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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
8
H A Barraclough Ltd optometrists and opticians announce a visiting session at the Van den Berg Hotel in Forbes on a January afternoon. The firm notes it has served the town for over thirty years with A W Webster leading the event.
Bronze Bearings 1iin. and 41/ lin, 4 Ball Bearings 12in 41/ Idin Freight Extra. Other sims abo wyallabie. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.
The Rev Costello spoke of his arrival at Forbes as pivotal for church stability with debt around 6000 and praised parishioners for support during hard times. He credited his wife as an inspiration and wished continued prosperity for the church and district as voices and a supper followed the service.
The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co Ltd Sydney and W. K. Garnsey Pty Ltd ran a sale on Tweedley with about 5500 sheep, 2000 stores sold. Prime lambs and hoggets mostly held firmer, while ewes and wethers were cheaper by 2s to 3s. Yard quality varied, best bids listed for suckers and hoggets, with prices ranging around 12 to 19 shillings for various descriptions. Next sale scheduled for Tuesday, January 3.
Contained in a court record, a farmer testifies he leased a 3 hp International engine to Darcy for two months at £45 to pump water from a paddock well, asserting the governor was in good order from prior use during the recent shearing. The plaintiff says he warned Humfrey to draft the lease terms.
The annual meeting in the Mayor's room included chair H B Ford and treasurer Whitelaw with J Gale J P Dunn L J Johnson F J Crippin J Press and W J Thomson present. Reports cover patient totals, revenue, and plans for new wards as the hospital faces crowding and a faulty X ray plant transformer.
Forbes Cricket Association will not play on January 1 and an intended match with Frank Noonan’s touring side was abandoned due to onscreen circumstances. Secretary Ern Harris announced a later plan for a visit by Wyalong on January 30 Anniversary Day and Easter weekend carnival proposals with teams from Broken Hill Commbatgin Fortes and Parkes.
An insurance advertisement fragment mentions The Liverpool and London Globe Insurance Co Lat and varied crop fire risks. It refers to crops stacks fencing and stock, with partial data on policy details and local association Moore Brooke Co.
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