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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
3
Short note seeks a house to rent in Forbes starting in August 1994 for four to six months. Prefers unfurnished option.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a one day tour of Canberra with a schedule note at 6.45 am. It mentions souvenirs and a partner or organizer but details are unclear.
Auctioneers J T Woods & Son invite entries for a large sale at the Showground Pavilion Forbes on Saturday 12 June. The catalog lists furniture including beds, cabinets, sewing machines, stoves, bicycles, machinery, and household goods with poultry and farm items. multiple consignments and items from regent elect refrig to kitchen cabinets. Also included are disposals goods, tarpaulins, tools, and farming equipment with entries invited. Probate notice follows from The Supreme Court of New South Wales for Henry Schaefer of Forbes, with the application to grant letters of probate to John Edward Harrison after fourteen days. Creditors must lodge claims with Pal mer & Hall, prox ies in Forbes and Sydney.
Government bids invited for timber framed cottages at Porbes Forbes with plans available from Mint Building Sydney. Tenders in sealed envelopes to The Housing Commission Tender Box due by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 1954. Deposit of £2 2s required per set. viewing arranged via Orange D.C. Forbes.
The retiring Forbes Lachlan Valley League president Sam Pollock defends his stance on MLA Cahill and criticizes attendance at league meetings. Pollock claims delayed action stems from Cahill’s absence and hopes the dispute brings publicity and momentum for the movement.
A Road Safety meeting praised the Fortra Football League for using the pedestrian entrance to ease crowding. Officials urged better care of footpaths and more word on light signals, and thanked volunteers like Master Colin Purdy and Neville Hilderbrand for improving public safety. Citizens urged to call Road Safety president Mrs. Fansome with complaints or suggestions ahead of the July 1 branch meeting.
Short-term agricultural courses offered by the Department at Brownsebury during mid-winter vacation include Vegetable Growers Poultry Farmers Pig Traders Dairy Farmers and Tractor Maintenance Schools. Limited places, apply to Under Secretary and Director Department of Agriculture Box 31 GPO Sydney, before slots fill.
In Forbes and Dubbo districts crops show mixed results with dry conditions. Farmers informally monitor cleanliness as district production declines in April. Flood irrigation employed on young pasture in Forbes to sustain growth amid continuing dry weather. Some sowing of autumn pasture occurred and cereal crops without irrigation struggle.
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