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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
8
The report details Moorefield race day with emphasis on fast sprinters and tactics. It notes two capable speedsters, noting lead changes from the home turn and the impact of a field’s pace. References to other runners and trainers mark the competitive atmosphere and betting interests.
A garbled local item references Miss Aublies Canter in a social or ceremonial event. Mentions Thebes Heal Wooast and SGariyow meret, with unclear affiliations to WAKO and Manly. Details are unreadable due to OCR corruption.
Rain at Forbes on Wednesday halted the Possibles Probables match to pick Forbes representatives for Grinsted Cup. Selectors named the following lineup for next Sunday’s match against Canowindra: Hey ale mantle Forleen, A. Gameld Ceaptain, A Crippio, A Shoat Woaieferd, Leader, Prow W. TN, Collier, Fillaet, Menten Care WHEL.
Local disappointment surrounds the failure of Henri Gochet the French tennis star to visit Forbes on January 16 as planned. The event was widely publicized by the St Laureate Tenoig Cheblad Gardly and associated groups, with arranged appearances by The Hardrodine Association and other parties.
Weights for Cowra’s first race day posted for upcoming meeting. Includes opening Handicap and Maiden Handicap lists with numerous horse names and weights such as Timber Murr 017, Gleneta 7.0, Lady Peesy 7, Foghorn 7.0, Kyampur 7, Mountain Dew 10, Extravexant Son 80, Star Number 3, and various trial stakes entries. Details show weights across Handicap, Show Handicap, and Trial Stakes events with multiple entries and decimals indicating weights.
Canobolas Holiday Home at Orange established in 1932 by the CWA has proven a boon for country women and their children unable to travel to Sydney for medical treatment or vacations. Orange is chosen for its mild climate and access to advanced medical facilities. Applications to enter the home must be made through local branches of the CWA.
In a contentious case at Redon Court, witnesses describe a disturbance near a dairy farm involving Markwort family and Carroll. The defendant claimed pensioner status and no prior neighbor trouble while conflicts centered on alleged insults toward German children and loud arguments.
A damaged transcript notes a defendant named Lawrence fined 5 with court costs after a verdict in Carroll. The complainant Markwort was recalled to repeat evidence, and the P.A. reserved his decision until next Tuesday morning.
Postponed sale due to rain and gale at Messrs Harrison Bros property nine miles from Caragebal, following nine prior sales. Agents Mizera Stein and McKillop Grenfell and H A Barnes Cara gabal now advertise the sale to commence January 14 at 1 p.m.
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