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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
1
A garbled report recounts a wartime council with references to aborigines, civilised life, and weaponry. The dialogue mentions captains, a chairman, and phrases about restraint and preparation for conflict amid a contested indoor setting and distant war imagery.
A mass of wartime roll call entries lists soldiers killed or wounded in France and Gallipoli, with many names marked Forbes and related districts. The list notes deaths in camp, sea, and numerous wounded or invalided home, including multiple local nicknames and place references.
The timetable lists bus and train stops across multiple towns including Parkes Hogan Gate Comvouallh Station Burrawang Station and Sydney with departures and arrivals on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. It covers routes to Bathurst Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Cookamidgera Parkes and Grenfell among others with various departure times and late services.
Ledger notes prices and items listed for sale at Homebush including names such as Gibson Trundle and John Gildart with varied valuations or references to stock events. Details are fragmentary and interwoven with multiple unclear identifiers and prices.
A fragmentary notice from Clowes and Stare discusses an essence product named MEAN ES and its supply during a chemist’s travel. The text mentions departure plans and interest from leading chemists regarding the substance.
The Lachlan Motor Garage at Templar Street Forbes advertises cars stored washed and polished by trained staff. Full stock of accessories on hand. Proprietor Johnson promises reasonable charges and year round access with marks of a busy open day night service.
Damaged OCR fragment lists insurance company names and mentions live stock including foaling links with references to crops and belts. unreadable details obscure full event. Summary notes appear to be an insurance or notice page fragment with unclear scope.
Insurance firm with funds 210,000,000 offers fire and accident cover for swearings furniture stores trade stores farm buildings crops and livestock. Personal accident workers compensation and live stock policies offered at lowest current rates through local agents Forbes.
Parkes district agents for Astgety & Co present liberal advances on wheat and stock. Trust money to lend at low current rates. Walter J. Kelly & Co auctioneers in Parkes invite inquiries for stock and property assets.
The City Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd lists addresses 95 Pitt Street Sydney and 33 Hunter Street as premises. It names Thomas Hugites Slokeman as chairman of the board of advice and Robert Kerr as manager. Total capital paid up is £97,000 with reserve funds and funds carried forward recorded, subscrized capital around £989,633.
The Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association and EO Weaver & Co discuss major reforms affecting coverage and administration. The note outlines proposed reorganizations and potential impacts on premiums and branch operations across their markets.
A World War I era account describes a meeting of diverse religious groups in Austrafia and Britain, discussing their roles with military chaplains. It covers the youth association, doctrine, and interdenominational cooperation while noting the austere conditions and evolving wartime duties on the front. It highlights expectations of support services for soldiers, including moral and spiritual guidance, amid shelling and trench life.
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