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Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jul 01, 1921

Page

3

Condobolin News Recaps Cup, Weather, and Local Events

Condobolin items report the Ellercamp Cup renaming, a 22 point win over Derriwonghes, and calls for fair play. Rumors link a next match with Bogan Gate. local society supports hospital funds via a dance and notes on Harry Dawson’s recovery. Weather is mild with frosts, and the bowling green project progresses led by Father O'Brien. The Masons held a well received annual ball and a juvenile event precedes the hall preparations.

Condobolin Derriwonghes

Dempsey Carpentier Clash Overshadowed by Morris Bassett

Local readers focus on the Bernie Morris versus Harry Bassett bout scheduled for the same Saturday as the Dempsey Carpentier match. The piece notes mixed opinions on favorites, with fans split between Morris and Bassett, and mentions shared public interest amid general anticipation.

Bernie Morris Harry Bassett Dempsey Carpentier Morris Bassett

Agricultural and Pastoral Notes on Late Sowing and Market Outlook

The article, written by the Chief Inspector of Agriculture, discusses delays in sowing due to wet seasons and late harvests, and argues for late sowing given soil moisture and favorable conditions. It notes market trends for wheat, predicting higher prices this year than next, and advises land preparation, shallow ploughing, and rapid drill sowing with quick-maturing varieties to maximize yields and profits.

Australia Department of Agriculture

Terrible Things Happen at Forbes in Football Tale

A Stock and Station Journal writer vents about Forbes football antics under the heading Terrible Things Happen at Forbes. He jokes about a pant leg catching fire in a mud puddle amid rumoured wax matches, mocks outback players, and condemns sportsmanlike behavior while praising Forbes as the limit in a pointed verse with local bravado.

Stock and Station Journal Forbes

Reputation and Kidney Trouble Cure by Doan

A Sydney reader recounts severe kidney pain and backache relieved by three bottles of Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. He reports lasting relief for over a year with no recurrence, praising the product's merit and recommending purchase from Foster-McKenzie Co. at 2/9.

Geo. McGovern c/o Hampton Cross Street Frobes Donn Dean Mra McGovern Sam Foster-McClellan Co Hamilton Street Sydney Doan

Late sowing wheat tips for Canberra soil types

The text advises choosing soil and wheat varieties for late sowing, noting heavy soils slow growth while light soils quicken maturity. It recommends Canberra, Florence, and Hard Federation as suitable late varieties, with Hard Federation maturing slower but still good. It suggests sowing about 60 to 60 lb per acre, using superphosphate, and sowing seed near the surface to hasten germination.

Canberra Florence

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