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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1931
Page
1
In Forbes Gmail Debts Court on Tuesday E W Maidment of Gentral Service Station claimed 5 pounds 8 shillings 6 pence for work and materials from Waterford Garage Peak Hill run by Manby who pleaded not indebted. The case, dated December 1929, featured many odd details and accusations of forged calls and disputed accounts.
The council plans its annual expenditure including roads health and minor works and faces a tighter budget this year. A draft estimate is prepared and urgent needs prioritized before a final levy is set to fund the programme. Ratepayers’ position and local government complexity influence the final budget and potential rate reductions.
Australia wool sellers see strong global interest with Japan, Yorkshire, France, Germany and Italy among keen buyers. Prices held firm with late jewel values steady, as local saleyard entries include W T Walker Yass 2040 head with mixed grades and bids, Sheridan Rylstone, Tulloch Parkes and Edwards Inverell among participants.
A list of volunteers at a town hall event includes J. Birt, Motthiae, Turner, Clarke, Thomson, Blume, Muir, Hurhon, Hynes, Moore, and others assisting with cold drinks and supper stalls. Hospital Board members Dunn and Johnson, among others, were also appointed to roles.
Police warn of ongoing pilfering in Forbes during busy evenings. Overcoats, salt, groceries and numerous parcels have been reported stolen in the past fortnight. The incidents occurred along Main Street with several items taken from travelers and shops. Police urge residents to secure valuables and report suspicious activity promptly.
The Municipal Band will perform a Sunday night program at Victoria Park featuring The Rustler, King Do Do, My Hero, Sounds From Erie, Love Parade, Napoleon, and God Save the King with sacred pieces and popular tunes. The recital includes a verse and dances such as a fox-trot and one step.
The passage argues that fixed charges must not crush households while essential utilities and services such as water, sanitation, garbage, electricity, gas, and storm protection must be kept running. It urges Council to cut rate demands drastically, keep three considerations in mind, and remember that ratepayers are ordinary people feeling the current strain and supportive of reasonable bills.
Council figures five savings avenues from last year to trim 2454 in costs. Some staff may face salary reductions, but the measure aims to prevent a year end deficit. Aldermen should review every item for essential work and payer impact.
Sir Wane Jances will resign as Chief Justice of the High Court on January 16 and will not draw a pension as retiring Chief Justice while acting as Governor General. Senator Daly denies that the government will be divided regarding the Chief Justice's successor. the matter has not been concluded.
In New York on Thursday, Greg Chaplin and Georges Arpentier, famed pacifists, report they were kidnapped by Tanita and robbed of about 50 jewels. They say the bandits forced their car entry, stripped Mrs Chaplin of her jewels, and fled with the pianist and chauffeur exiting the vehicle.
Sydney reporting that in the current financial year months, MW State expenditure outpaced revenue by 5,080,000 pounds. Revenue fell by 1,047,000 pounds and expenditure dropped by 1,278,000 pounds compared to the prior year period.
Sydney Friday reports a proposed transfer of all New South Wales transport services to a Transport Commission. The plan aims to coordinate mail tram and road transport, financed by a railway runway, with a Ministry of Transport and a Chief Commissioner of Transport likely to be appointed. Mr J Goode, current Tallway Area Commissioner for the Bottherm District, is a probable appointee.
A handwritten appeal from a young dairyman on the Marth Coast seeks pointers to farm work in Forbes or sharehold opportunities. He outlines a planned dairy venture, mentions a new local factory, and asks riparian landholders for vacant dairies of 26 to 30 cows or partners wanting help to run a dairy, proposing a 35 shillings per week base.
Sydney report notes efforts to postpone discussion of the Federal Labor Party internal troubles until after the Parkes by election. Public eyes focus on party unity as campaign heats up.
Warner Baxter leads in The Arizona Kid in another success following In Old Arigna, praised as a fine improvement. Supporting acts include Sue Gorrell Thin in Why Leave Home and Cradle Snatchers, a light musical comedy amid film offerings of the era.
The Coogee ALP branch complained to Education Minister Davies about a 15 year old girl sent by a Labor Bureau to a distant rural job without meal money. She allegedly endured thrashing and malnutrition. The minister promised an immediate investigation but said nothing could be done during the depression.
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