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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
4
The notice from mail contractor CALDWELL states the Eugowra to Forbes post each morning at 10 a.m with Sunday exception arriving Forbes by 12 noon. Return service from Forbes to Eugowra departs at 1 p.m arriving 3 p.m. Sunday trips offered at a reasonable price.
A toddler was rescued from the Cowra river after wandering from the Australian Hotel on Cano Windra Road. A sheep dog herded searchers to the tuft of grass where the child clung to life, the dog signaling with frantic barking as the river water rose to her neck. Rescue arrived in time, leaving the youngster shaken but safe.
Forbes postmaster W. K. Moore provides a list of new trunk charges effective April 1 based on a raw system. The revision outlines updated rates for long distance and local trunk services.
Postal timings show multiple country routes with trains to Sydney and regional towns. Closings range from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 a.m. on designated days, with arrivals varying by route and day, plus private bags for listed individuals and stations. Mail rules state holidays open 10 a.m. and last-minute posting rules apply.
The Forbes Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday night with officers and members present. Topics included telecommunication to Goma, a Royal Commission inquiry into New South Wales railways, Red Bend siding extension, a £1 1s subscription for Mr. P H T Bennett, Public Works Committee testimony on Lachlan railway, rainfall data requests to meteorological bureaus, membership finances and outreach, timing changes to Cowra Forbes motor mail, and repaying Chamber funds spent on railway yard work.
James Ryan of Cowra aged about 60 fired on Grace Flint and Robert Flynn in Vaux Street. Flint suffered five bullets and Flynn two. Ryan fled but was found dead on a railway bridge with a self inflicted wound. Flint and Flynn transported to Cowra hospital. public alarm and police pursuit followed.
A fragmented clipping describes Mary K Chapman addressing premature greyness with preparations and remedies. The readable portion hints at remedies and steps to rebalance hair color, though details are incomplete and names appear partially garbled.
The season rises with a new coach at the helm as Forbes hosts Condobolin and Parkes in fresh clashes. Clarrie Horder trains Condobolin, Ted Clothier shines among forwards, and Forbes fields a solid side with reserves ready. A curtain-raiser features Meagher’s store team against The Federal's ten stone lineup.
A fragmented item lists remedies and knitting materials including a Hacking Cough cure, Woods peppermint cure, Shetland wools, An dalusian beehive silversheen shades in 4ply, heather mixture for sex, and Miss Heathgates Rankin Street.
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