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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
3
A vintage catalog notes heat quality garments and housewares for winter. It lists heat related items like heat quality canvas and warm linings, plus double breast straps and safety cross straps. Also featured are waxy stove and hearth supplies such as kerosene room boots, heating rugs, door slips, hook mats, mouse traps, chair sets, and kapok padding with prices and styles. Local readers see product details, sizes, and prices for home use.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Austen and Pratley Rankin Street and rabbits skins with unclear context. No coherent event or dates are readable to form a complete news item.
The People’s Butchery has taken over the Hutchering business of Binck and Ashworth at Kin Street, promising strict attention to detail. They offer prime beef and mutton, with delivery to any part of town and a public appearance for customers.
A historical newspaper fragment lists Lannan Wholesale & Retail Butcher with the phone contact 254. The item appears as a business reference in a directory or classifieds section. No additional details provided.
Nursery offers a wide selection including peaches plums pears and apples with a focus on fruit trees. Names like Moses Ubuanen and Yates appear in the garbled catalog alongside varieties such as Quince and Nectarines.
A fragmented notice describes a May opening led by a Provident of a branch and attended by a scene secretary and other figures. It praises workers for increasing the number of useful civic efforts, mentions proceeds and donors, and references a community gathering with speeches and thanks to contributors.
News text reports a severe drought affecting farming and cultivation across districts, with mentions of rain failures, mud, and crop damage. It references wartime declarations, local figures, and upheaval, plus social notes about events at a hotel and community reactions to hardship.
A noisy showground boxing event at Hospital Day featured a close fight where Jitamy Sharman defeated Bill Hodder in nine rounds. The afternoon’s highlight saw Sharma n delivering a left hook late, while Hodder pressed forward, drawing praise from spectators as Murphy and others watched.
A fragmented report lists donations and goods pledged by residents for Red Cross relief in May 1918. Names appear with items such as stockings socks linen caps gloves and clothing accessories. The entry notes monthly packing of goods for transit including pins pants shirts undergarments and bandages.
A fragmented notice lists Standard Insurance Co of New Zealand Ltd and F Rath & Co with local agents. It mentions policies including crops and livestock coverages with garbled place and personnel details. The readable items point to an insurance scheduling or agency listing rather than a complete event.
An unclear 1920s style note mentions a visitor to Corber and Forbes amid garbled lines. It references West and East locations, a greeting, and a hotel area near Parkes, with mixed phrases about a first visit and a working order.
Fragmentary church notices list services and events across several dates and locations. Details are incomplete with scattered names and times, including references to worship services led by various ministers and special observances.
Fragmentary OCR lists may indicate Methodist services with names including Bertie Howe aged 11 and others such as Soup Pinkie and Roswyne SPhuraliy. Additional fragments mention Piven and Soguive with location Weston, suggesting a local church calendar or notices.
The Coronation is detailed with ceremonial plans and expected attendees. Mr LL Broake, secretary Austen, and district officials prepare for the event amid curious disruptions. The article notes preparatory houses, processions, and nearby residences involved in the broader observance and potential disturbances.
The readable parts list names and numbers in a garbled update. Mentions include Miss Alfison, Mrs Wing, a nurse, and Mike Bray with numeric values. The context is unclear, but it appears to be a casualty or attendance log with scores or ages.
A fragmentary notice lists raffle winners and prizes such as a turkey, a coat, a lamp, a sewing machine, and various household items. Names repeated include Mary and Alexander Kovorelen, with event place linked to the local fair and multiple draws noted across May events.
Fragmented OCR from a historical page shows many unreadable strings and nonsensical sequences interspersed with names like Muncie Venngtier and Vince Hie. It references pieces, songs, tests, and various proper nouns, but lacks coherent events or dates to form a clear news item. Further readable content needed for a proper summary.
The manager Rareenone warns that anyone found shooting on Bares 'ong after the specified date will be prosecuted without regard to person. The notice stresses strict enforcement by the authorities.
By order of the manager a notice directs drovers passing through to give notice at Barer Ong. The directive appears in a clipped line from an old local page with faded typography.
Melarn G Rath and Son, acting as local agents for John Darling and Som, announce readiness to receive government wheat shipments at Forbes in any quantity.
Mr G B Quinn of Cayaga vis Chinchilla Queensland reports fifteen years of hereditary eczema cured by Ex aerma. Many other testimonials pour in from grateful patients. Available through chemists and druggists Fielder Randwick price sixpence or two shillings sixpence.
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