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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1926
Page
2
Classified fragments show laborers and miscellaneous listings including wage details, a manager role, and property rentals. Terms reference a supply manager, a solicitor, and prompt service lines. Several items hint at a New Year note and Biblical service times.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a secretary and a meeting held at Redigrrafune in Schurtau. Mentions 2d set at 8 ppm and Pentastid to toma JAB Nodeers. Names and details are unclear due to garbled text.
Reading seems to report a classified help wanted item and livestock sale notice with names and a time slot. The readable portion mentions cattle and a sale date around Sunday January 17, 1926 with times 11 and 7 30 p.m. The fragmentary text implies a local classifieds notice for livestock and job or sale details.
A disrupted notice reports a postponed meeting of a local committee and a call for tenders. It cites names, locations, and dates for the election survey, construction bids, and allowed inspection times at multiple sites with details about submission deadlines and contact points.
Forbes Advocate reports Forbes First edition status and early year events with local updates. The column highlights community groups, brief notices, and upcoming schedules.
Local wool market notes show prices secured for wool and produce at Boyd Station and Bandon Station with agents Murrin and Cy of Parker coordinating sales. Weather report mentions Forbes district conditions and a pending fruit preservation product sale.
In Sydney District Court Judge Cohkin awarded seven orphans 2350 each as compensation from the Railway Commissioners after the death of Donald Praner. The case followed a fatal incident where children and their mother faced a precarious future, with community attention on safety and accountability.
Murky OCR yields a fragmentary notice about a cricket match at Gugowga with players Hy Willd Hew phrey and others listed. It references Fortan No. 1 ground and a Sunday start, plus a later line mentioning a sale of children cotton garments and play aprons at Mankin street.
Local society items report visitors traveling to Sydney and Melbourne for holidays, with mentions of Brentwowl Private Hospital patients Mrs Tokar and Mr Fred Thekner, in law notices, weddings and farewells. Regional ties include Warr, Cowra, Forbes, and Taylan connections and upcoming marriage plans.
An aged local man, recently retired, is reported to have died after a brief illness, with the obituary noting surviving family members and funeral arrangements. The notice lists the deceased’s residence and mentions nearby figures and locations in the Sydney area, reflecting community ties and local institutions.
Aged widow Helena Payne aged 74 died after slipping in her kitchen on January 2 and pulling a pot of boiling water over herself. The coroner recorded an evidential death and the inquest named family and neighbours among those giving evidence.
Fragmentary OCR sports column mentions divisions and handicaps with names such as Puig Moore and Noble, noting a court or track event. Reference to Baltimore and miscellaneous riders, with unclear results or contexts.
Obituary notes the passing of George Padiey Debenham aged 88 of Suffolk. He lived a full life with strong ties to Forbes in Victoria and the old tea trade era. He left an affected family history including a daughter Mrs Barryian Campau and several relatives in Armidale and Sydney.
Government suffers narrow defeat in Upper House after 20 to 28 rejection of provision for return of candidate under the Electoral Bill. First past the post system remains contested as government concedes no further divisions.
fragmented notes list Forbes people and stores in North Hill area. mentions Byem slant Fro and Farben house, various local names, events, and individuals with unclear roles. contains scattered references to places and persons like Nell McPhillaniy and Attalow La, with random numbers.
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