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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
1
A wartime miscellany features verses about German aims and winter campaigns, promising a swift finish by October, with bold lines about invading London and conquering foes. The satire shifts to a parson’s prowess tale in Wil liamstown and a river anecdote about the Bogan versus the Murray, mixing humor and controversy.
A list of subscribers and payments connected to Australia Day funding appears in this issue of the Advocate. Names include Weaver Edward and George, Rawlins, Laidlaw & Co., Gordon Stuart, Brownhill GW Rath Frank, James T HH, Reymond J Bo, Buckland C O, Orr Gilbert, Baldock A, Wickham, Gilmartin Hugh, Kevin Frank, M'Donnell Dr, Alcorn Dr, Prow Walter, Nash George, Strickland J, Rath Mattiske Gus, Bweeney, Leslie James, Marrin Arthur, Bam Arthur, Ford Mrs, Richardson FLL, Venables H W, Grinated B J, Jones A, Hunter W P, Wheatley A Geo, Rath, Mattiske, Gus, etc. The list records multiple households and contributors, with scattered quantities and dates, reflecting a community fundraising effort tied to Australia Day via the Forbes Advocate.
Train timetable notes the Forbes to Condorolin line is down with limited schedules. Arrivals at Denman and Parkes are listed, with services Monday through Friday and specific up and down peak times. Detailing includes connections at Bogan Gate and Condorolin, and notes on days of operation and times.
Trade marks show personality in business with Alfa Laval cream separators as a standard of efficiency. The text praises durable, reliable equipment that boosts profits for the dairying industry, naming Waugh & Josephson as sole agents in Sydney. Printed by George Washington Brownhill for Forbes Advocate, Forbes.
A detailed weekly mail time table lists multiple routes and stops across Parkes, Calarie, Condobolin, Eugowra, Grenfell, Orange, Melbourne, and Sydney with varied departure times from Sunday to Saturday, including late fees and numerous station names such as Parkes Gate, Trundle, Goolagong, and Cowra. The document presents a dense roster of consignments and passenger movements with specific clock times per day.
A long reader note on Japanese ships Aso and Soya visiting Sydney Harbour with admiring descriptions of their air of refinement and dress The piece praises Australian support for wounded soldiers and highlights charitable efforts including Mr James Leslie’s Balmquhain residence loan for 12 months for 20 soldiers with a Daimler car and £1000 for upkeep It calls for knitted garments old linen for bandages and extra aid for hospitals and soldiers
A string of light, humorous vignettes is presented from a coastal village and beyond. It includes chatter about women in plain clothes police, a Salvation Army quip, a weather forecaster joke, and seaside lodging humor. A Christmas vignette features a London visitor and a curate, marveling at Sleepsport and local fare.
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