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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
4
Jhomtiat resident Mr Frank Kevin states he remains at the same address and will move his dental practice entrance to next door through Mr E i Kevin. Phone 275.
Robert Officer has moved from the Shire Chambers to Mr J. T. Woods' office on Lachian Street in a local administrative transfer.
J P Cashman offers income tax returns land matters bookkeeping rents and Delite collected and insurance arrangements. Based at Rankin Street near Metropolitan Travel with phone 270 for contact.
Armstrong's Corner Forbes Station and Farm advertise monthly accounts tax work and general accounting services including inventories and returns prepared for income tax and bookkeeping needs.
A fragment describes Kaplers Malt used in beer brewing detailing how the malt mash is prepared. The text notes a mix of small and large grain sizes and mentions oil content as part of the malting process.
The Horbes Advocate reports a Wigan meeting where applicants sought refunds for a pound sold out. Mr T. M Mahon of Cagowindra informed the board the buyer must show clear title before the council could approve the sale.
A Coonamble landowner compares rabbit presence with Forbes districts and invites the Forbes stock inspector to a court at Forbes during rabbit culls, while Forbes inspector notes lease rabbits exist and plans action at the next rabbits event.
A United Mission led this week by John M'Donald, described as a scholarly preacher, is promoted in advertising columns. M'Donald, formerly on the Sydney Morning Herald reporting staff for about twenty years, now conducts evangelistic missions under the Evangelization Society of MSW with consistently successful results.
Lorne Pietures and Williams Filws Lik arrange to screen Goldwan films in Forbes at a high score. The first film opens Wednesday night at town hall with The Ametion Trock hailed as a master western since Intolerance. Box plans begin for The Avethon Book and The four series of The Laws of the Vouayber ticle.
A meeting of War Service Committee members at Shire Chambers discussed recruitment and aid actions. Details included securing a hat to list eight district volunteers and arranging rooms for recruiting officers, with Cross Society support noted and thanks extended for contributions.
A fragmented Fox program review notes upcoming films and local showings at nearby venues. It mentions titles like The Adventures of Caret and The Copier Crepes, plus comparisons to standards by Mr Feats, with references to Fox studios and a possible West Moridage opening.
The Forbes district reports include multiple war updates with several casualties and injuries. Second Lieut. W T Piddington and Gunner Fred D Boxall were killed in action, while Private Geo Peters was wounded. Florence Agnes Fraser died in Sydney, and Mrs J H Fraser of Forbes mourns. Local residents, ex Forbes residents, and families are mentioned in correspondence from Egypt and hospital work. A coronation photo for Forbes community members is prepared for Mr Sisson of Markes.
Unclear OCR text refers to a local sports result with mentions of Rowls Yeo Hind Swany and Mathews in a cradle showdown. The fragment implies a championship final draw and a treachery claim affecting competition but lacks clear names, places, or dates.
Fragmented town notices describe church events at Presby terian and Methodist congregations, with references to gatherings, health cures, and itinerant missions. Details mention July meetings, Sunday services, interviews, and a healing emphasis, naming local locations and ministers in a late 19th or early 20th century style.
The Forbes Follies drew a full house at the town hall last night with rave local praise and proceeds for the Forbes Red Cross Society. Misses Street Flannery Baldock and Mr M Kay led a diverse program of Chinese themed numbers, vaudeville sketches, and musical solos under Mrs Neville’s direction, earning warm public acknowledgment from Wallace Hunter for the charitable effort.
The Very Rev. Father William Heydon, brother of Dr. Heydon and president of Manly College, is appointed Bishop of the new Forbes and Wilcannia Diocese. He will reside six months at Forbes and six at Wilcannia. Heydon, formerly in charge at Dulwich Hill and Albion Park, is described as a popular cleric. Also noted, Rev. Father Dwyer of Tamora becomes free Bishop of the new diocese of Waege.
The quarterly Methodist meeting reported a small surplus after the balance sheet, and welcomed an appeal from Mackey and North Queensland Church Relief Fund to aid re-erection of churches wrecked by the thal waves and floods. Mr J T Woods was appointed to oversee the weekly envelope system.
A wedding solemnised at St Patrick’s Church Sydney on July 6 joined Mr F Desmond Clarke of Narrandera and Miss Helena Beatrice Campion of England. The bride wore cashmere de sole and pearl embroidery with lilies. bridesmaid Miss Florence Campion wore pale pink cashmere de sole. Reception followed at Petty’s Hatch and the couple left for the Blue Mountains. Both families formerly resided in Forbes.
A Tuesday social at Forbes Town Hall featured a town band, volunteers, and a supper raising funds for the hospital. Treasurer J Donaghey and others praised supporters, apologized for absentees, and celebrated the Queen Carnival and coronation campaign's success with votes of thanks to Mrs Austen‑faye and many workers. The event underlined strong community spirit and the hospital's ongoing needs.
Reuters dispatch reports French forces within three miles of Froreen Tardenois as German divisions push into Austria to renew an offensive. Allied counterattacks around the Marne persist with Foch tightening encirclement while Armentieres and Breey captures tighten the German position and threaten their lines.
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