Garden bulbs and spring flowers begin plantings this February
The February to March period signals the start of key bulb and flower plantings for spring. Hardy options include Iceland poppies pansies violas primula mignonette wallflowers tulips hyacinths and daffodils with careful care and selective thinning to ensure robust bloom through late winter and early spring. Suns, frost tolerance, and soil readiness guide the sowing of Australian natives like Sturts Desert Pea, and garden tasks include rose budding, delphiniums pruning, and ongoing feeding with liquid manure.
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Iceland
California
Sturt
Dream of a Golden Age Train to Forbes Station
A dream sequence follows a gleaming stainless train called Golden Age arriving at Forbes Station. The narrator notices a changed town with late trains, worn facilities, and a uniform clerk noting prior regular Sydney service and public indifference to restoring it. He ponders civic initiative and local will.
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Stuloh
Forbes
Sydney
Tin
Licensing Court Grants Hotel License Transfer
In the Licensing Court Mr H G Cobley presiding on Tuesday the transfer of the Post Office Hotel license from C W Askwith to Keith P Weissel was granted. George A Parker’s transfer of the Clun House Hotel Eur gowra from B Aulin van was withdrawn.
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Keith P. Weissel
C. W. Askwith
George A. Parker
Clun House
Eurgowra
Aulin van
Kneeling Reveals Beauty of Christ in Copenhagen Church
The Weekly Message reflects on Thorvaldsen’s statue of Jesus in a Copenhagen church. A visitor fails to see Christ’s beauty until a girl suggests kneeling, illustrating that true understanding comes from a humbled, prayerful stance. The piece urges readers to seek Christ with a kneeling heart to experience his love daily.
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Lessor
FL Wason
Copenhagen
Thorvaldsen
Lord Jesus
Christ
God
Earth
Jesus
Village Church Remark Sparks Deacon’s Quick Amen
In a Welsh village church, deacon Old John Hicks, over eighty and nearly deaf, twice interrupts a prayer to cry Cramp Lord as he attempts to pray, drawing a sympathetic chuckle from the front pew.
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Wales
John Hicks
Where's Santa Claus at the Lochlin Rankin poll
A Forbes resident took his son to a local poll after the Ex-Service men Xmas party. The boy asked where Santa Claus and the ice cream were while the father recorded his vote. The piece notes low turnout and mentions compulsory voting with a £2 maximum penalty.
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Santa Claus
Forbes
Dad
Junior
Municipal Counsell
UNESCO Aims To Civilize World Through Education Science Culture
The agency pursues a large program to improve global civilization by practical actions in education science and culture. It emphasizes cooperation and broad projects to advance learning and cultural development worldwide.
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