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Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jul 02, 1948

Page

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TAR LIQUOR FROM GASWORKS Should It Go Into the Sewer

A Monday meeting discusses disposal of crude tar from Gasworks. Mr Banner reports with Engineer Brown that tar should be treated at the works. outlines tank construction and safety steps. Meanwhile thefts and break-ins, including stolen batteries and tools, suggest organized pilfering in the town.

MU Tfe Haber ‘Amici Pune OL. Banner Banner Watts Map Fee Brown Jptar Tra Ot Mega Cie Kiquer le Dhiapasil Migert CSI Pssee Anc Lievefore Ls Tavans Waller Robertson Church Street Herold Grimm

Fragmentary local meeting notes and health inspector remarks

The page records a disrupted council session with a health inspector unavailable to speak and debates over departmental matters. Mr Banner and Mr Brown clash on approvals and an adjourned meeting postponement leads to a request for a written report from Mr Press.

Aid Hall Gunditton Mtr Press

Fractured Arm Sends Woman to District Hospital

A woman on Birkgie Street Wednesday fell and fractured her right arm. An ambulance from Forbes District transported her to District Hospital where she was admitted for treatment.

White Birkige Street Miles Anne Twogeed Forbes District Ambulance District Hospital

Forbes Council plans 50 percent water supply expansion

Forbes Council after a departmental report and engineer K L Smith proposes expanding town water capacity by 50 percent. Plan includes Turner’s Hill reservoir and filtration upgrades to serve Forbes Carop halgie Freezing Works and nearby towns with a deputation to Sydney for government funding.

Feowins Department of Public Works K. L. Smith Forbes Council Sydney Boyan Gate Trundle Turner Parks Sardons Forbes Walrach Ans Harteber Gunn Wwe Counel Lord Conridge Akl Gunn

Road Complaints Prompt Council Action on Wet Streets

Local residents including A J Godden and J O Bedfern told Jeens Municipal Council the streets are unsafe when wet. Deputy Mayor Brenner criticized policy, noting tarred pavements left unfinished over winter. Council ordered the engineer to provide immediate relief and reconsider the works plan to avoid delaying safety improvements.

Mewrs A. J. Godden Young Street J. , Cashman Bertie Bret F. i Minn Elizabeth Brenner Fonda Sim Street Lyin Farnell

Far West Homes Representative Arrives in Forbes

Sister A. McInnes, field representative of the Far West Children's Health Scheme, arrived in Forbes to attend a meeting by the CWA rooms on Saturday. Her plan aims to advance activities in connection with the scheme.

A. McInnes Fer Weat Children's Health Forbes Aid CWA

Signs of the Times Wheat sprouts in lorry cracks

A Parkes street lorry parked on Tuesday shows wheat three inches high germinating from cracks in its roof. The find suggests wheat carting during harvest, while local water relief and future works are debated. Proposals include water connections for two new buildings and extended services to five, plus a future street extension from Quean Street. A council review plans a four week follow up on filtration and water projects.

Parkes Ald Brenner Worth Hill Battye Street Battye Grenfell Langford

Eugowra Memorial Hospital Proclaimed Public Facility

The Eugowra Memorial Hospital was declared to become a public hospital. Dring announced the move to gain government support for the district. Early steps are underway by the Hospitals Commission to implement the decision.

Eugewre War Memorial Hospital EL PF. Dring Mul.a Eugowra Eugowra Memorial Hospital

Forbes Faces Power Rationing Uncertainty

The town has received no instructions on power cuts though it is expected to be affected like other towns in the restricted area. Forbes sits within a regional band from Kempney to Dubbo, Milton and Woe, where rationing may extend.

Comed Cornell Forbes Tablelands Turner's HI Dercobalgie Central Tablelands Darcobalgie Entral D. F. Dempsey Cits Metropolitan Press Kempney Dubbo Milton Woe

Charge Against Husband Sets Conundrum

In Palmerston South Magistrate Court Harold Jomes Amold, a farm labourer, was charged with indecently assaulting his wife. The defence argued husbands could be charged on complaints about marital relations. The magistrate referred the matter to the Crown Law Office for opinion and adjourned.

Britain New Zealand Palmerston South Harold Jomes Amoldon Crown Law Office

Forbes Quarter Sessions Proceedings and Appeals

At Forbes Court of Quarter Sessions Judge Shortland upheld appeals and reduced fines for overcharging at fixed prices on various goods. Elizabeth Murray O’Neill’s appeal against eradicating noxious weeds was also upheld. The session included district court actions on concrete well work, a will dispute over scales, a matrimonial case, and swearing in of new Justices of the Peace.

AMP Eeprenmntahos Forbes Court of Quarter Sessions Augie Anthony Forbes RB. O. Palmer Palmer Shortland CommonWealth Crown Solicitor de- Prithen A. ©. Palmer Elizabeth Murray O'Neeill Thomas Z M. J. Crousher Eugowra Annie Twogood Edith Twogood Portes Agnes Twogood Georgina Hume Lachlan Street Dorothy May Murray Albert John Murray

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