Council still Searching For Information About Gas Undertaking
Council debates gas works after Forbes loss of supply. Aldermen press for accountability and a gas manager. Mayor proposes advertising for a manager above the award rate. debate on public access to information and consumer impact follows as council seeks expert advice and interim measures.
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Council
Works of Council
Cnuncll
Mager
Ald
Hurteher
Holloway
Hlarteher
Emily
Oles
Collett
Barrett
Fortes
Ceasell
Lower values at Homebush sales
Dalgety’s News Service reports at Homebush livestock sale prices for sheep and cattle. Grown sheep and lambs sold around 6d to 14d per lb, prime ewes around 8d to 13d, steers 148d, cows 96d to 186d, halfers 116d to 125d, yearlings and vealers 145d to 184d per roast. Noon truckings showed 28 sheep vans and 213 cattle waggons.
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Dalgety
Rts
Bomebush
Aim al Z
Trustees of Recreation Reserve Named in Darobbalgie Trust
Official communication dated January 7 1953 informs MLA Mr Cahill that government appointments have named trustees for Public Recreation Reserve No 0658 at Darocbalgie. G M Bloomfield G Rawnthorne B J Morrison A M Clarks and H A Whiticker replace J Fran as trustees with additions S Miller and A J Rees.
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Fr. Cahill
Cahill
Darocbalgie
Miller
Gien Lostie
Darocbaigie
Ocollea
Geserwe
Idth
G. M. Bloomfield
G. Rawnthorne
B. J. Morrison
A. M. Clarks
H. A. Whiticker
J. Fran
C. Miller
A. J. Rees
A. H. Jones
Seven Recent Fires at Forbes Prompt Rapid Brigade Action
A run of seven fires over about a week struck Forbes with extreme heat blamed. The brigade quickly extinguished a brass fire on Junction Street Friday at 8 45 pm and tackled blazes on Halpins Flat Willow Avenue and Johnson Street near Pino's grocery. Earlier in the week three small fires were reported.
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Forbes
Junction Street
Halpin
Willow Avenue
Forbes Council Debates Road Safety Branch Subsidy
The Forbes Municipal Council discusses subsidy terms after a Road Safety Council letter. Aldermen Woods and Simpson question branch activity and longevity while other members, including Coonell, express cautious support. Two aldermen plan to attend the next branch meeting to resolve misunderstandings between bodies.
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Road Safety Council
Forbes Municipal Coumcil
Forbes
Ald
Woods
Simpson
Coonell
Alderman Admits Paying For Church Street Bitumen
Alderman Jones told the council that he paid for the bitumen and the work on Church Street in front of Ald. Gar James's residence. He said he had waited eighteen months for the job to be completed and asked that his remarks be accurately reported.
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Forves
Head Safety Council
Ald. Gar James
Church Street
Alderman Jones
Ald. Jones
Alderman Jonés
Dom
Important Post For Mr. W. Curteis In Pakistan Plan
Mr W M Curteis of Portes is assigned to oversee plant selection and purchase for a Pakistan foodstuffs development program funded by UK Canada Australia and Pakistan governments. He will travel to Australia New Zealand and possibly Lahore to coordinate irrigation grain rice and jute projects, with wife and daughter Julienne accompanying him.
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Colombo
W. MM. Curteis
Portes
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Pakistan
Lahore
Thal
Punjab
Mr. Curtels
Department of Agriculture
N.5
Curtels
Australia
Incdus
Canada
Chase
Curlel l
Juli
Remand on Carnal Knowledge Charge in Forbes Case
Two men remanded at Forbes on Monday on a charge of carnal knowledge. Preliminaries before Mir. F H Horsington. Case to be heard in circuit court on January 32. Accused arrested at Forbes. involved girl from Parkes. Their two sons to enrol at Joseph's College Sydney.
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Forbes
Mir
F. H. Horsington
O.P
Parkes
Bencubbin Wheat Tops NSW Sowing Figures This Year
NSW agricultural bulletin shows Bencubbin as the most popular wheat in the state with 39 varieties surveyed. Bencubbin leads in total area sown while other wheats show a marked rise in acreage across strong and medium strong classes. Dundee Eureka Ford and Watts acreage has declined.
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N.S.W
G. Wiacolson Eyee
Stade
Department of Agriculture
Warigo
Dundee
Eureka
Ford
Watts
Popular Olympic Pool Draws Largest Crowd of the Year
Forbes notes a hot sultry Sunday with plans for possible thunderstorm activity. The Olympic swimming pool remains the top daily resort, surpassing all but New Year’s Eve records, with heat registrations listed for January and March intervals.
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Forbes Bes
Ajih
Some Loafers Says Ald Woods About Employees
At a recent council meeting Alderman E Ft Woods denounced a portion of county employees as loafers while praising others. He insisted he was not misreported and urged department heads to name those who do not perform, arguing it is the aldermen’s duty to identify nonperformers.
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Ald. Woods
Thoreday
Ald. E. Ft. Woods
Ald Woods
Marteher
Ald Marteher
Ald Woells
Aldermen
People and Travel Notes From Forbes and Bay Street
Mr Jim Irvine returned to Byd ney on Friday after a three week aprial holiday in Forbes with his parents Mr and Mrs J Irvine of Bay Street. Mr and Mrs L A Holenberg accompanied by their four young children of Union Street left Forbes by car for Adelaide for a fortnight. Master Ron Glements of Clen hope Tullamore was disbarred at Crombie hospital on Thursday. Friends of Mr H and Ford will be glad to know his condition has improved though not yet out of danger. A heart specialist was brought from Sydney at the week end to aid him. Mr Noel Ford, his son, returns to Sydney today, but Miles Lorna Ford will remain here to meet with her mother and look after her father.
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Jim Irvine
Bydney
Forbes
J. Irvine
Bay Street
L. A. Holenberg
Union Street
Adelaide
Ron Glements
Clenhope
Tullamore
Crombie Hospital
Thurk
H. & Ford
Sydney
Noel Ford
Miles Lorna Ford
Wil
Food taxation cripples production warns minister
The Minister for Agriculture Gra ham MLA says higher taxation damages incentives for primary producers and hinders food production. He criticizes the Menzies-Padden Government budget for crippling income tax and worsening the economic balance in primary production.
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Aald
of Graham
Menzies-Padden
Attendance Record at Play Centre Sees Growth
Record attendance at the Play Centre with potential weekly rise. Peak daily attendance reached 250. centre praised for inclusive play across schools and safety measures. Funding notes show National Fitness contributed £5 but due to debt from relocating a dance hall, funding was trimmed. Building costs totaled £480 plus further expenses for wings and related works. Parkes Centre to visit today for swimming carnival with Gentleballs Play Centre joining. main event a swim.
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Well Swimming Reserve
Bpooner Oval
Rts
Parkes
Parkes Centre
Gentleballs Play Centre
Successful Students In Leaving Certificate Examination
Robert C. McNamara of Marist Brothers College led local results with two honours and two A passes across six subjects. Marlene Langford of Forbes Intermediate High School followed with three A’s in English Modern History and Combined Physics and Chemistry. Kathleen Rolfe of Our Lady’s School Forbes also earned two A’s in English and Modern History, with other passes in French General Mathematics Botany and Geography.
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Obert C. McNamara
Marist Bros.' College
Marlene Langford
Forbes Intermediate
Robert, McMamary
Bogan Street
Our Lady's Convent
Kathleen Rolfe
C A. Rolfe
Rankin Street
Tialian
Baselao
Forbes Intermediate High School
Gonwing
Marian H
Hooper
Thomas M J
Langford
Marlene Ls
Marist Brothers' College
Forbes
Fred McDermott Freed From Life Sentence
Report notes the Communioners report and a judge's view that the prosecution miscarried. McDermott’s counsel argued testimony established innocence, while the court stated the law does not require proof of innocence. Forbes coverage cites Mrs. Lavers, widow of W H Lavers, refusing comment on McDermott’s release.
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Bia
Jonte Ostlia
Shand
McDermott
Forbes
Advocate
Lavers
W. H. Lavers
Government housing contract awarded in Forbes
Mr Cahill MLA receives notice that a government housing contract has been signed for a chamber-framed construction at Pek B/Ti4 on Wombat Street Forbes. One three-bedroom unit and sleep cut are to be erected as part of the extension of the government housing program.
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Fr. Cahill
Ee Commission
Cahill
Wombat St. Forbes
C. A. Kelly
A New Phase in Life for Leaving Cert Students
A new life phase begins for Leaving Certificate students who succeeded in their communications. They will implement plans for higher study and future professions while some return to ordinary life after school. The change brings perspective and resilient values, with some of the brightest minds overcoming previous failures.
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Dewere
Abe
Oca
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al Daroobalgie
Greece
Sree
Sant the Free Nations of the Word
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Athens
King Pass
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Civ Lo Cabinel
MR. W. Curteis
Joseph's College, Gydney
N.S. Wales
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Nasrabri
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Rolfe
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