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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text describes a Yarragong Agricultural Bureau meeting with references to treasurer, officials, and plans. Mentions conference activities, youth involvement, and a six year cart line at a location called Golder. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Auction notes show top market steers sold at J T Woods & Son with strong demand. Fragmentary text mentions quality beef, turkey timing, and a sale date around October, with various bidder and lot details unreadable in places.
In Group XI of the season’s football contest Forbes faces Wellington at Spooner Oval next Sunday with victory likely earning a semi final berth while a defeat would eliminate Forbes. The standings show Forbes Parkes Canowindra and Ondoholin in third on 12 points, two remaining teams Peak Hill and Nerromini one point behind, and only one semi final spot left for two teams.
The Forbes Bowling Club saw members jump from 107 to 194 over the past 12 months. President Mr. J. Crim reports strong growth and outlines plans mentioned at the annual meeting.
Brief fragment lists names and teams for a Saturday ladies hockey event. Reads like a schedule note with several player names and match pairings. The readable bits point to lineup and venue details at Bay or Bay area grounds.
Unclear OCR fragment reports Lachlan Valley results and mentions a line about brothers and a location. Reads as a damaged sports or event note with scattered names and numbers. Contains no verifiable entities or dates to confirm a coherent score or outcome.
A local schoolboy football carnival receives official appointments and appeals for donations. The organizing committee lists judges, gatekeepers, and volunteers, with P Dempsey and Ray Pather among named members. Additional volunteers and coordinators are named in the dense roster.
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