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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
10
Ma B Gordon of Narrabri NSW credits Ben Ponders with relief after a severe nervous breakdown. She writes she used Bex Powder for months to ease headaches and pain, noting distant access to medical aid and expressing gratitude for the product.
The Forbes Tennis Club hosts its big annual tournament reopening postwar with events running Sunday and Monday on King’s Birthday weekend. Notables include Laurie Connon, G Worthington, Batehurst’s Connell, Pat Homes, Joyce Fitch, Tony Fitch, Kevin McCann, and many regional players from Canberra Queanbeyan Parkes and surrounding centres, plus interclub doubles and mixed events. Matches planned at Forbes courts with wide participation and early rounds set for 16th and 17th.
The page lists the Town Tournament draws for singles and doubles across multiple courts with first rounds and handicaps. It names players such as Crowley, McConnell Cup contenders, Cannon, Murphy, Jones, Organ, and others, outlining match pairings and projected times from 11 am to 4 pm at Nelson Park.
A reformed Forbes District Tennis Association emerged from a Wednesday night meeting at Forbes Town Club with Clarrie Browner as president and J Pell as secretary. Clubs pledged Saturday afternoon events with four men and two ladies per team and nominations due by 2/6, using the Weaver Cup as the trophy. next delegates meeting set for June 2 at 8 pm.
A letter to the editor critiques the Central-West health system noting hospital closures and reduced wards. It argues nurses face declining pay and morale while public funding supports management rather than frontline care. The writer cites government inaction and stresses the impact on staff and patients.
Golf conditions were blustery and cold over the holiday weekend as the club staged championships. In A grade Arthur Grimm and Ted Prow led with 80s, while B grade Jim Williams topped with 86 followed by W Clifford. many players face a second round. Championship rounds list scores for Grimm Hynd Thomas Leadbeater and others, with Reed Kennedy Girdham Broderick and more contributing.
A muddled excerpt offers flattened cooking instructions for fried flathead with milk sauce and a general safety tip about preventing ladder slips on polished floors. It includes steps like paring, baking, lemon garnish, and a home remedy for gripping ladder feet using paper and glue.
A fragmented note discusses hospital bed numbers rising from a to 14 and two new genera but reports ongoing overcrowding. The author expresses doubt that expanded capacity would prevent bottlenecks and argues for improved hospital affairs, citing Keeith McKenzie signoff.
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