Croft Takes Over Renowned House As Modern Hotel
H V Croft announces he has taken over the well known house and will run it as a thoroughly up to date residential and commercial hotel.
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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
7
H V Croft announces he has taken over the well known house and will run it as a thoroughly up to date residential and commercial hotel.
This up to date and popular hotel has stood the test for many years with comfortable accommodation and excellent meals. The cellar is stocked with the best quality wines and spirits and all brands are true to label. Conveniently situated this hotel is the ideal farmer's house.
Ted Clifford announces he has taken over the long established hotel with Mrs Clifford supervising direct hospitality affairs. The inn features beer and liquor on hand and offers stable stock and comfortable accommodations for guests.
STANDARD INSURANCE CO OF W Z LTD reports hailstorm damage including fire and crops, stacked hay, and livestock risks under farm policies. Includes accident coverage and special farmer policies, noting hail impact on live stock and foaling risks.
Department of Agriculture reports test results on wheat from Narrabri Curlewis Canowindra Corowa and northern districts. Bulk and thresher samples show northern wheat is not inferior to western or southern varieties, with similar gluten content and flour yield. weevil concern may stem from storage conditions rather than wheat type.
A committee of the Forbes School of Arts met Monday night with members C. T. H. Broderick president A. J. Baldock A. W. Hudson G. F. Longmuir and D. Hansard present. Accounts totaling £4 4s 5d were approved for payment and the treasurer reported a balance of £20 6s 5d with funds forthcoming to cover outlays. Monthly billiard room receipts stood at £6 8s 6d and a scholarships committee meeting will be held Monday to arrange school child scholarships. Mrs Stirling sent thanks for sympathy. The annual meeting date was set for the night of Monday the 27th Inst.
Tennis matches on the Rovers court feature pairs like Turner with Bickerstaff and Hand with Collite, with mixed results. Rovers win outright on frames 34 to 26, totaling six frames to the Bees in the second set.
A compact list of fixtures and show meet dates in August September October and November across towns including Condobolin Nyngan Bogan Gate Merongla Creek Parken Wyanga Grenfell Wallington Woodstock Dubbo Cowra Bugowra Thoolagong and Girilambone P.R.C. The notice highlights a Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds priced at 1 shilling 6 pence.
The article notes that wheat bagged in northern and northwestern regions is more prone to heating and weevil development due to humid conditions. It suggests all wheat will develop weevils eventually, but northern bagging accelerates the problem, though milling quality remains comparable to southern and western wheat.
In a Cairo letter dated June 1 from the Grand Continental Hotel Mr J E Messenger, a famed Western NSW travel agent now retired, recounts desert travel from Suez to Cairo with his daughter Mollie Messenger. He notes luxury hotels, high charges, a tea episode with two elderly ladies, pyramids and Sphinx visits, camel rides, and a desert irrigation boom. He also describes Colombo, the equator crossing, Colombo’s cinnamon gardens, and shipboard social life with the captain.
"Stock Station and Financial Agents" announce readiness to lend on Broad Acres with £17800 at 4 percent and other sums up to 60 percent of present market value. They offer Homestead Selections Settlement Leases and Settlement Purchases at slightly higher rates and invite calls for full valuation details and charges.
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