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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1935
Page
4
A council hearing probes boiler operations and log book practices as Mr Maher admits altering entries. The exchange covers valve issues, generator load, and alleged pressure from engineers, with discussion of safety routines and potential consequences for staff.
Race card notes tangled with names like Hurdle Race shy daddy Bowthorne Tiragentace fond and Handicap entries Buritheid Hadrian Sir Walter Sylvandale Limyrus Widden plus Challenge Stakes Fuechlen Moab Vieta. January handles Roxburgh Paddington etc scribbled, unclear.
In Parkes inquiries into fires destroyed two cottages. Mary Irene Howell’s cottage burned January 11 and Margaret Borg MacGirr’s cottage burned January 12. The coroner returned an open verdict in each case.
Advertisement outlines Forbes Rugby League annual meeting in Council Chambers. Agenda includes adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, election of committee for the year, and eligibility rules for voting. Financial details note subscriptions and potential rate changes. club faces budget pressures and aims to recruit members and supporters.
Two teams depart Forbes on Anzac Day for pennant matches in Canowindra. The B grade squad faces Ice Mere and Leo in the morning, while the A grade team plays in the afternoon. Forbes lists lineups for both grades with numerous players named for the local event on Bundy green.
The Forbes sub-branch of the ALG 6.1L.A. outlined its 1934 charity work amid destitute soldiers. Nearly £100 was distributed for clothing and food and £26 for Xmas cheer. Receipts totaled over £200 with public support enabling most expenditures to destitute soldiers.
Cricket club notes detail a Sunday audition for the Wyalong team to Forbes, with Wellington match results and a Wednesday round draw. The Wyalong side faces Forbes at 1 am, listing players including Evans Hodge Willie Theres Crippin Cowderay and others, while Wellington aims to rebound after a close loss.
Prices held firm at Forbes Special Stock Sales where 1,0000 fat sheep were yarded by Pollinonwmal, Burney, Garney Sear and Forbes Merchants. Export buyers from Sydney and regional towns competed for all wool types, with quotations ranging from 15/2 to 17/11 for lambs and 0 to 16/4 for hoggets, while meren gween and other categories saw varied bids and only a small yarding in the culled section. The sale closed with prices near owner reserves and few belonging sold.
A large sale of 20,000 western bred sheep will be auctioned by Orange Mestre Leeds Bros Tah. The event starts February 12 with a preliminary advert and yarding planned for the same day.
The Forbes Rugby League offered to erect free advertising boards at the cricket ground in exchange for space and worker support, but the Council rejected the deal citing policy concerns about saturation. It suggested accepting boards limited to two inches high if the supplier would provide the materials at no cost.
The Allied Country Party will not oppose Mr A U Tonking the UAP member for Orange as state elections approach. In recent federal elections Orange shone as a battleground between UCP and UAP led by Thorby and Dr Nott. Differences have faded and both factions unite to back Tonking.
A herd of sheep migrating from Warren to Enlomope clashed with a river obstruction three miles from Dubbo. The drover struggled to move the flock after a nearby farmer aided, eight animals dying despite swift action. The local disruption highlights dangers faced by drovers on inland routes.
Molong centenary celebrations run March 19 to 26 with a ceremony led by the new Governor Bir Alexader Hore Ruthyeg. Events include the grave of Yuranghi linked to Bir Thome Mitchell’s expedition and noted wheat price rises in Forbes with improved demand from Japan and China.
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