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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1924
Page
5
An old bakery notice lists bread and goods supplied to Quandialla area including Bribbaree and Tubbul Road districts. It provides a phone contact for quotation and orders at Quandialla.
Auctioneers Gus M Hamara Co ASB McNamara Barnes Stock station and general commission agents listed. Quandialla Liverpool London and Globe Imwurnaso Co agents. Various firms include Cooperatives and Wheatco buyers. Clearing conducted at listed sites with incomplete place details.
Quandiolla Refreshment Rooms presents a bright array of confectionery and fruit, with fresh fish on Thursday. The establishment promises quality goods and meals at all hours, attracting shoppers and locals seeking midday or late options.
Les Bowland offers saddle and harness making and repair work at low rates. Harnesses made on premises. Boot repair specialty. Agent for Standard Insurance Co. Forwarding and general commission agent. Machinery expert and auctioneer. Clearing times. Located in the district.
Brock station and general agent reports top prices for stored wheat with liberal cash advances. Agencies listed include International eater Co, South British, Lostrane Pabide, Baltto Separators, Berge Ponte, Shirley's Mamres and Gray Motor carn Stock and propertyists on npbil sation.
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Reports from Quandialla and surrounding districts describe a bumper harvest with wheat crops yielding exceptionally high bags per acre. Mills and stations at Deramdena, Quandialla, and nearby centers report tens of thousands of bags despatched or stored, while water bores and bore supplies are being developed to mitigate drought. The community discusses market demand, railway shipments, and local infrastructure projects to support the harvest season.
Frank Chariton announces taking over the housekeeping and grocery operations from Norman Wituy with plans to attend wine and confectionery duties and to expand the hardware department. The store list includes agencies, Gresham Insurance, livestock, Berger's Paints, and Rourke's Patent Ridable, with contact number 7.
A fragmentary report notes Quandialla Butchery involvement in a takeover probe led by Ins. Crosute. It mentions public support, a focus on beef and mutton supply, and a contemplated trial solicitation as part of the investigation.
Fragmentary OCR listing names including Dintrint Agent for Farmers and Urn suwra cooperative and Prancers as Citizens Lite Anaurance. Mentions Bonier Cool Bat and phone number 6 in Quandialla. A damaged text item with unclear context and no clear event or date.
February showers drift across the district stirring talk of war and air raids. Citizens recall heat wave relief, others warn of stubble fires and powdery dust, while reports mention Mr and Mrs Hurt's deaths from a shooting and an attempted poisoning in the town. The piece notes possible troop movements, local preparations, and the impact on families like Hurt and Linde as fear and rumor spread through the community.
The report covers local sports, upcoming events, and community news from Yarrabawdai including the Monwenga Challenge and a match against Yarrubandai next Sunday. It notes Mrs. C Flowers’s hospital stay and a community dance planned for the 22nd, with condolences and well wishes for Hertha Gisen’s family.
The report notes gusty and showery conditions across Yurtable and surrounding areas with heavy rainfall in the district. It mentions repairs and street works on Baghorse Street and the Lackey Bridge, plus footpath improvements and asphalt work near Dean W Dry planting. A council decision on rate cuts and monument voting is recorded, alongside obituaries and local incidents including accidents in Sydney and near the showground.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and degrees such as Campbell BA Sydney and A Dip. with references to universities and honors. The passage is garbled, suggesting a list of individuals, titles, and institutions without coherent context or a clear event.
The Trundle Hotel has been renovated and refurnished to offer one of the Wests most complete and comfortable stays. Guests receive attentive service and public dining with an excellent table, beers, wines, spirits, and liquors true to label.
A fragmented OCR listing from Edgowas Motor Garage describes luxury touring cars and motor equipment. Names like Dalgety and Wobley Shearing Machines appear alongside bicycle and motor trade references and a phone line.
Legal notice of intercompany actions involving Harmere Graziers Co op against Grain Wool and Insurance with International Harvester Co Producers Citizens Life Ansuran Co stock and property list on application in pending dispute.
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