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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
2
Extracts outline Ford philosophy on reducing government intervention, paying workers well, keeping machinery in top condition, and valuing intelligent, steady labor. He argues poverty ends only through work, stresses direct production over red tape, and notes many labor troubles stem from management lacking first hand labor experience.
Sunday cricket match at Wychan saw Eugowra beat Wychan by 48 runs on the first innings. Thorncroft top scored with 25 and took 6 for 20. Bowling highlights included N Collita 4 for 23. Also in town news Mrs. L Kirby recovering, and public ball planned for May 24 to celebrate a Lachlan River bridge project.
Arthur Ashcroft, commission agent, advertises as local agent for Royal Insurance Co. and stock and property agent. Invites correspondence, lists on application, covers district sales on up-to-date lines, and warns trespassers and horse stock removers will be prosecuted.
Orient Line offers voyages to London via Colombo Suez Port Said Naples Toulon Gibraltar and Plymouth aboard steamers including Ormur Orsova Orvieto Otrante Ormonde Orensay Osterley Orama with fares from £35 for third class and £98 for single saloon entries. The line promotes its vessels as among the largest most luxurious afloat with improved third class cabins and expanded public rooms following abolition of second class.
In debt people are urged to choose carefully when buying a medicinal spirit. The article argues that purity matters and cites Chateau Tanonde as an example of a very pure brandy. It stresses buyers need factual, technical information about their purchase to ensure quality.
Tot henham reports 65 points of rain at the post office on the 6th and notes Bhony Thompson's buck jumping show. A spectator suffered a concussion and was hospitalized. birth of a daughter at Clenayre. residents leaving for holidays. plans for a bank, crane at the railway, and a stationmaster’s residence discussed by the Progress Association. Cricket: Nyngan beat Tottenham by eight wickets. match details and scores listed.
Sergeant O Brien arrives from Bathurst to take charge of the Condobolin Police Station during Sergeant Purtell’s extended leave. The town clerk assumes duties, and Mr Dunphy covers for the vacant lawn clerk post. A social dance in Royal Hall raises over £20 for Barney Phillips and the Back to Condobolia Carnival.
Rain since New Year fills tanks and creeks, boosts green feed across the district. Farmers plough fallow and prepare land as race meetings, church events, and dances fill the town calendar. A community meeting urged upgrading Trundle silos to handle wheat, with a focus on modern silos and cattle feeding.
All Saints College Bathurst offers new buildings electric lighting ample open air sleeping climate grounds and playing fields with three cricket grounds and free tennis courts. The college maintains a dairy herd and provides a staff for exams with bookkeeping and wool classing as extra subjects. Apply to the headmaster.
W G Dodd is recorded as a registered architect and quantity surveyor. The notice confirms his professional credentials and status in the field.
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