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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
4
Public advice urges care with patent medicines and requests for composition details. The notice promotes Fowler's Pharmacy on Rankin Street as a source for honest opinions on product contents and suitability for buyers. It also mentions Kodak and Nyal agent affiliations.
Fragmented text discusses national day celebrations in France and a broader wartime theme. It mentions German threats, French resilience, and the idea of peace amid conflict, with scattered references to leaders, cities, and postwar ambitions.
The record lists payments to Forbes ward of the soldiers convalescent home by E. H. Bo Weaver for 1 shilling 1 penny and William Parker for 1 shilling.
Mrs Sweeney has collected funds for the Belgian Relief Fund with prior acknowledgments of contributions totaling several pounds. The list includes Mrs F L Amerson and Werson L1/G, and T C W Summerell among others acknowledged in the ongoing drive.
Fragmentary OCR lists buyers and items from a Monday stock sale at Momelush. Names such as Judd, Tichborne, N04 D2 mixed 35/4 and 17 wo Oxbow appear beside scattered prices and lot descriptions amid garbled text.
A Forbes Council meeting on Tuesday night recommended public holidays for Lie Parkes PAL Uf Association and Jockey City Parkes FA and HH Association. The requests were considered and agreed to, proposing a second day of observance for the holidays.
Lanerlot Huehane Wir faced six charges including three counts of embezzlement and a false entry at Grenfell Quarter Sessions. The court heard testimony on Wednesday before Jodee Phoniiton and Wir was found guilty on several counts and sentenced to 12 months in Goulburn Gaol.
A Forbes trustees meeting heard a report about 20d sheep and ledgered stock, noting fees collected and park damage. Trustees decided not to plant or maintain any of the parks in the future due to destruction of kurrajons by stock in North Uirele Bark.
In a Wheat district update, Mr T F Ross chief Inspector of Agriculture, says sowing should continue only for a few weeks more to avoid waste. He notes early varieties still face uncertain profitability if sown after midseason and suggests oats or other crops may be more advantageous in some areas.
Realty brokers and buyers are invited to a special stock sale at Dubibe Municipal Works Yard. The notice promotes a variety of stock including Shorthorn cattle and sheep with dozens of lots offered. Agents will provide full details and buyers may inspect and bid with confidence.
The fragmentary note hints at a forthcoming period labeled Firties Qhurtir Seasionn with an implied timeline. Names and readable details are limited. The text suggests planning or scheduling steps but offers no concrete events or participants.
The notice lists bread prices under War Precautions Net. Details include wholesale retail values for loaves and bran and pollard products, with delivery charges and per loaf pricing. It notes variations by shop and timing, and refers readers to Sydney papers from July 5 and 10 for full rates.
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Meade's Great Amanah announces a sale starting Saturday July 15 with bargains touted as unprecedented. Shoppers urged to visit for good deals on wash hoes and related hardware with significant savings opportunities.
An Alderman-led debate over displaying Forbs wheat stack photographs in Sydney highlighted funding splits. Councillors contested costs, noting shares and responsibility, while messages from Howe and Son suggested circulating photos to promote Australian farming abroad. The council approved partial funding amid heated disagreement.
An irregular immigration and probate report mentions the Mlopici urging compulsory WAL Taraer View in Australia and details the Lew Sith Valley estate valuation for Joan Norton. The entry notes Forbes station freight draws, engine noises, and track orders with several July and August dates, along with London wool sales and price shifts across various commodities.
Private letters report Salisbury Plain Egypt and France service. Forbes locals include W. A. Larking in Sydney, Galloway and Argall killed in action, multiple soldiers returning to duty, a hospital operation, and community news from Tullamore to Grenfell. Local honors and a bush ranger tale close the item.
Jottings report Forbes weekly recruit Richard M Gregor and a show committee decision not to stage a show this year. Parkes cattle sales, prices on boots and shoes, local auctions, and an Albury boy’s France letter. Condobolin show dates August 3 and 4 with prize money and nominations. secretaries offer race programmes. A Forbes Model Band fundraiser ball is planned at Forbes Town Hall with local musicians. Education Minister Arthur comments on Labor and Liberal dynamics in Annandale.
Lyndey reports the sudden death of Charles M'Dowell, Labor member for Coolgardie in the West Australian Parliament. The shocking news unsettles the government as it grapples with leadership and confidence amid a four-seat majority.
In Sydney on Friday Mr Trethowan is elected president of the Farmers and Bet Here' Association for the ensuing year. The conference asks the Government to reduce the deduction per bushel from farmers wheat certificates.
Sydney Friday report states Henry Morgan’s trial arising from allegations before the Petrol Commission concluded with a not guilty verdict. The jury discharged the accused.
The Forbes railway year ending June 30 shows a total revenue rise of £5655 with wool lower by five bales. Passenger revenue reached £28 4d per passenger, goods revenue £52 82, and total revenue £42,677. Wool, wheat, cattle and sheep traffic are detailed, including 641 bales of wool sent, 61071 cattle trucks, and 264700 sheep entries with corresponding trucks and weights.
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