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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
4
Sheep from Mr RE Hawitna topped the Homebush market this week as eleven crowbred welders brought forty bread loaves, with 4 for 20 crossbred ewes. Other ewes from The Bungalow fetched figures like 4% 89/11 per bond and 29-45 /7. The described lot was the finest seen at Homebush in years.
Public meeting planned to inaugurate the Anzac Memorial Club at a new site in Templar Street. Lease secured for a term of years for the club’s purpose. Organizers expect broad community support and interest in the project.
Fragmentary notes show a committee discussion involving A. E. Pepvet and others, touching on a seventh ward panel and a planned event. Details are unclear but indicate a commis connection to a ceremony and donations or arrangements for attendees.
A garbled film listing notes The Trouble Make Tomorrow and The Thule from Goldwyn, featuring Mary Gordon and Jane Lee in a comedy drama. It mentions The Hired Man and Save Love the Lang as part of November offerings, with Theda Bara appearing in Cleo… other titles and skater acts noted for the week.
Money found concerns tre W Walsh an inmate of Forbes hospital with many friends wishing her a speedy recovery. Joseph Elliott and family departed Forbes for a two month trip to Manny Aranaa and Richardson, with a Melbourne stopover returning to Forbes. C C Loder to Sydney for a repatriation conference. Forbes Repatriation Committee meets next to discuss policy. J D Lowhan has a strong chance for election as council president. J H Nowken, Jemalong Shire Councillor, is indisposed this week with many friends hoping for a full recovery.
Correspondence urges aldermen to appoint William Ged as mayor of Forbes noting his long active service and proposing a deputy mayor if Ged is chosen. The letter asks for a timely decision and expresses gratitude. The page also reports Captain Evelyn French of Oakhurst killed in England during World War II aviation loss, with hospital and personnel notes and local influence from the Forbes community.
The provided text is garbled OCR with mixed fragments and misread lines. It mentions names and phrases in a distorted way, lacking a clear event, date, or location to summarize into a coherent news item. Further readable content is insufficient for a structured T and S.
A messy telegraphic style report notes a 7,218,000 pound guarantee for drink supply and a 14,000,000 pound involvement in a wheat contract. It claims vessel building contracts at Woolwich are canceled and mentions Australian waters with infectious diseases aboard. The piece references government action to counter Bolshevik influence and industrial unrest, a storm at Bali and resulting church damage.
A draft plan titled Bush Week outlines an annual carnival to stimulate primary and secondary industries in Australia. A patron, donations, and a Sydney-based executive push are noted, alongside aims to showcase Australian wealth and educate city residents about national resources and economic strength.
A blaze swept a Portobello area district damaging a shop, mill, and adjacent property. Fire services battled the flames with aircraft and ground crews, preserving some structures while several buildings suffered severe damage. Local residents and owners assessed the scene as investigators began inquiries into the blaze.
A fragmented report notes Lawakik Mieome TAN Returner arranging land matters and related insurance concerns. The incomplete text references bookkoepime tents and desire, with scattered terms MM Cinssee oF Inairance srringed and VHONT.
Fragmentary items list J Murphy business system offerings. Mentions Luke Tae Wha and Federal Land Tas Kaperl Ste Hon and furm accounts speciale. Includes incomplete reference 1.0 and P.O. box 55.
The Right Reverend the Bishop of Mathuest visits St Helier's Orange. Silas W Tolhurst and Mu A Dipl Ba (Molo) highlighted a splendid climate and position with fine hours and grounds. Thorough modern education to all branches emphasized.
Architect Stewart H Hudget of Mora Qoma formerly of AL and Imperial Army informs the public he has visa to practice as an architect in Fortier District. He offers to prepare plans supervise construction and control any rental or other building needs for local properties.
Fragmented ad text from a newspaper page noting a weekly schedule for the Forbes Advocate with notices about advertising space, subscription options, pricing, and contact details. The readable fragments reference Hibbs Ph a and a quarterly subscription, plus an address on Pot Avenue and a booking note.
Gunningbland clears estate of Pearce and Willia ma offering cattle machinery harness and other effects. Sale starts next Friday January 24 at 1 pm about a mile from Gunningbland wool shed on property bought near Sydney by Mr BM Moxa. Proceeds for sonatae and howe the vale.
In a chaotic Saturday session, Mare’s Nest battles to a near draw as Kenic and Mares clash over control. Officials face confusion as players scramble for the ball and a decisive score remains elusive.
Fragmented OCR text references Sir Autney Kidman with unclear facts and garbled place names in New South Wales. Mentions a Wednesday event, residences, and a connection to Australia but the core details are unreadable, making a clear biographical or death notice unreliable.
Reuters dispatch from Brussels notes a petrol wagon explosion at a taileau station causing six Bri ti Solas to be held, many French casualties, Colonel Rutherford arrested for murder, and debates among Lloyd George Wilson and Dominions about representation and an Allied army in Poland as talks continue during Imperial War Cabinet meetings.
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