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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
10
Rail progress pushes to within 30 miles of Menindie as earthworks contracts close. First through Sydney to Menindie train expected Easter Week next year. Public notices recount theatre etiquette and stray anecdotes from Arneliffe and Melbourne misadventures.
Weather remains warm and suitable for harvests as wheat arrivals surge at the local station. A blast at Morangorell Hotel killed the keeper Mr Peters and badly injured his daughter, who shows signs of improvement. New councillors A BE and W T Jones meet to discuss street takeover and plans for main street before wet weather returns. An incident in the registrar's office involves a disputed marriage licence. A line of navy serge trousers is advertised. Crops in Riverina look promising, while Damascus is described after French bombardment. Mrs Lucille Grey dies in New York after falling from a fifth story window during a wind gust, with a Caesarean operation to save the child.
The Pastures Protection Board for Forbes District requires landowners and stock owners to return details of land and large stock including sheep by January 10 1926. Noncompliance incurs a penalty up to 20 pounds, with immediate action by the Board to recover the sum. C Cowell acting secretary.
Notice states storekeepers will resume business on the Monday after Christmas and on the Saturday after New Year's Day January 2 1926. The ad emphasizes reopening plans for local merchants after holiday closures.
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