Where Oh Where Is He Forbes Electorate Tale
In Forbes the political scene recalls Thomas Brown and Calan's history as J F P Breen the official Labor candidate after September 21 faces scrutiny. Voter totals show 2444 for Labor in Forbes three candidates versus 1141 for Thorby and Hodby. Breen is urged to heed Forbes interests following an election campaign lull and uneven post contest outreach.
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Thomas Brown
Bedgerabeng
Calan
Forbes
House of Representatives
Brant
Uie
J. FP. Breen
Sinter
Brasier
Labor
Thorby
Sitling
CLP
Hodby
Aber
Forster
Breen
Tobruk Beleaguered Base Faces Final Assault
British troops hold Tobruk with 20,000 garrison as air raids devastate Tobruk and Tripoli. Rome warns of further reverses while Italians retreat and Greek defenses push back Thai and Indo-Chinese forces. Sporadic clashes and looming Italy setback frame a tense stalemate ahead of potential major action.
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RAF
Tobruk
Tripoli
Libya
Thalian
Princes
Cairo
Marshal Graziani
Italy
Rome
Thaly
Africa
Australian Wheat Sales Hit New High This Week
Australia announced on Wednesday the sale of 10,000 bushels of wheat, part of overseas sales exceeding 190 million bushels from last season. The carryover for this season should not exceed 33.4 million bushels, with further small sales anticipated and last season's carryover expected to halve.
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Australia
Bork Oor Bubble Aly
Hughes Irony Sparks Defense of Permanent Department Heads
The Navy Minister Mr Hughes rebutted the Prime Minister Menzies on critics of Canberra absence by joking that permanent departmental heads are fixed and immutable. He stressed long public service earns awe and that he would not joke about them, insisting they cannot simply come to Canberra.
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Ir. Menzies
Canberra
Mr. Hughes
Tronio
Strick
Tam
Can
Britain
France
Department of Information
Armoured Corps To Cost Millions In Australia Plan
Prime Minister Menzies announces formation of a national Australian Armoured Corps. The unit would unite all armored formations into two brigades with support troops, costing several million pounds. Parts of the funding to be spent on domestic production with British expertise, training schools planned, and limited overseas training discussed. Recruitment of other ranks to begin around March.
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Astralian
Menzies
Menxins
Mantes
Ir Adamtralia
Tila
Australe
War Cabinet
Aites
Great Britain
Canada
New Zealand gift funds Spitfire squadron name
War report notes minimal air activity over Great Britain for three days aside from a lone raider destroyed on the southeast coast. Lord Beaverbrook confirms a fresh £66,000 gift from New Zealand bringing total to £110,000 to fund a Spitfire squadron named after New England. Roosevelt to request defence budget £4.375 billion and later £3 billion for Britain aid.
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Dee Dun
Great Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
New Zealand
Province of
Newenland
Roosevelt
Congress
Recruiting Train Heads to Forbes After Parkes Stop
The RAF Recruiting Train will return to Parkes on February 4 and is expected to continue to Forbes afterward, signaling another push to recruit locally.
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RAF
Parkes
Forbes
Boy Scouts Mourn Passing of Founder Baden-Powell
Lord Baden-Powell founder of the Boy Scout movement dies at his home in Kenge at age 8, after a long public life in the army and scouting. Born February 1857, he led forces in Africa, founded the movement after a Brownsea Island camp, and was made a baron in 1928. Memorial services planned in London with a funeral in Naroble.
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Lord Baden Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Kenge
Faoy Scout Movement
Burn Powell
Robert Stephenson
Length Baden-Powell
South Africa
Caovalry
England
Movement
Scout Movement
Lord Baden-Powell
Brownsea
Taland
Dorsetshire
Chile
Baden-Powell
Ing
Worlain
Dner
London
Torrential Rain Breaks Banks Near Garema
A heavy storm struck Garema near Forbes on Thursday morning dropping about 418 points in two hours. The deluge flooded creeks and dams, inundating vast areas, washing away fences, and blocking roads. No losses in work were reported as the locality faced widespread inundation.
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Garema
Forbes
Stockinbingal
Garena
Greek Advance Captures Italian Line in North Sector
Greek forces seized a heavily fortified Italian defensive line in the northern sector after intense artillery. Athens claims this victory reshapes wartime momentum as Italian bombing of Koritza damages the ancient cathedral and 40 houses, with civilian losses reported in 109 communities.
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London
Athens
Monmiay
Koritza
Atheny
Balian
Italians Elude Greek Destroyers in Adriatic Quest
A Greek squadron penetrated the Adriatic Sea and bombarded Va tuna then cruised at slow speeds seeking Italian warships. The Creek destroyers steamed past Otranto through the mumrow bulmights of Otranto and past the Italian bape. They threw 60 shelia into Valens hoping to lure the Italians out. They saw no Italian warships on the voyage.
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Adriatic Sea
Vatuna
Adriatic
Otranto
Valens
Forbes Graziers Nominate H. El Hiett for Ashburnham
At a Forbes Quiragers Association meeting on Saturday the group unanimously nominated sitting U.P. member H. El Hiett MLA as their candidate to contest Ashburnham in the forthcoming State elections. Walker was appointed secretary to the association. Printed by Forbes Newspaper Co. Pty Ltd Lachlan Street.
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Forbes Quiragiers' Association
U.P
H. ©. el Hiett
Ashburnham
Walker
Forbes Newspaper Co. Pty, Ltd
Lachlan Street
Beer Strike Moves to End as Watersiders Rally
In Sydney a mass meeting of 1308 waterside workers backed the beer strike and pledged support to other unions. Publicans faced pressure to roll back prices while hotelkeepers prepared a review meeting. An agreement between U.L.W.A. and the Illawarra Trades and Labor Council announced yesterday ended the South Coast beer strike on a basis favorable to the strikers.
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Sydney
U.lwa
Tllawarra Trades and Labor Council
Leaving Certificate Results From Forbes District Centers
The Leaving Certificate results were announced on Wednesday afternoon. Ten candidates from Forbes district, two from the High School, and four from Market Brothers' College and the Convent School passed. The document lists subjects, grades, and names of the successful candidates with class honors indicated.
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Forbes
Market Brothers’ College
Help for Greece Fund Totals 462 Latest
Fund totals show 462 pounds raised for the Greece aid effort with numerous donors listed. Names include Caponas Gondoboling Parry and Josephine Anderson along with several others contributing varied amounts. The campaign reports a cumulative total around 46,015 pounds, reflecting substantial support.
Country Week Tennis Results From Sydney Carnival
In the Country Week tennis carnival at Sydney on Wednesday district interns recorded scores. Grade I Condebolin defeated Ceamock 17 to 4 and 1-25 to 1-25. Grade I Round 3 St Lawrence Parches beat Wollongong 1-44 to 1-18.
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Sydney
Condebolin
Ceamock
St Laurence Parches
Wollongong
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