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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
11
Our firm announces stalled completion of a new modern Duco painting plant and a hand painting process, 1O88, set to compare with the top facilities in the state.
Fragmentary OCR notes list McNeilly Crampton Martin Ltd and references to LORDS PLACE ORANGE andOrange police matter. Proceeds remitted by return mail along with telegrams and photon numbers appear, but details are incomplete and unclear.
The Old Boys Football Club held a meeting at Tinman’s Hotel on Tuesday night to approve a Royal Cup challenge at Young on Sunday. A Peter Dawson Cup challenge for June 12 was accepted, and transport arrangements were made with players likely to travel Friday night via Grenfell. Twenty five percent of gate takings go to the challengers, and funding and referees were discussed amid crowding concerns.
The Forbes Advocate commands wide circulation and strong attention in the district. The editorial note urges businesses to advertise, highlighting the paper’s prominent visibility and trusted status to attract customers.
A historical account traces a twelve year push to extend a railway from Bogan Gate via Trundle to Bullock Creek and Tullamore. It chronicles the Bullock Creek League, key figures like Thomas Looney and Thomas Brown, parliamentary discussions from 1896 to 1907, and repeated appeals to the Public Works Committee as supporters argued for a branch line to open the west agricultural districts.
A bill to authorize the railway line construction and amend the Public Works Act 1900 covers fencing, road use, and land tax provisions. References trace motions in Parliament 1901, with the line built over seven years and reaching Tullamore in 1908, terminus then at Tottenham.
The advertisement touts Orient Line Royal Mail steamers to London with calls at Colombo Suez Port Said Naples Toulon Gibraltar and Plymouth. Fares list single and return options for Third Class and single from 58 shillings to 172 pounds. It boasts luxurious cabins spacious public rooms and extensive comforts with local agents Forbes.
Advertisements or contracts for the paper will be received in Sydney by Girdoo and Gotch Ltd Sar Rack Street Country Press Co op Reuter s Ltd 16 Castlereagh Street Catte Patterson Co 176 Kent Street The Weston Co Chamber of Commerce Buildings George Street
Don McDonald led Condobolia with three wins while Sammy Connors triumphed twice. Joan Rogers trained by Harry Bullock scored a double at Candobolia. Mytilini, ridden by Benny Bear, placed second at Bathurst then won the Handicap next day. Bronze Idol, trained by George Sheahan, marked a comeback at Canowindra Hogan Gate meeting. Officials including Frank Bird and Walter Chew praised the event's organization amid a busy two day winter meeting and card results.
The Cowra and District Picnic Race Club annual meeting at Cowra drew a large crowd. Results list Bracelet Ragatsky winning the Bracelet Race and multiple heats with winners including Marableigh, Oscar Murilto, Bursary, Murillo King, Gadray, and Thelma Again, with various place getters and fixed odds.
For girls ribbed hose navy flannel blazers and serviceable Fort Haven items appear in a catalog fragment listing outfits and accessories. The text names fabric types and garments and hints at school or military store inventory with period styling.
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