley Miller Hood.
Automatic device steadily operates since Monday producing lucerne dust of top quality with bran like consistency. At £7 to £12 per ton the dust sells well, production around two bags per hour. Inventor Mr Maher credits long effort, eyes future orders from agricultural firms, hoping for a purpose built machine.
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