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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
6
Local discourse centers on aDirectly elected authority proposal tied to Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets amid concerns over usefulness and safety. Citizens weigh potential benefits against risks as advocacy grows.
The item notes a tase match and remarks on the sehout tulhlsus from March team play. Details are fragmentary but reference ex servicemen and a post in the game round. Strong entities are implied by mentions of persons and teams though specifics are unclear.
Forbes faced Wirrinya in the Grinsted Cup game on Simday. Bill Stonham and Wal Morrison stitched a 61 run partnership, Morrison out for 29, Stonham left unbeaten as W Clifford closed Forbes on 214 for seven. Forbes captain Clifford led bowling with seven for 214 and 75 credited. The visit strengthened by the openers and the late innings.
A long OCR filled record recounts a Western cricket meeting with scattered names and actions. It mentions dates around January and March, teams Forbes Porbes Wirinya and Wireinya among confused phrases. The piece preserves a cricket match narrative with scores, players and incidents, but readability is limited by garbled text.
In a rugged Ex-Servicemen Crawlin encounter, notable scores came from J. Benmore 34, Les Jude 30, and Ghtuier 138. Bowling by Cilchens and Aus shared the pace, while Gravhn’s spell helped the side to a deserved victory. Several players contribute, with Richens 3H and Wands notable for their efforts for G3.
A garbled report describes a mysterious regulation repealed by the government. The fragment references the MRA and unclear phrases about regulation, dates, and places, offering no concrete facts or identifiable entities.
The Forbes market held a fortnightly pig sale with about 660 pigs yarded in mixed quality, baconers leading the yarding. Buyers from Sydney, Orange, and nearby districts attended, while trucks shortages eased prices to around 13/16 to 19/6 for heavy baconers and lighter lots.
Report from Forbes sale on Friday notes good quality yarding at 1080 pigs and strong competition. Representatives from Sydney and Forbes butchers offered at sale levels as buyers showed solid purchasing power and prices quoted include ranges for heavy weights and various pen lots.
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