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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
3
Council officers presented reports on maintenance, road works, and public facilities. Items covered include street paving, footpaths, drainage, weed control, tree watering, and the progress of buildings for the Bowling and Tennis clubs.
A garbled foreign text fragment references lottery bets, bets on tickets, and accusations around a shop. It mentions individuals Wartterked CULO LLL and names like Noel Crowhey and Lorad Evans in a tale of dubious wagers and possible fraud within a local community.
The quarry operated in two shifts for crushing and screening metal for road works. The crusher stopped on the 38th December and main bearings needed remetal. Ganger E Marsh was absent for several weeks due to illness.
Fragmented OCR text describes a building boom in an unnamed town with references to planning, housing blocks, and potential sites. It mentions a hospital or public works project and competing interests among local groups. The excerpt hints at new construction and governance concerns shaping the town’s development.
The Advocate discusses a girls college plan on a rural New South Wales site highlighting a healthy environment for boarders. The facility includes swimming, dormitories, study rooms, music and arts programs, botanical grounds, and steady supervision by staff and the principal. The campus aims to nurture physical and mental development with courses in domestic arts, scholarship, and extracurriculars to prepare for university careers.
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