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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
3
An American inventor untangles Polaroid light filtering to reduce glare in car headlamps. Shell engineers praise a bright polarized beam while noting reduced visibility through the windscreen if misaligned. UK scientists push trials amid issues like light loss, dust depolarisation, and screen safety.
Mr. C. W. Lamb acting Postmaster Forbes lists holiday hours for the post office during Christmas and New Year. Christmas Day closes all day with limited mail. Boxing Day opens late and no money orders. New Year’s Day operates 10 am close, mail available 1 am to 11:30 am at the counter. January 3 follows New Year timing.
McNeilly Crampton and Martin Pty Ltd announce their Western annual ram sale at Orange showground on Tuesday January 20 starting at 11 am. The public are urged to note the start time as consignments come from Blate’s leading producers and catalogues will be issued promptly.
Hon P M McGirr defends closer settlement aims and decries government delays in resuming Lachlan Valley land for small farmers. He cites Wyangala Dam costs and idle land, argues it should irrigate 130,000 acres, and urges purchase of land for settlement near Canowindra Eugowra Forbes and Ashburnham. He claims thousands of eager farmers await blocks and condemns neglect of rich Lachlan Valley while proposing purchases elsewhere.
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