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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1928
Page
6
In a Sunday match for the Kelly Cup, Forbes defeated Eugowra by seven runs. The detailed scorecard lists players such as Gaggin, Thorncroft, Bristow, and Green contributing runs and wickets for Forbes while Eugowra’s Mullins and Bristow appear among the opposition. Key figures include W. Howrell, Curey, Nath, and Gaggin, with Thorncroft and Pemont among the bowlers.
Board worries over municipal weed clearance in Forbes area. Deliberations focus on who funds and carries out work, pending council arrangements. Officials discuss cooperation with Councils, possible cost sharing, and seeking Ministerial approval for a staged approach.
A garbled item notes West Australia aiming to lead wheat production as normal seasons return, with commentary on comparative yields and transport costs per mile. It mentions Agricultural Minister Troy and plans tied to market access near Africa and Martiahs, reflecting optimism despite higher costs.
In Marrar district farmers report wheat delivered to silos is only 20 to 23 percent of grain grown. A farmer claims he ships five times as much grain in bags as sent by silo, blaming extra delivery time and ticketing rules for delays and discarded sacks.
Minister Thorby confronted unemployed demonstrators in Leeton who urged free transport home. He questioned their home towns as the crowd said they were scattered across Australia and one man from California demanded a free passage to his homeland.
A garbled dialogue features speakers named Johnson Dobinson and Hobinson describing odd routines. One mentions an economic cover to prevent evaporation. another recalls a man who stopped his clock to save its wear while asleep. Hobinson adds a tale of a mean man reading newspapers in the free library to save spectacles.
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