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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1939
Page
2
The council fixed water charges for one year including meter rates, excess usage, and garden water pricing. Provisions cover reconnection after payment, non racist terms, and the annual maintenance and billing of meters and notices.
A historical note from New South Wales cites Kewmari Geteber and Sapte Bais as examples of how immunisation cuts diphtheria cases and deaths. Four years after starting vaccination in towns, no plague cases occurred though nearby areas still reported illness. Councils urge parents to vaccinate now to prevent suffering before an epidemic starts.
The Minister for Lands announces disposal of several farms within recently acquired estates under closer settlement rules. Applicants must obtain Rural Bank advances and provide bank-ready documentation with a special form. Farms range 664 to 1278 acres, suited for pasture, cultivation, or breeding, with dates set for January to May 1940.
Justice Minister Mr Martin outlined a planned prison reorganisation noting surplus NSW gaol capacity and a small current inmate total of 1140. He said modern systems avoid sending inmates elsewhere if avoidable, with Albury Gaol slated for closure and Bathurst assault report kept secret. Johnnie Parker’s condition worried his family in Rankin Street.
Edgar Morris a young married man admitted taking twelve melons from Lachlan Brinke's garden in South Forbes on January 15. He was fined £3 or six days and ordered to pay 12 shillings compensation after a plea of guilty. A plainclothes constable said Morris visited Heinke's market gardens at night and fled as melons were thrown away.
The Strand presents There Goe My Heart a madcap romance featuring Fredric Marchi ine Wirgints Bruce with Patsy Kelly Alan Stow bray Nangy Caroll Eugene Pallet Etienne Girartot in a three day run. United Artists and Warner Bros showcase Veiled Broadway glimpses in Secrets of an Actress with Kay and George Brent at Studio Theatre.
Forbes Cricket Association has named its representative team to face Grenfell Juniors on Monday Anniversary Day at Spooner Sports Oval test wicket. The match starts 10:30 pm with a strong Grenfell side expected and bright batting highlights anticipated from both teams.
Tomorrow at 340 pm he offers household furniture and goods of C H Steeda Dewar at Gachlan Green. Next Wednesday two lots for L O Keefe Unsterwood Street. High class furniture of P Gsanotherley leaving district will be sold Saturday at Johnson Street. Mr Kenny to auction EA Beck er Post Office residence at 220 pm. Details in advertising column.
Edwin Erwin Gulley a police constable of Dubbo was publicly examined in bankruptcy court before Mr Cookson PM this week. Bailey sued Truth and Sportaman Ltd over a Royal Commission report on starting price betting, claiming £000 and appealing to the High Court unsuccessfully. Truth and Sportaman Ltd itemized costs on the float at £0937 with rising costs in the second case. Gulley, married with no family, earned £ a week. The examination was concluded.
A Tuesday sale at Forbes Moore in conjunction with New Zealand Loan and M.A. Go Ltd Sydney drew export buyers and regional interest. Fat stock, store sheep, cattle and lambs sold well with gains across categories. Notable figures include crossbred lambs to 10/2 and 11/9, merino wethers to 12/6, best cows 8/10 to 9, store sheep and ewes trading up, with several older merino ewes around 11/6 and rams 12 BU.
A lively portrait of a Warner Brothers star blazing through cinema and gaining fame. The piece urges readers to preserve youth and beauty with Creme Charmosan, promising skin protection and lasting clarity in summer heat.
An OCR fragment advertises Creme Charmosan with odd phrasing about a Big fare for your dreasine tible and handbag tubes priced at 1 shilling per Soles, claiming availability by chemists drapers and stores.
An odd promotional fragment urges men and women to compare hands and promotes Charmosan squid cream. It touts masculine roughness then promises feminine, clear, fresh skin through regular use. The text blends product hype with gendered hand imagery from a dubious vintage ad.
A letter from the manager of the Forbes Cooperative Society Ltd. expresses gratitude to the council's electrical engineer and staff for their service during the recent heat wave and for the privilege granted to the Society to attend the meeting during the peak period.
A strong wind near Cowra Goolagory main road seven miles from Gorlagong damaged hay stacks and trees amid a hot dry spell. The Goolagong Agricultural Bureau held its monthly meeting with a sizable turnout and discussion on local affairs.
Grinsted Cup holders St Laurence defend the trophy against Engowra on Sunday at Halpin's Flat eval with 10 am start. They aim to decide the result on concrete, confident of retaining after defeating Given Toll Juniors, naming 13 players including capt J. Walker D. Whit and J. Orman among others. Town team travels to Wirrinya for a friendly. Lakeside meets Bogan Gate at Lake side wicket with a listed lineup and a call for unavailable players to contact the secretary.
The Forbes Model Engineering Society opens its new workshop behind Mr A Debenham’s home in Flint Siren next Friday. About 40 members build model boats yachts tugs and launches with a lathe and other tools, including petrol plants in progress. Mr Roy Debenham receives a cup for most enthusiastic member of 199.
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