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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
4
The author criticizes Commonwealth policy on duties and imports, arguing it harms woollen markets in Australia. He urges mandatory use of Australian wool in clothing and hosiery, citing Britain as a model and calling for local production to replace synthetic substitutes and boost prosperity.
Report on fare reductions for steamship travel with new rate proposals. Mentions officials and companies proposing lower prices to encourage travel to Melbourne and other ports. Notes uncertainties and timelines, with future advertisements outlining conditions and routes.
Fragmented text announces a 1920s style short story feature and a list of names, venues, and competitions. The piece references an author Arthur Peel, a ship and enui tone, and says a “Sup” contest will produce winners. Details are garbled but imply a magazine page with fiction and adjoining contests.
Ambiguous report from Homerubh Canute event at Mombini in Anudey shows varied scores and prices. Paper notes wagers and measurements across multiple entries with odd figures and inconsistent names.
A fragmented report describes a late shopping incident with disjointed phrases about a shop and delays. Names such as Washburn and Yasir appear amid garbled text, with mentions of a Siena on Saturday and Monday. The piece lacks clear dates, places, or outcomes.
Mrs Mate Gagger, state president of the CWA, arrived in Forbes to attend the Blue and Gold Ball. She was welcomed by members of the Forbes CWA and local figures amid a cordial reception.
A passenger was killed and the pilot injured when a plane dived two miles from Bourke. Eyewitnesses described wreckage near the site with the passenger identified as Alfred and the owner-pilot M Mieblewen severely injured. The English passenger and the pilot were rushed to a mission hospital. Mekhi died before rescue.
The winter meeting of the Limgowes Jockey Club at Eu Cowra yielded a set of crowded racing fields. Winners included Mamogler and Nancy Nowehrs in various handicaps and hurdles with odds and jockeys listed amid fragmented results and carer notes.
A fragment suggests a topweight entry in a Moore main event with an apprentice in the mix. The note hints at adjusting his weight to around the stated figure and visualizing a fair allowance for the race.
A large crowd attended the Trundle Henneh event with streamer decorations and a dance by the Ambimaidors Band. Guests wore formal gowns with velvet, georgette, and crystal accessories. notable attendees included Mrs. Matt and Mrs. Dewdie, among many others, as yearned bridal hues and fine fabrics filled the hall.
Walter Frendtin of Forbes Court on the Tuesday charged Fraderick Wilkon aged 50 with theft of merchandise valued at £18 19s 5d from the Victoria Hotel. The evidence included items seized from Wiy’s phoma and a prior conviction list. Wilkon was sentenced to six months' gaol with property restored, the judge noting the case involved deception and indecent language.
In Syneye Friday night Minister for Lands MF Ball defended Western land lease terms amid criticism that a promised free letter to sun tiry companies was not delivered. Me Lang’s remark at band Cove stressed extensions for six years, withdrawal rights, and a plan covering 500000 acres to 10000200 acres to automate settlement in western areas.
Fragments describe an alleged hold up in Orange with a suspect, a struggle, and a retreat by a man named Shey. The article notes a witness or officer intervention and the suspect leaving the scene on a bicycle toward Nile Street.
Weights were declared for the trial day at the force race meeting Wednesday and Thursday with a long list of horses including Maiden Trundicap entrants Fortansoin Thaslene Mas Browse 1do Browse Au The Pater Bow Crossley Winbayns Dalnial and many others. The trial weights cover numerous horses across events such as Flying Handicap President's Handicap and Land Babble among others.
Condobolin will attempt to win the Flannery Cup, with Dusty Wid McCoin, Roce td Wilson, Cy Meugrove, Kat Anderton, and A Besgrove among the representatives. The event occurs in Toot ten of tt Town with a full squad listed in the lineup.
The Bitend Theatre presents a pair of comedy features this weekend with a plan for Saturday and Monday night shows. The program includes The Sepi and The Wallentottase with Paley Tub Mller, plus a novelty device about marvel inventions and a Nin-a 7 groove inspired by Maung Haine. Reginald Denny appears in One Myntarion night and Pauline Frederich is linked to a separate act.
Local residents and public figures gather for funerals and weddings as names like Allan Noborte and George Wilgony appear in obituaries. Notables from Crombie private hospital, Forbes and Bathurst circle news with weddings planned in Sydney and Leura.
Agricultural sale notes indicate only 30 unsold Forbes offerings remained after buyers spanned a wide range of bidders. Prices varied by breed and line, with Merino and Border Leicester studs among the listed lots and totals showing modest returns for the day.
Fragmented OCR notes show a sale ledger with totals in pounds shillings pence. Names like Damlot Monomeath Porber and Apwmah I Cabill Wirrleai appear, with 42 B/kc and 649 around sums. The text references a sale around Surramine and Lincoln with various figures and a note about lawyers and printing.
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