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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
1
Prime Minister Mr. Chifley, in a Sunday night broadcast, warned that weak spirits overseas could affect Australia. He said Australia cannot flourish in the Southern Hemisphere while events elsewhere unfold and pledged full support to Britain while noting Europe and security implications for Australia.
The notice explains free medical treatment for those entitled under the National Health Service. It covers residents and visitors, including durations of stay and access to participating doctors, hospitals, and free medical care during illness or accidents.
By late November 1948 Australia held credits and gold abroad totaling 922.79 million, with most of the assets stored in London.
The Forbes Carnival features large crowds and strong performances with Parkes swimmers setting records in the Western Districts events. Notable feats include M. Mathews of Parkes breaking a course record in the junior heats and Parkes taking the Diving title, amid a competitive field from Forbes and Orange clubs.
Cpl. ER. W. Sanderson of 7 Bn favors hockey though new to it after arriving in Japan with the 67 Bn. He captained 07 Bn softball to victory in this year’s bass competition and led Bde cricket to a Premier title. He topped the bn cricket batting average and has played basketball softball tennis. In Australia he played for Growlin Cricket Club. home is Forbes New South Wales.
A late week item reports a rabbit starting a bushfire that burned a 20 stack of hay near Young. A phosphorus ball mishap on L. Feynn’s property in the district caused a grass fire. A crow dropped a ball, sun dried phosphorus, and it ignited but the blaze was controlled before serious damage.
A New Year Eve carnival in Forbes drew limited attendance yet netted profits well above £200 for the District Ambulance. Organisers praised the late wheels and other stalls while the street block near the monument and Metropolitan Hotel thrived with a carnival atmosphere and a packed Town Hall dance night.
The NSW Government allocates ten million pounds for water storage in the current financial year. Major projects include Grenorme dam on the Hunter River and Epiti Dany on the Namol River. Burrendong and Burrenjuck dams on the Macquarie and details for irrigation schemes to support ex service man farms are outlined with planned soldier farms at Pullacool and Coomlalia. Work on the Lake Ballyrogan HE Project on the Lechian River is to be finished by next year.
Christmas Island deposits near Fremantle will be jointly controlled by Australia and New Zealand with a trusted British body managing distribution. The agreement, signed in London, cites a 2,750,000 pound cost and a reserve of about 90,000,000 tons making it the second largest high grade phosphate source after Nauru.
Sunday night a Forbes Municipal Council truck driven by Howard L. Banner gas manager struck a tree in Dalton Street. Banner and Elaine Mary Woods were hospitalized with injuries including a hip dislocation and facial injuries. Woods competed in the Forbes Swimming Club carnival earlier that evening.
The Randwick meeting saw jockey McMenamin secure a double while Blue Tulip and Sheba competed in key events. Notable finishes included Sheba firm in the Alar event and Blue Tulip third in the Oxford Handicap with odds listed for several races and horses.
Sunday night discussions in Canberra brought together Sir Henry Tizard the UK Defence Scientific Adviser and Australian leaders Mr. Chifley and the Minister for Defence. The talks, held on secret defence matters, produced no public statement and details remain undisclosed.
A weather change arrived Sunday as cooler air from last week’s rain moderated under a brisk easterly wind. The forecast anticipated a cool southerly swing to eastern New Brunswick with unsettled conditions lingering.
The party expects a March Legislative Council election to yield a majority for the first time in 11 years and a clear hold in both houses, enabling a referendum. Voters may push to abolish the Council, but the party leadership is likely to resist and maintain control, despite unions pressing for policy action.
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