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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
3
H. V. Croft announces he has taken over the well known house, intending to operate it on the best lines as a thoroughly up to date residential and commercial Forbes establishment.
Proprietor J J Flannery highlights the Up-to-date popular Hotel Hotel Australia has stood the test for many years offering comfortable accommodation and excellent meals The cellar is stocked with the best wines and spirits and all brands are true to label Located in an ideal farmer's house J J Flannery runs the establishment
Ted Clifford announces takeover of the hotel above with direct supervision by Mrs Clifford. Best of beers wines and spirits only stocked. Accommodation offered.
The Empress of Ireland wreck tragedy is reassessed with updated figures showing 1023 lives lost from 1467 aboard. Captain Kendall testifies how fog and Storstad collision led to the liner sinking, while survivors recount rescue, courage and heartbreak as coffins are guarded and grieving families gather in Quebec.
Golf club notes show D Herborn 4 handicap 3 up in bogey with W Byrnes 6 square and H Hall 3 down while J Flannery scratch 2 down and W Lee 4 2 down. A June bogey contest mirrors May 1914 with handicaps listed for players including Flannery Hall Gray Herborn Lee and many others.
An Australian home remedy advertises Hean's Essence as a cost saving cough mixture. It claims to remove water and sweetening from mixtures, promises quick throat relief, and features sellers J. W. Hean and chemists H. J. Fowler Forbes and Hordern and Sons in Sydney with a price of 2 shillings. The copy urges trusting Hean's Banenee and signature on packets.
A Wednesday practice at Forbes Rifle Club featured eight shots per range with a possible 120 across three ranges. Harrower scored 119, Ford 108, Shirvington 407, Cochrane 268, Bevany 59, with notes of tomorrow’s practice and a likely week of shoots around King’s Birthday.
The annual musketry shooting at the scheduled ranges delivered satisfactory results for many competitors. Notable names include Miller, Shirvington, Cochrane, Beasley, Hansard, Luthie, Baker, Buckland, Patterson, Kelly, Harrower, White-Collits, Jenkinson, Crane, Crippin, Fielder, Bates, Ransom, Hand, Robinson, Crowe, Patterson, Brown, Mellor, and a group of recruits.
Commercial News records a market report dated Wednesday June 1914 with B H Taylor & Co noting 76 fat cattle mostly light heifers and steers, few bullock pens and workers. Strong competition, bids near last week’s highs. Bullocks £41 1s per hundredweight trend. steers £0 15s to £2 0s. cows varied. For fat sheep, good wethers sold at lower prices.
Taylor & Co report a small yarding of sheep with keen demand for crossbred lambs and store wethere. Cattle yarded include fat cows, steers and £45 values. private sale sought for Mrs Clarke’s 704 acre freehold at Hroomhill after reserve not met.
Messrs Winchcombe Carson report a subdued Homebush sale with sheep mainly medium to good and prices lower. Montgomerys to 24 1/2, Goldemitana 20 9 7, Peters 25, Matthews 21 7, wethers 24 1/5 to 25 2, Penrose and Uriah yards noted. Cattle yarded about 4000, majority good, prices easing with Brown bullocks at £12 11, Waller and Grills steers around £10 to £12.
At a committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Mr T. H. James was appointed to the selection committee and Mr J. Green to the committee. Mr R Emtmett resigned. The mixed doubles tournament in progress will close in one month, with semi finals and finals then played. The club will obtain an estimate for fencing its adjoining land.
A large Singleton crowd gathered at the Caledonian Hotel to honor Sub-Inspector Whitfield as he departs for Forbes. The mayor and leading townspeople praised his crime suppression work and presented a jeweled address and photographs, with plans to buy furniture for future use.
A short note describes Wool Creat Peypermint Cure as a remedy for Frenchial coughs with a claimed 1 percent effectiveness.
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