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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1916
Page
1
A Forbes reader rants about poisoned dogs, threatening a brawl against the culprit, then shifts to transport woes. He laments road damage from big wheat loads and poor road quality on Grenfell Road, opposing both animal cruelty and infrastructure neglect. He urges caution and humorous bravado while driving at speed.
Scots sing of pipe bravery at Kilkienkrankie and Latdiaw V C leading a charge into German trenches. Odd falls of frogs at Condobolin and reports of rain in Australia foreshadow a wish for rain of beer as blokes ponder a wet spell.
Printed and published by George Washington Brownhill at the office of The Forbes Advocate Lachlan St Forbes.
Forbes district lists soldiers killed or wounded in action at the Dardanelles and other theaters of war. The names span Forbes, Eugowra, Trundle, Fifield, Tullamore, Goolagong, Moonbi, Wandary and Rogan Gate areas, with statuses including died in camp and died at sea, wounded, in hospital, invalided home, or missing.
An advertisement promotes Surmancl as a new English remedy for gray hair. It claims natural color returns to grey strands, restoring hair from root to tip with no scalp staining. Produced by The Felgeworth Laboratories and Hoffimg's Chambers, Pitt Street, Sydney.
A detailed irregular timetable lists Sunday to Friday departures and destinations. Services cover Parkes Bogan Gate Condobolin Station Burrwang Sta Calarie Sydney Bathurst Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Parkes Tichborne Daroobalgie Ooma Creek Grenfell Trundle Kugowra Yumeena Yarra Yarra Eugowra Hugowra and numerous stops with late fees noted.
An appeal urges Australians to donate lend or sell German and Austrian field glasses to Australian Imperial Expeditionary Forces. Major Page at Victoria Barracks Sydney requests receivers to attach name and address and deliver to police or direct to Sydney. Cabinet Ministers Holman and Hall endorse the drive as vital to wartime needs.
A manifesto from John Bridge & Co calls for ending wool canvassing by travellers as a cost-saving reform. It argues current spendthrift home visits waste hundreds of thousands of pounds and would raise grower selling charges unless replaced by systematic correspondence. The firm seeks grower support to avoid a return to the old system and higher marketing costs.
Report covers Orange race profits of 212 pounds and annual betting fees in Sydney and Melbourne. Highlights include A. J.1 winning Jumper's Flat Race at Warwick Farm, Renaalt third, Bilnd Murphy to Melbourne for batten trials, Molong Jockey Club cancelling annual meeting, My Best in pony ranks, recent tennis results at Trundle and Parkes, Ally Mercedes sold for 600 guineas and died, F. G. Daker’s 930 mile 24 hour world record on a motorcycle, Dickson defeated by Geike in Brisbane, O Connor KO of Herb McCoy in Melbourne, Les Darry defeating Knock Out Brown in Sydney, and Warwick Farm results with multiple race names and horses.
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