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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
6
A school sports report notes Forbes and Parkes defeating Megeeann in a convent high school basketball game. The event drew local supporters as both teams competed keenly, with emphasis on sportsmanship and close play throughout the match.
A battered OCR report discusses a potential expansion of the American army to 400,000 by year’s end, boosting coal markets and wool production. It notes nonstandard phrases about consumption, wartime apparel needs, and international wool comparisons, with unclear names or dates.
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A fragment describes a figure in a local estate context and mentions taxation, repose, and offerings for sale. The language is unclear with garbled names and places, suggesting a notice or brief about property or ministers and taxation matters without concrete dates or entities.
A crowded account praises British and Australian women and girls who joined or aided war work during the conflict. It highlights factory labor and farm harvests, post duties, food production, and the Land Army. Examples include teens delivering bread, beauty parlor workers driving trucks, and bread-winning farm labor, all aiding bomber production and general wartime needs.
The readable text is garbled with names and phrases about a railway labor proposal and related remarks. No coherent events, dates, or locations are discernible to form a concrete news item.
A local annual report details Red Cross contributions and War Prisoners of War Appeal support. It lists income sources, ongoing sewing and bandage work, and the Dream Home Art Union fund raising with volunteers thanked for efforts. Officers elected include President H B Sweet and Secretary Wood Green.
In a heavily played first grade match Parkes High Belvol defeated Moriah 8-0 at Spier Park last Thursday. Standout Prunes players included Cw Pulte and Lamont, with strong forward pressure and a varied back line from Parkes leading to tries and a late defense holds.
Report from the Mechanical Coursing Club meeting in Cowra with results from the Piglug Gtakes and 51 yards sprint. Coverage mentions dogs Bally Marry Inte stood plince and A Burton among attendees, plus results at Parkes with Lord Lanedala and other entries.
Doan son backache kidney remedy promoted as a trusted solution for backache and kidney discomfort. The ad claims long standing efficacy and urges readers to ask their pharmacist for Doan's Backache for relief.
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