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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1948
Page
2
A Thursday meeting of Jemalong Shire Council reviewed correspondence and potential actions. Officials discussed road improvements, planning appeals, and community concerns, with attention to funding, timelines, and regulatory requirements.
A wartime style report from Forbes Public Library discusses council talks at Wat and the impact on works at Gasgowbnige. It highlights production limits and the push to protect meat supplies, noting figures like Mr Lawrence and references to England’s wartime economy and co operation among workers.
The week end match between Marist Brothers and CW aimed to decide who occupies fourth before the semi finals. Marists held a fair score, while CW pushed to overtake them, with a front-heavy run of play and notable bowling and fielding efforts shaping the outcome.
Biliousness is described as a distressing complaint caused by overindulgence in wrong foods and drinks. Symptoms include low spirits headache yellow skin coated tongue and vomiting. Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pill is suggested as a corrective medicine to restore bowel and stomach function.
Unclear OCR text describes an incident at Country Bowls with references to a Sunday event at Elovetty Agiel Clovelly. Mentions participants and a pair activity, but details are garbled. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible from the fragment.
The notice reports the death of Mrs Jane Duncan Adee and requests observances in her memory. It mentions relatives and service details, noting burial and gathering arrangements. The obituary preserves a respectful tone while recounting the deceaseds family connections and dignity.
Mrs Mary J Fry aged 86 died in Pardes District Hospital after illness. She leaves a large family including daughters and sons plus many relatives. Funeral arranged for Saturday afternoon at a local cemetery with burial at Pravenida chapel and Mr AO Jones in charge of mortuary arrangements.
The report lists numerous entrants and placings from the Orange Cup races. Names appear with scattered scores and affiliations, including participants from Conn to Pune, with several places and times noted in a compact, period voice.
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