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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1943
Page
3
Forsyth items mixed with local notices. A fragment lists the Forbes School of Arts and a note about bacon cured in quantities, followed by stray contact lines and partial notices including lost items, a birthday event, a memorial, and anAnnual Meeting notice for subscribers set for July 2 at 1 30 pm with agenda to receive reports and elect committee.
The Forbes Branch of the Red Cross Society will meet Friday July 10 at 3:30 pm in the Sewing Depot on premises of John Meagher and Co. The agenda includes election of officers and a general subscription set at 2 shillings per year. Officers listed include President Mr HB Sweet and Hon. Mabel Green with several named attendees.
Mr W C Davey reports to the Municipal Council about replacing the Brixe electric washers with gas units. Consultation with O J Shaw of the Small Arms Factory Lithgow notes high conversion work would waste plant. Department of Munitions ordered two small electric washers to replace one. Additional units will raise power use but relieve off peak loading at the power house. Ald Meagher questions the gas change after Mr Stewart’s power plant report.
Practical guide on reshaping beds and adding permanent shrubs and palms to lawns. Recommends Phoenix Canariensis and other varieties for suitable spaces, advises on layering soil, manure, and fertiliser, and covers planting, pruning, and sowing of vegetables for a productive kitchen garden. Warns to protect permanent plants during digging and to maintain tidy, well planned layouts.
Les Martin has been selected as the Labor candidate for the municipal by-election caused by Alderman Tribolet's resignation. Brenner withdrew, leaving Martin as Labor’s nominee, with central executive endorsement sought. Polling booth plans and a nomination deadline of 6 pm tomorrow are noted for Friday’s filing.
A trade note proclaims Veremold Beir abundance of clusters of fine Mayored fruit as a recent introduction from exacting breeding. It claims superiority in darkness and quality with flattened globe shapes deep scarlet red, firm and smooth, and notes the Shepherd’s Barllana strain as equally valued. Seed merchants SUEPH & SON announce Box 36085 Sydney postal address.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Sacibenen remy Pe gfe Ager newspaper page. Readable items are sparse but indicate a local publication with uncertain names and fragments. The item remains incomplete and cannot confirm full events or dates.
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