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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1916
Page
1
A colonial opinion column discusses global war fatigue and local Drummoyne politics with satire on Holmen and Wade. It blends anecdote on a fire hose, imperial deaths, future bagpipe music aims, the diver bird’s mimicry, and German gas use at sea, finishing mid-discussion on Kaiser era events.
A list of Forbes district soldiers killed or wounded at the front and at sea, with statuses such as died in camp, died at sea, sick in hospital, and invalided home. The roster includes many names tied to Forbes and nearby towns, noting units and outcomes while the article mutters about gas and artificial food as a wartime aside.
Readable timetable lists daily mail runs and routes to Parkes Bogan Gate Condobolin Sydney Bathurst Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Parkes Trundle Eugowra and nearby towns. Includes late fee notes at 4 p.m. and special Friday additions via Back Yammia.
L Allen Doone notes Easence grants preachers teachers and singers access to cold remedies via chemists and storekeepers. Two shillings added to water and sweetening makes four pints of ready to use syrup worth twelve shillings of ordinary mix. Printed by proprietor George Washington Brownhill at The Forbes Advocate office Lachlan Street Forbes.
Train timetable lists arrivals and departures for Parkes Bogan Gate Tullamore Trundle Condobolin Forbes line with services on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Up and down services show times at Parkes Bogan Gate Tullamore Condobolin Forbes and Condobolin.
John Hridge & Co reports a buoyant opening sale with Queensland scoured wool reaching 284d, a level not seen since the Ixgu boom. Across 1509 bales in 128 lots, averages remained strong with merino and secured parcels fetching 18d or more. The sale list details numerous consignors from Queensland to Armidale and Braidwood with bids around 16d to 18d and widespread solid demand.
Racing notes report Lord Rice will run at Grenfell, with optimistic forecast of a win. Kelso winners listed Bonnie Buck Nellie Grafton Laura Grafton Motley Lupino. Contemporaries include Australian batsman Warren Bardsley in Sydney, Glebe 116 not out, Jimmy Hill vs Bert Spargo in Melbourne, Sid Nielson KO of Jerry Tracey in Brisbane. Desert Gold has 14 wins from 21 starts, 9515 in stakes. Tuggerah Park Race Club offers low trainer costs. Jockey Bullock to return to England after Newmarket Handicap. Randwick trainer P Nolan injured in a paddock incident. Tod Sloan recalls high earnings and a £60,000 win attempt. Kildalton fatal accident at Flemington. Tommy Uren fails to win title at stadium against Hero McCoy. Rosehill results list several races and contenders.
A fragment listing numerous names with initials and place abbreviations, including J Dorman, F Eccles, A Petty, Geo Tomkins, P Heagney, J Vincent Rouen, J H Green, A Mille, A Menzies, Isaac Fisher, T Courtney, T Fletcher, W T Sargent, Pat Cahill, B J Ryan, C Kelly, Thos Lawler, Geo Pay, and Franks Bros, with associated labels mer, xbd, lad, and other cryptic notations tied to locations such as Bookham Milton Guyra Braidwood Ariah Park Swan Vale Armidale Goulburn Mittagong Long Swamp Bingara Michelago Jugiong. The list appears as a historical ledger or roster of horsemen or laborers with statuses and shorthand markings.
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