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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
2
John Dolden & Co. advertise as cash buyers of grain and produce offering highest prices for wheat and hay. Local agent A and Mane at Oxford 8T. Camp Hill Ehgan 116. Get our quote before selling elsewhere.
Farmers urged to replace wooden fences with iron posts and droppers to resist fires. Local agent Ec A Austen promotes F W Williams & Co Ltd offering cheaper long lasting fencing with the claim of being non flammable.
Mrs E Hooper announces takeover of the South Forbes Hotel formerly the Metropolitan Hotel. She promises top quality spirits true to label and the best beer, with good accommodation for travelers. Visitors are invited to drop in, with Mrs E Hooper as proprietor.
The Tumbarumba Hardwood Co announces F.O.B Forbes pricing with quantities 1000 super feet at 41/6 per 100. For 7600 feet and larger up to truckload, price is 30 93 per 100 paper feet. They invite requests for other stations.
The Sydney News reports on William Tanks of Billabong Creek Parkes claiming he has seen a hundred and remains robust. Details trace his rough frontier life from Nepean to Mudgee and Parkes, his horseman skill and brumby work, and his long years with family history.
About twelve clubs attended the Markes rifle range holiday meeting. Parkes won the team match with 63 points, tied Orange on points but Parkes counted them out. Individual scores include McKnight 63 total and White 66 for Parkes, with others from Parkes, Orange, Molong, Forbes, and Manildra in the Cox and Lett and Harry Sanders matches. Several events were abandoned due to rain.
An advertisement touts HEAN'S TONIC NERVE NUTS as a nerve building tonic for the run down nervy anaemic or neurotic. It claims doctors approve the calcium glycerophosphate iron capsaicin and extract CAsC formula backed by HEENZO with a money cannot buy slogan and prices at 3 shillings per box.
Deputy Director of Posts Mr J W Kitto informs Mr B L Gardner that proposals to raise mail frequency for Forbes Yerra and Hammond's routes have been approved. The service will run three times weekly starting January 30, 1927, replacing the prior twice weekly schedule. Residents Meera CC Francis Godobery S Strickland Hondaburray and P H Strickland are noted in the communication.
Local society notes from Forbes recount holidays across the state and visits by Julian, Suntey’s band at the Tivoli, and Darling Point invitations. Katoomba visitors include Mrs WHR Bilt and Mr Jean Nicolas as locals and outsiders mingle during Christmas and New Year. The piece blends musical opinions, theater, and town life with reflections on the post office clock and weighing machine.
Store announces reputation for quality grocer items and honest value in groceries and provisions. Emphasizes standalone local service at North All locality.
Prospectus from Brig General W. Ramsay Mc Nicoll announces term start on Tuesday February 8 1927 at Granada Institute offering commercial and domestic defence courses with modern buildings and utilities.
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