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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1928
Page
2
In Loving Memory of Thomas Deroy Jonas, drowned at Warron on 19, 1429, with family requests for prayers and memories. The page includes church notices, Holy Communion times, Evensong, and a classified listing for goods and services at Main Street shops, plus local trade anchors and an Advocate Office entry.
An advertisement from a local electrical contractor offers five estimates for electrical work and promises guaranteed service. Names mentioned include Davie and others. location and full details are unclear due to incomplete OCR text.
Forecast indicates mostly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain and possible thunderstorms in the northwest quadrant near the coast and highlands. Temperatures expected to be cool, with unsettled conditions and variable winds affecting coastal areas and inland regions.
A reader argues the West has been neglected by state and federal funding. The piece criticizes limited road, water, and public utilities, urging decentralization and a Western convention to secure infrastructure and economic development for the region.
A Forbes district report covers a cricket club incident, a dance event, and a coroner verdict. Meetings include the Forbes District Celekge Association at 7 pm with attendance urged. a Saturday committee session for registration of new players. and Parkes celebration details with Parkes attendees and local officials mentioned.
Readable bits describe a film with flashes of action and a few actors named in garbled form. Mentions of a Friday event, a play, and a college setting appear amid fractured phrases and misread names.
A string of community items from Forbes Intermediate High School to local officials. Mentions include donations, treasurer appointments, new staff roles, and a public event at Camp Hall with attendees from Port Lomate and nearby areas.
Fragmentary obituary notes describe the death of an octogenarian Goolagong and others, with references to Mrs John Bawa, a station, and various places and names. Details are garbled but suggest a family death notice set and mentions of religious figures and a Papal document. The text preserves names and relations amid scattered dates and locations.
A historical note explains the Commonwealth loan process with references to Trusdatory Earle Wage and Flow the Commonwealth, detailing cash and conversion plans. Public uptake of the loans and conversions is described, with figures such as 11,380,001 and 81,090,000 noted alongside institutional actions by the National Del sinking Fund and the Banke Infuisiment.
The Portes 7.4 & H. Association met in the Corneil Chambers on Saturday with numerous members present. The president reported a balance sheet adopted, committees elected, and plans for a prosperous year noted, including an upcoming first committee meeting and officers to be elected.
Forbes district hospital holds annual meeting while Moorefield hosts Saturday racing. A vivid card lists jumpers and handicaps with horses like Hawana Glas Padicol and Gold Thread plus Roseune and others. Cricket talk notes Victoria and New South Wales totals with Pontard and Presiding runs, and tennis features French players touring Wydeer course ahead of Australian championships.
A garbled account describes a man knocked down on a Lam Street after a chaotic scene. References to a court, a march, and multiple people amid a wartime backdrop hint at injuries and aftermath, with unclear sequence and participants.
A garbled OCR excerpt describes a wartime era social gathering with mentions of the “AMVC” Hort and attendees including Mrs Py Keydon and Alva. It references consumption of wheat and a statement by an aged lady about improving health and a planned journey to Mietbaurn. It also notes the central administration, honoring long-serving lab workers and outlining organizational aims.
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