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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1947
Page
4
Lloyd Barrett hosts the program introducing each episode of the radio drama Out of the Night. The series, begun in 1947, airs weekly at 6 45 pm on station 20 percent, featuring cast including Ree Jonneroye and Muriel Shirl Nit Opreolyan.
The Grenfell Record reports Lachlan River water pumping into the Bogolong reservoir after a long delay caused by breaks. Pumping reached 1000 gallons per hour during peak periods, with the reservoir capacity about 1,000,000 gallons. Restrictions remain as Bogolong Dam runs dry and repairs continue.
The article notes Merino wools remain favored while crossbreds lose appeal. It highlights limited textile workers in Great Britain and France facing export demands, with French mills unable to meet orders and relying on scarce labor despite new food needs.
Mr B. and tients sales manager for Rootes Ltd comments on Australian workers and hard times for wool. He notes wool demand links to mill production prices and expects scarcity to continue. He cites British and Italian markets and the cost of converting wool into finished goods, with sale points in New Castle and Sydney in February.
An inquiry into Sunday Parkes Mechanical Hare Coursing Club proceedings cleared all connections of corrupt practices. Key figures W Parker C McKenzie W Carr Bull John and a clerk faced scrutiny over betting and starting box incidents, but the committee found the charges entirely unfounded after evidence showed Albooroy failed to win and finished third.
The Forbes sale showed a firm prime sheep market with good quality ewes and crossbreds in demand. Prices ranged with lambs 29 to 49 shillings, plain woolly lambs 17 to 24, prime wethers 19 to 21 shillings, and crossbreds around 22 to 25 shillings, attendance moderate and buyers present.
Agents yarded and sold over 3600 sheep and lambs at Forbes on Thursday January 21. Fat lambs sold to three metropolitan buyers alongside Dhweolwl Meat Works and a local butcher. Prices were firm for lambs and slightly dearer for prime sheep with a range of woolly, crossbred and mixed stock traded.
The Advorate printing house announces expanded services to area businesses and residents. New equipment upgrades and faster turnaround promise improved quality for brochures banners and stationery orders.
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