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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1931
Page
5
A Parkes railway worker Mr Ernie Kincher at the Fortes Road crossing attempted to stop a train with gates during duty. He stood aside as the train passed and suffered injuries. A bystander notes a long delay and the incident prompted hospital checks and an investigation into the gate operation and timing.
Detectives question a bank clerk Bryan Harney from Murgen NSW about a sensational tale claiming he was shot in the shoulder after a desperate struggle with a robber. The report contains garbled followups and inconsistent text.
A three year old boy, Ronald Mitchell of Lithgow, was bitten by a tiger at a steelage near his home on Monday. The report mixes garbled text with scattered details about health, confinement, and local reactions to the event, making full context unclear.
A Parkes youngster was struck by a vehicle driven by Larry Voidhe in a mishap described in local reports. Eyewitnesses and medical responders attended. the incident prompted a safety inquiry and discussions on pedestrian risk in the area.
A fragmentary OCR note from a local page shows unclear names and places with several garbled phrases. Readable bits mention a few personal names and a dated event but the details are hard to parse. The damaged text hints at community notices or a local story but precise actions and dates are unrecoverable.
Fire on Mr Ward's Corndgers farm destroyed crop beds and shed, neighbors helped battle flames and wiped out some trees. Smoke and rain hampered efforts as a group gathered to assess the damage and safety.
Whisky prices and strengths were cut, upsetting hotelkeepers who had ordered stock before the reduction. Imported Beate and Scotch whiskies faced price drops, with fears retailers who bought at old prices cannot supply at new levels.
Residents stunned as the body of prominent Western bookmaker Charles Brown is discovered in an outhouse at his residence. The victim shows a bullet wound to the head and a gun is reported at the scene. Police investigate motive and connections to the local betting scene.
A garbled, partially readable OCR string appears with numerous misspellings and missing words about people, places, and events. The text lacks coherent facts or a clear narrative, hindering extraction of a valid news item or summary.
Readable fragments describe a local scene at Wellington with scattered names and places. The garbled text mentions Wells, factions, and several personal names, hinting at a community notice or brief event but lacking clear details or dates.
L Owens, a Wellington farmer from Baker's Swamp, left his farm on Tuesday of last week and has not been heard from since. The notice provides few readable details but urges search for the missing man and notes concerns for safety.
A garbled OCR note reports a gold rush in a flood area near Hungerford. The fragment mentions ore discovery and references multiple names and places, but details are unreadable. The item reads like a brief wire note with uncertain identities and locations.
A long, fragmentary report discusses the forthcoming Fox film The Big Trail, noting a large cast, technical spectacle, and its release drawing interest among Australians. It references Shakespearean actor Tyrone Power and other performers, the vehicle stunt sequence, and compares Australia’s settlement history to the film’s themes.
In Lachlan Beers area farmers and local businesspeople confronted silo officials about wheat grading at Forbes silos. Inspector Portis and chief officer Holbrow explained a new second grade standard and storage implications. Growers feared mixing poor wheat would lower good stock, prompting a push to accept only compliant grain with a limited rejection capacity.
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