Printed Notice by George Brownhill at Torben Advocate Office
A notice printed and published by proprietor George Washington Brownhill at the Torben Advocate office, Lachlay Forbes.
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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
1
A notice printed and published by proprietor George Washington Brownhill at the Torben Advocate office, Lachlay Forbes.
The AlgiON Hotel Forbes dominates the local lodging scene offering commercial rooms and family accommodations. The property highlights comprehensive service across departments, positioning it as a premier destination in the area.
Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association offers personal accident and workmen's compensation coverage with inure WL Frath & Co as local representatives. Other branches of accident insurance are accepted, with terms available on application.
A compact notice outlines Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin Limited policy coverage including hailstorm, accident, and farmer's policy, with live stock coverage and posting risks. The item references drops and stacks in the context of insurance terms and coverage notes.
The Lachlan Motor Garage on Templar Street Forbes advertises 24 hour open service and car hire. Proprieter Johnson invites customers to call day or night, with a full stock of accessories and reasonable charges.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a timetable item for Forbes Condobolin line with references to Bogan on roNnoBOLIN days Monday Wednesday Friday, and a separate entry with Condobolin 0 Bogan 236 papers and 106.5 Forbes 2 6B on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
Readers are urged to send Forbes Advocate copies to wounded soldiers in World War I era hospitals. The notice lists numerous British and overseas military hospitals including Australian General Hospitals in Egypt Malta and London, and requests stamps and address details for mail delivery to wounded servicemen.
Listings present a series of shows with venues such as August, Lockiart, Cowen, Temier, Narrandera, Holbeok, Waree, Parkes, Murrumparral, Grenfell, Ganesaly, Von September and Dentiquin. Entries close on specified dates in July and August. places include LUE, Gatmunain, Gatmunain 12th, and Tet and 12th.
A jumbled timetable lists numerous stops and routes with times across towns including Cowra Parkes Sydney Melbourne and Orange. The fragment mentions late fees and irregular formatting indicating a damaged schedule page from a historical edition.
F Rath & Co local agents offer life accident live stock and dwelling insurance with broad coverage across farms and property. Policies cover stores crops buildings and equipment under workers compensation and liability with lowest current rates for homesteads woolands barns haystacks and all risk classes.
The City Mutual Fire Insurance Co Limited shows a December 31 1906 financial position with paid up capital 37500 pounds reserve fund 20280 pounds carried forward 10888 pounds and funds actually in hand 77139 pounds. Subscribed capital unc alled 20500 pounds total security 390633 pounds.
A censored notice from the Assistant Minister for Defence outlines how to address soldiers on active service. Names like Private Thomas Atkins and Private Thoms Atkins are listed with battalions such as the 21st Battalion Australian Imperial Force and the 6th Machine Gun Company. The text references units abroad including the Australian Light Horse and Engineers.
A garbled notice seeks information about a soldier from unknown unit. It mentions Mr Langer Owen in charge of a bureau and asks for the soldier's name, number, company and dating, with instructions to not enclose any guaranty. The text is incomplete and unclear.
A dash of light flirtation and social satire unfolds through a collage of witty lines. Readers encounter dialogue fragments about romance and propriety, quips on marriage and gender roles, a mock telegram about declaring war, and a melodramatic tale of Tristram and Lucinda revealing class and desire.
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