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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
3
In Orange district reports praise for church and school fundraisers yielding £396 6s 0d for Convent and La Salle. Local youths at Cowra Experiment Farm gain farm experience while migration and railway concerns surface. Lucerne praised as drought resistant fodder. famed residents remembered. horse impoundment issues prompt council action.
Astonishing rabbit statistics from a Vic Institute of Refrigeration paper report 140 000 000 rabbits valued at £4 455 000 with £49 259 rail freight and £200 690 overseas shipping costs. Police raided a four shop venue for alleged betting on horses with several men charged while others faced minor counts.
Western Newspapers Ltd has completed negotiations to purchase the Portland Gazette and will add it to its group on July 1 1929. The Portland Gazette will be renamed the Portland Mercury while Bathurst Times Lithgow Mercury Forbes Advocate Parkes Post Trundle Star and Portland Mercury join the network. The directors pledge a stable policy of fair dealing and unbiased news while supporting country development and keeping strong ties with Portland readers.
Frederick Smith won his appeal at Cowra Quarter Sessions to obtain a hotel license at Wattle Flat after earlier refusal over a ringing in conspiracy link. His Honor noted Smith's clean prior licenses and bond status, saying he appeared a fitter hotelkeeper given his probation risk and potential sentence.
Bathurst High School defeats Orange High School to claim the Astley Cup for the year at Bathurst. Bathurst dominates athletics football and hockey while Orange takes basketball. It marks Bathurst’s second Cup victory. Meanwhile burglaries occur as Burgalve raids Western Stores and Edgeleys Ltd, stealing about £100 in fur rugs and coats after attempting to force a strong room door. Lithgow’s armour factory dismisses 85 employees with further retrenchment planned to limit numbers, including married men, as management prepares today. One long-serving worker faces reduced furlough entitlements in February.
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