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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1950
Page
1
A horse wrecked a cart on Templar Street yesterday smashing into a telephone post. Passersby freed the horse and righted the cart. the animal escaped uninjured.
An incident on the metro led to arrests after a roadway accident. Police identified a suspect named Arthur Prana and another individual Forbes. Officers secured the scene and began a standard investigation, collecting witness statements and examining surveillance footage for further charges.
The Bowral council faces town planning opposition from local aldermen and residents. Arguments center on railway gates, a bypass by‑pass road, and ministerial plans that threaten existing streets and businesses. Water pumped at Forbes filtration plant in December totals 29,296,000 gallons.
The report notes Forbes recording a temperature of LOG degrees and New York registering 4 degrees (37 degrees below freezing). Observers mention a casual fall of ant and a subsequent frerder following the chill.
The committee approved installing a hydrant in King George V Memorial Park and recommended purchasing a tubular steam powered barrow with pneumatic wheels from J. Simpson at £12 2/6. It also endorsed extending H. M. Payman’s sewerage paddock lease to the specified date at a fixed annual rental.
W G Anderson has resigned his position as water plant operator at Porbes and has asked Cornell to remove him from duty by Wednesday next, with the exact date not specified. The note indicates immediate action and a formal request to withdraw from duties.
Alderman Harteher cites rough estimate of £5000 for grading land and levelling Mt for playing uses excluding hall. Various figures were discussed with a target of £10000 as the funding objective if all groups back the plan. Council eyes two road closures and park route, with public input encouraged and possible two year funding.
The 85 year old Alfred Buckingham of Gowre Bias disappeared after leaving a house near the Iron Bridge around Tuesday night. Police searched the Gowre Bias area and riverbanks with Inspector Sewell and officers, hoping for a body to be found.
The Passing Show covers a heated debate on a Memorial Park proposal by Ald Harteher and the National Fitness Committee. The plan would close sections of North Condobolia Road and Willow Avenue to create a youth-focused park, with opposition expected from aldermen. Public sentiment aims to balance traffic disruption with community benefit as Athol Gunn joins the effort.
Velie stovettes in green porcelain enamel offered with or without stand in three sizes. Prices start at £1115. Sold by L. J. Johnson at 32 Templar Street. Standard size typewriter ribbons available at Advocate Office.
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