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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1952
Page
3
Ald Hartcher explained why Lachlan Street traffic markings appear faint at a local Road Safety Council meeting. He noted lanes exist on each side and that kerbside angle parking changes affected center street parking, with the Road Transport to determine the final layout as the century progresses.
Members of the Chaw- On Plains Agricultural Bureau convened at the Mahlo residence in Forbes with a brief two minute silence for King George VI. The gathering heard sympathy for Mrs. N Dede and discussed an upcoming annual conference at Trundle with talks on wool, soil conservation, arid pastures, fodder, and parasite control.
The Orange presbytery will meet Thursday at Forbes Church with Rev J Malhe BA BD presiding. Attending elders include E Merton U Trundelere W Terrance M CG Gibb and others, plus the Hem Missionary from Molangeharme. The Forbes Guild will host, service to follow in the evening.
Fragmentary local notice records clips sold in Sydney at a prey sale. It lists buyers including W. Dunn Riverie Cowra Foan Forbes Riverie and Garlin Pedgera bone MGS/Cariin with assorted lot codes and quantities. The text appears garbled with unreadable codes and missing context.
A reader letter responds to Mr McKengie Gayarse, arguing against socialisation and touching on centralisation, postwar policy, and government actions. The writer critiques prewar norms, capital city influence, and financial donors, referencing Sir Arthur Fadden and farm policy, ending with a signoff from Bartley Forder.
A Forbes public meeting will be held by the Geurson Chambers at 8 pm this Wednesday to consider changing the traditional Forbes lunch hour from its current time to a new period between 12:90 and 1:30 pm. The event follows guidance from the Forbes Traderw' Amn.
Thirty one members attended a special general meeting where rising costs influenced decisions. Annual membership rose from 1 to 10 pounds and the fire membership climbed from 2 to 20 guineas. The annual meeting date shifted from the second Friday in January to a date no later than December 15, yearly. The general committee size reduced from 12 to 9, and the Forbes and District Polo Association backed the annual Jourtiey rise.
The sale drew a modest attendance as buyers and brokers evaluated ponies and horses. Prices remained uneven with some solid bids for select stock while overall demand lagged, but a few standout ponies drew interest. Vendors reported a steady clearance of older stock and some favorable light buyers.
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