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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
2
C Press and E inspector head to engagements week for medical checks. Forbes hosts numerous visiting families from Sydney and Parkes Street. Local engagements include weddings, engagements, and farewells as residents plan holidays and return to work.
The Manly Sea TTle championships drew a capacity crowd as Jack Crawford and John Bromwich, former world and Bovis Cup champions, showcased their talent. Crawford's superb play against Forbes native Laurie Cannon highlighted the match, though Cannon offered solid resistance and entertaining rallies.
Edward Theodore Johansen faced two charges of false pretences alleging he tricked Herbert Phegan of the Globe Hotel and Norman Hudson of W J Paral out of £20 each. Detective Ron Pyne sought remand to January 18 with bail set at £60 and two sureties of £25. Alan James Reeves, 22, was remanded on a handbag theft charge from the White Rose Cafe, bail set for January.
Mrs Rymer of Sydney visits her family on Little Queen Street while others like Mrs Barton, Mr Currey, and Mr and Mrs Gomard travel between Sydney Parkes Willian Street and Wort hat Street. Thora Pascoe of Kogarah holidays with family in Spring Street as Ted Pratt from Corowa arrives in Forbes for the holidays.
The notice markets Dr Morse Indian Root Pills as a remedy for biliousness. It claims the medicine corrects liver and stomach function, regulates bowels, and advises preemptive nightly doses or regular use during periods of distress.
Despite peak investment costs and high prices, new vehicle registrations in Australia in 1946 decline from a 20 year peak. Total new cars and trucks expected around 84 000 units, with retail value rising by about £5.3 million due to a 10 percent mileage tax. About £45 million of core value goes to trucks and utility vehicles.
New South Wales leads with 19,000 anticipated houses for 1949 while Victoria and South Australia also expand output. Western Australia touts the lowest building cost per 100 square feet at £117, with Queensland and New South Wales higher at £147 and £160 respectively.
Mr. Lock Alvert of Chicago took his terrier Skipper to a Kentucky farm 385 miles away and later found the dog barking inside his Chicago door. Six weeks later the tale echoes a possible birth from Mintung where Ken Johnson of Maton farm reports a grey tabby producing Siamese triplets. The three kittens, described as joined by a seam of color, are six days old and thriving.
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