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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
3
In Bugowra the shop supplies the choicest meat obtainable at prices that compare favorably with any in the state. Support your local butcher Ring Phone 12.
Stock and property list updated for application use. Sales conducted across the district on current lines. A specialty service prepares income tax returns.
The Eugowra Mail runs from Forbes Post Office to Eugowra daily at 10 a.m. except Sundays, arriving at 12 noon. Return car leaves Eugowra at 1 p.m. arriving Forbes at 1 p.m. Times are stated as always on time with Sunday trips offered at a reasonable price.
An ad touts meals at all hours and light refreshments with a full stock of fruit vegetables and contact honery. It promises the best attention and absolute cleanliness and invites readers to call.
Thundery weather with scattered showers gave way to warm days in Eugowra. New Year events included a well attended Church of England dance on New Year’s Eve. A Wychan team defeated Billy Goat Flat in cricket with Jackson Niven top scoring. Wheat yards fill with fine quality grain. Eugowra Race Meeting set for Anniversary Day with nominations due January 15 and track improvements ongoing. Obituary reports the death of seven year old Wally Howell from suspected poisoning at Grantham Hospital with funeral at the local cemetery.
Church notices list services for Forbes and Wirrinya. Forbes has Holy Communion at 7.30 a.m. and 11.40 a.m. with Sunday School at 11.00 a.m. Evensong at 7.40 p.m. Wirrinya holds Evensong at 2 p.m. and Holy Communion at 11 a.m.
The article highlights Shell's bulk distribution in Australia, with tank cars carrying 6,000 gallons of petrol to country centers, cutting costs and expanding access. It notes growth of the British Imperial Oil Company from 20 workers in 1924 to 2,000 across Australasia, and credits Shell with reduced prices and rapid service via rail tank cars and delivery wagons.
The Guardian of the Cup by Charles Cannell praised for real characters and China setting. Frank L. Packard's Running Special hailed for pep and railwayman heroes. David Gray’s Grayson novel noted as city life adventure with balanced tone. Bulldog Drummond third round praised for sensation and plotting. Effie A Rowland’s The Way of Youth seen as worthwhile though social contrast theme.
A notice from the manager warns that shooting, fishing, or any trespassing on Burrawang South will be prosecuted by order.
A compact notice lists a shop carrying tobacco and cigarettes, sporting goods and fishing tackle, a large book exchange with novels, confections and fresh stock, plus neat stationery and a phone contact for local papers on date.
Readers note that pride of ownership motivates men to seek the best. The Advocate Office beckons for printing needs and ready-to-wear suits from Austen and Pratsee.
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