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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text lists various place names and prices with dates in January and February 1914. Mentions a special train, a drilling or race context, and several garbled identifiers such as Cowie ERN BL MURRAY and Clady Rage Upethig. Overall content is incoherent and partial.
Article reports a chaotic set of crossings and disputes at various meat markets. Names cited include Murray, Malloy, and Flanington in a string of property and ownership notes. Community observers note confusion over ownership and control as markets respond to orders.
The municipal council met Tuesday night to hear the Forbes gasworks report by Janes C. Alwa Ander. The engineer F Vialtad Forte was appointed consulting engineer to supervise improvements. The document details faulty testing, faulty water feeding arrangements, and various equipment issues including photometer calibration and lamp performance.
Fragmented OCR text details a horse race card with numerous names and entries such as Comedy Queen, Deane Lat, Lord Daniels, and Wilton Howe. The note references a Wednesday date and a long list of horses and handlers, but intelligible results or outcomes are not present.
An informal farewell in Forbes honors Philip Philips as he leaves for a new position at Dale's Pharmacy in Mudgee. Friends, including Mr Murray and Mr Hobrooke, toast with gifts and remembrances, while Town figures recall his schooling in Forbes and long ties to the community.
Mayor Silermaan Edwards commends Mr Heinke and others for bravery during a perilous incident at Forbes An HH. The Royal Home Society notes Heinke’s rescue effort and pivotal role in steering a damaged vessel to safety, while the community recognizes the courage shown by all involved.
An unclear OCR fragment discusses Perbubn Metal and extragylimars with references to atoning flow, a time for two Brwyfity Heim, and portraits of heading jotsonnzen. The Work occupies nearly, but details are fragmentary and uncertain.
Unclear OCR text reports WEW Racing Stables owner Lani FY, proprietor of Hallway Hotel, facing allegations about horse care and training practices. The document references stables, loose boxes, and unspecified inspections, with names and places embedded in garbled passages.
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