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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1953
Page
4
Forbes reports a tender for Eugowra houses while financials show the town’s finances sound. Royal Hotel and Footballers clash in a Halpin’s Plat match with local League players, producing a victorious result amid scattered cricket style notation and partial names.
Representation by Mr Cufler leads to tenders for homes for Bugowra. A woman driven by need becomes a nurse for a dying child, finding purpose in caregiving. The film follows her quiet devotion and eventual contentment as she continues her vocation.
At Spooner Oval on Sunday the Possibles meet the Probables as a rehearsal for the Forbes Association team to contest the Grinsted Cup against Grenfell on January 18. The selectors have named the best local talent and will announce the final eleven after Sunday's game. Les Jones will miss January 18 due to Melbourne travel, and Barney Hearn is being considered for inclusion after a strong display at Halpin's Flat.
December 29 match ends in a draw with moral victory for Details. Sandy Creek wickets fall to Malloy Tame and Pratt while Cartwright exploits early bowling. Caragebal totals show Maloney Cartwright and Tame sharing wickets in a tight contest.
Grenfell defeated Canewindra to retain the Grinsted Cup with 7 and Canewindra 54 in a remarkably low scoring match. Weather favored the bat in sun with a helpful breeze, and a short innings each proved sufficient.
Burney rejects invitation citing future plans for social rather than serious cricket. Sunday’s match expected light turnout with top local players vying to represent the town in a Grinsted Cup tussle scheduled for 1 0 3 0 am. Selected players must be on ground by 10, late arrivals risk removal. if unavailable notify Association Secretary to fill the spot. Teams listed include C Ellis, Held, Judd, Fowler, Flynn, Gronham, Sullivan, Rolfe, Earl, Pederal t, Kennedy, Lawler, Andrews. Probables include Clifford, Iau, Elliott, Bedgerabong, Jones, Smith, Nicholson, Johnson, Nicholan, Sanderson, Penaley, Malloy, Ellis, Hambley. Umpires A Sainsbury and M Crowley named. Paddington Shield draw sets Federals versus C W Spooner Oval and other matches at various venues January 10 and 11.
A crowd of about 7000 attended the opening trot meet at Parkes on Thursday night drawing visitors from across the State including Forbes. The program ran divisions of Beginners' Handicap and Divided Handicap with horses such as Bunda's Ayr Glen Lode and Almont's Double among the entrants, and results listed for each division.
Yorkshire wool importers see a good 1953 outlook with sturdy prices despite large offerings. New Zealand Loan plans the ninth sale January 19. Adelaide and Sydney openings announce 60 000 bales offered. British mills shift to partly finished products with delivery into 1983 amid steady prices and expanding mill activity.
A 1640s experiment at Shannon Vale shows light seeding and manuring yield strong merino results. Across 600 acres, 182 unseeded, sown mix of alfalfa, tuberosa, perennial rye, New Zealand white clover, and subterranean clover supported two sheep per acre in winter. Carrying capacity rose from one to two sheep per acre with wool output increasing beyond 16s per acre. Costs averaged £654 per acre over 1939 to 1851, rainfall ranged 33 to 34 inches. Lambs weaned at three months on sown pasture show good growth. threefold wool production and reduced mortality noted.
The article discusses 4000 goats on the For les common after the Municipal Council’s election, and explains goat milk yield. Under good care a goat may produce about two quarts daily over seven to ten months. Goat milk is pale white and moderately fat, digests easily, with no iocords of tuberculosis in Australia yet, but care is needed to prevent contamination while discussing an eventual human interest ending.
The report states pleuro pneumonia outbreaks in cattle across New South Wales are now under control. Veterinary officers have vaccinated thousands of cattle in recent months and traced infections to regions including the Coonamble outbreak linked to a lot sold last April. The Department of Agriculture continues vaccinations and tracing to eradicate remaining cases.
Mr EN Headley of Orange reports the last month of 1952 showed abundant hay making with variable December weather from cold and windy to hot and stormy. Rainfall reached 3.47 inches with pastures and oats benefiting. Meadow hay yields were favorable in the Central Tablelands, harvests of barley tap continued, milk and cream quality were satisfactory though some machines needed thorough cleaning. Fires caused significant losses in parts of the district.
Railway workers haul out one or two trucks of baled hay or straw from the school grounds as Vegetable Growers' Society meeting adjourns. Forbes reports the brief rural incident and its impact on local farms.
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