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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1953
Page
1
The longtime skipper Meagher retires from Forbes with a younger captain now at the helm. Meagher began in 1919 in Bermedmen and wea transfer to management, guiding Forbes through hard years and a rising turnover, while offering continued advisory support if needed.
John Meagher Ltd built a business spanning Forbes and nearby towns. A. J. Meagher, later mayor, expanded civic work while expanding the store. Tony Meagher led a long era of service as plans for new offices and a larger shop were announced for the December New Year period.
Pedre and Mrs Spermen arrive in Forbes for a religious event. Communion will be held with preparations for a child baptism and a community gathering. Details remain unclear due to fragmented text.
A Forbes Dairy Factory helper named JamesGallagher sustained a severe abdominal gash when a meat hook along an overhead rail struck him while he stood in a cool room. He was rushed to Forbes District Hospital for treatment including skin grafting, with signs of favorable progress reported.
Residents of Forbes celebrate three air crew members named in the New Year Honours List. Flight-Lieutenant Maxwell James McKay, pilot in charge, Sergeant William Robert Simons, corporal, and Flight-Lieutenant Christopher John Ogden, second-in-charge, receive medals and are commended for meritorious service. A photograph shows the helicopter crew in Grenfell Street with a duck snared amid the food height scene.
A public ballot conducted under the NSW Housing Commission at Forbes, chaired by Mr W Brenner, selected two homes from Berkley and Woinhuieka properties. Several candidates applied. Mr Brenner announced results while noting reserved and future applications, with names of local attendees and committee members.
A Sydney firm began work on December 5 to implement a complete overhaul of street and business numbering in Forbes. The project affects homes and local businesses as part of urban updates.
Sydney December 30 1053 minister replies to editor on municipal gas works and criticism. He defends a 15 percent loss figure used in a 14000 pound loan programme for mains renewal and outlines financing limits. He notes council failures and government subsidy delays amid a tight loan market.
The Forbes region posted rain above the long term average through November, easing in December to aid ongoing harvests. Wheat fields showed strong yields as the grain sample appeared excellent, signaling a favorable season for farmers despite earlier excess rain.
Rains before Christmas and a thunderstorm near New Year dampened the Forbes District Ambulance fundraiser yet Carnival events drew large crowds. Harold Street on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve stalls yielded brisk business with takings surpassing £1000, aided by dedicated Ambulance supporters working through the nights.
Mr Fred Cahill MLA plans a strong campaign for Labour in the February 14 state poll defending the Young seat in the redistributed district covering Young Boorowa Cowra Forbes Grenfell and Koorawatha. The Premier and Lachlan area holders expect to speak in Forbes during the six weeks before election as Labour groups organise.
The youngest Santa Claus was prepared by the Sisters of Mercy who dressed Baby Ellicott in time honored garb for the festive role. The handmade costume and staging created a memorable moment in the holiday pageant for the community.
A compact, non-fictional regional note tracing ancient Lachlan Valley geology. It discusses ancient mountain uplift, erosion, climate shifts during ice ages, low sea levels exposing land, and early human movement into Australia. It touches on soil formation, mineral wealth, and the slow tanning of skin relative to clothing.
A fragmented reminiscence on the Lachlan River and its mineral wealth. It notes the river’s erosion patterns and minerals left in the valley, including gold near Forbes, and recalls Evans mapping the Macquarie, praising the valley's vast potential for population and wealth.
About 2 pm a fire alarm sounded at Roy Woods' garage on Dowling Street but the blaze was controlled as the car had been moved from the garage. A second alarm soon after led to a search that found nothing. A third alarm later in the day again prompted a fire response, with efforts to extinguish a new fire.
Report from Forbes yards shows a top quality wheat harvest with 1564 bags dispatched by rail and 50 000 bags stacked around the Forbes woods yard. Local workers praise the crop as the best in memory, with expectations of larger plantings and higher yields next season.
Forbes welcomed the new year in a quiet fashion. The Harold Street carnival silenced most voices to rest. St John’s Anglican Church bell rang, horns tooted, and residents noted the subdued entry. The Hospital Auxiliary dance, Town Hall event, and well attended midnight pictures marked the celebration as 1953 slipped in peacefully.
In a 1953 New Year message the publication reflects on past decades of unrest, credits Communism with contributing to unhappiness, then asserts a new era of orderly progress. It forecasts difficult times yet hopeful transitions, urging readers in the Central West to work and plan for a prosperous future. It closes with confidence that a new cycle begins locally given ample natural resources.
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