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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1933
Page
1
A Forbes sub-branch meeting heard a letter from Mr. Buttenshaw, Minister for Lands, on an Internet matter. The chairman said the reply added nothing and called him the perfect politician.
The Forbes Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors League reports funds exhausted for relief work. At a Monday meeting it outlined 16 relief applications in a month and planned a March 31 Tin-Hat Day fundraiser. The branch notes 154 recipients aided in twelve months, Christmas Cheer to 9 families, 62 children gifted, four hospital cases aided, and 20 jobs secured, with total relief costs of £85 6s 2d.
At Quandialla Police Court on Lent 20, Alphonsus Samuel Ticehurat, 41, of Parkes, is charged with stealing 90 sheep valued at £28 from Messrs Beasley at Caragabal. Remanded. bail set at £2100. A second charge alleges stealing 12 sheep from George Hancock, valued at £3 3s. Remanded. bail £10.
Minister Sir Hedley Woods spoke at Forbes on the new butter factory opening, praising local producers and the Lachlan River supply. He cited rising regional output from 1929 to 1938, urged loyalty to the local plant, and credited the Forbes district Dairy Farmers and Farmers and Settlers Association for backing the project.
The Far East is rife with danger as Japan rejects the Nineteen Committee report and resigns from the League. Warfare flares around Bhanghal and Manchuria as China refuses to recognize Manchukuo, stirring global anxiety.
The Hospitals Commission urged that Forbes District Hospital render monthly detail on purchases from sources other than Government stores. The Sydney board debated clerical cost, noting one hospital might need extra clerks, and ultimately asked the Commission to waive the request due to expense. The discussion touched on factory loyalty, dairy farming viability, and rainfall in the region. Janet Gaynor’s film Teas of the Storm was listed for four nights.
Forbes board defies protest from other boards and supports buying groceries through Government stores when advantageous. Discussion centers on whether purchases must go to Sydney or can stay local, with emphasis on cost, freight, and local support. The motion passed to back the Commissioners while acknowledging their intent to cut expenses.
An exhortation on the joy and necessity of music, praising its social and mental benefits. It advertises Paling's extended payment plan for instruments with delivery to homes via deposits and easy installments, inviting inquiries to 234 George Street, Bid say, through agent C. Terry Quanda lla.
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