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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1954
Page
8
Fragmentary note references Bonn F243 London Forbes Wednesday and Knapten's Pharmacy Consulting Room. Details are unreadable. no clear event or action shown.
Forbes District Hospital Board approved weekly alimentary accounts for inpatients with the balance due on discharge, excluding those fully covered by the Hospitals Contribution Fund. Outpatients will be billed at attendance time. The May daily average was 47.04 with 174 outpatients.
A new framing service is available featuring snipe, portraits, certificates and more. Frames come in gilt, polished or color options with dustproof protection and durable finishes. Cleaning, repairs and regilding offered by RENNETTS NEWSAGENCY sole agents on Rankin Street Fortes.
A Lachlan River basin survey by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission details bore water across the Coolah Lachlan area. Many wells reached depths and produced variable yields from loose sands, with surface water usable for stock, while brackish water nearby shows potential for irrigation in limited zones.
Four Central Western councils have decided to affiliate with the Riverine Council's University League. Borer Shire Council in Cuda joined, along with Forbes Municipal Court, Pesuielannye Shire, Goobang Shiv, and Parkes. AU joined on invitation from Lachlan Valley Divebojwnest League.
The Acting Health Inspector recommended licences for several shops at the Ferra Municipal Council meeting. Names include John Meagher & Co Pty Ltd, Lachlan Smallgoods, Florence Crowe, Ida M Collita, Farah & Sons, and others listed with addresses in Flint Street, Calarie Road, and Grenfell Street.
Purces Public Library adds 51 new books across adult and children sections. Notable titles include Lucky Jim The World in Sixes, The Green Hills of Africa, The Pearl Seekers, Inside North, and Mary Poppins Comes Back. Several works feature prominent authors and classic volumes.
Delegates to the annual State Agricultural Congress at Hawkesbury College were appointed at the Moonbi branch meeting at Evergreen Mall. Appointments include Mises Beth Reynolds and Mears John Shepherd with Tad Reyolde Jr. Also noted was a promise of future film showings using a 340-volt projector and reports that crops were progressing slowly with good irrigation by settlers and healthy stands of crops.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Flynn Memorial Church at Alice Springs on Saturday. The church honors Flynn of the Inland and the Flying Doctor Services, with marshees from Strangway Ranges 70 miles away. The project aims to be a distinctive Flynnian island cathedral.
Ald Sunpeon and Barton proposed seeking the Air Force Association view on forming a Local Air Safety Observer Committee at Forbes Council. The council also discussed water supply requests, telecommunication line erection, and health notices while noting infectious disease reports and a church opened for public worship.
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