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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1949
Page
1
ORBES Municipal Council ends petrol rationing era and backs granting taxi plates. Department of Transport to decide, council notes past practice and asks for updated applications and numbers. Local figures debate licensing, with names and places noted in lengthy discussions.
The Forbes Municipal Council reports to the finance committee on Thursday about ongoing subsidies for the gasworks. An additional grant of £1737/11/8 was approved this past year, atop £6000 already spent from the electricity trading fund over several years. The Town Clerk also notes staff changes in his formal submission.
The Forbes council discussed upgrading telephone services, with plans to install an additional switchboard this month. Once completed, the new system will relieve the majority of local telephone applications and improve access for residents.
Forbes announces progress on a seventh seniority loan with figures and subscriptions totaling hundreds of dollars. The Grenfell Tachunge Hotel lease ends in days as ownership changes hands. Mor iim cites Grenfell Record with local business notes and marriage timing.
Walker tendered her release to end a dispute with STAPP CHANGES. The document mentions Wy Suighewinds 86-10 and related individuals, with references to office, toe of a trestle, and a plea for appreciation of bee to the Daw. The text is fragmented and contains many garbled terms and names.
A local society vote rejected a proposal by 21 to 14 amid a heated meeting. Clergy from Methodist, Salvation Army and other groups opposed dog racing, warning of moral and social danger while supporters urged allowing a trial. The discussion touched on licensing, fencing, and potential impacts on community events.
The readable text mentions a Mr De Aday of a location that reads like Linn, with terms related to weaving or distension. The fragment references a helix of gear or tuba and a possible celebratory or ceremonial context, but the overall meaning is unclear.
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