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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1952
Page
5
A Forbes district column reports hospital admissions and discharges, births and deaths, and community notices. Entries include births at hospital, patients admitted for medical care, injuries from accidents, transfers between local facilities, and updates on residents' movements and education plans, with several named families and locations in Forbes and surrounding areas.
Reading through a crowded 1900s style notice, Janet Woilion of Farrand Street is announced as winner of the Commonwealth Scholarship in Art for three years. She will study at Our Lady of Mercy College and commence at Greney Technical College next Monday. The long column also notes other local names and schooling achievements.
The column lists several engagements announced for local residents including Thelma Elizabeth Pearce to Allan Thomas Reidy and Meryl Fay Robertson to Henry Alexander Lanwher. It also reports discharge from hospital, home travels, and various holiday plans across Forbes and surrounding areas, naming many residents and their destinations.
Staff at the Continentals Hall gathered on Mandy night to bid farewell to Miss Lob Payne and Mr Gordon Day. Mr Day planned to move to Rockhampton, while Miss Payne was to take a position with Anglin Waves Fer. Gold cigarette gifts were presented to the guests of honor, with remarks praising their integrity and hard work.
A farewell gathering in Waterval e for the Newell family featured speeches stressing neighborly spirit and civic duty. Mr and Mrs Newell thanked friends, the hosts were thanked, and a supper followed with music and a provided programme of films and slides.
Fragmented report covers Forbes Y.A. meeting notes on February 1k with plans to farewell Padre Harry Thorpe on March n. Mentions St. John's Church visit by Archbishop Garbett and a YMCA synod discussion. Includes various names, aims of Young Anglican movement, and a London embassy asylum item.
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