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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1926
Page
3
Persistent rain in Sydney forced an early halt to the Test between Australia XI and England with only one possible day left to play. Officials feared a complete washout as the ground turned to mud and spectators faced growing disappointment.
A rambling mix of local notices and hints of a coming June sporting meeting. Mentions include Hawkes Pro Shoe Ticket May entry numbers, the Hogan Gate Trotting Club and a delayed meeting due to rain, plus social events at Town Hall and dances with references to Moore Cripps and Premier Gyphostia.
A fragmentary cinema page previews The Rag Man and The Kid with Jackie, Max Davidson, and Dyniamitoma, plus Pheailay! Pater the Great and Wild Awatia. Other mentions include Know Me Again with Marie Pre vol, Montflan, John Roche, Hora Now, and a string of romantic and comedy titles amid a chaotic, incomplete listing of upcoming showings and trivia.
Parkes reports the arrival of a newborn son to Rev Thomas and Mrs Mathers, notes electricity use doubling since May, and lists local movements including Mr Jack O Shannasy leaving the Commercial Hotel after illness. It records the death of Mrs Cornelius O Brien, hospitalizations, a railway visit, a wedding of John R Pratt and Daisy McKay, and obituaries with community farewells. A charity gesture by Dr Boaxman supports the Trundle memorial for local soldiers, plus social events and pension details for Miss Grace Leighton ahead of her marriage to Mr Hector Fuller. Public Works discusses spillway works and funding with council committee referrals.
Public notice from Stock ami Station Axenta Forbes announcing office closures each Wednesday afternoon from 1 pm starting June 16. Signatories include J. Dunn W. K. Garneey Kenne a Butler Moor n rooke Dr Morgana Barton Vascoe Facey Bw Weaver Chal T Woods W. Wateon.
Woods and Keane Butler auctioneers announce a fortnightly stock sale at Municipal Yarts on Tuesday June 22. The sale includes cattle entries such as one good Durham bull and several Pur-hier wiries.
Realita matches this weekend feature Woonons Hawk e Ruge and Reid v Hawke CHiN. Results show Wilton, Wheeler, Miller and others across multiple sets with mixed outcomes. Several matches listed as postponed or unfinished, including Town No 1 and Town No 2 events.
A dance will be held in the aMae Garema Friday night next. The event features a tentative program with performances by local youths and a guest rider. tickets and seating details are to be announced.
A tall tale set in a village where the devil assists the parson and the Ford man. The narrative follows the devil driving the church wagon, gaining a reputation for mischief yet aiding the parson in troublesome tasks. A digressive, dialect story with local color and a humorous punchline about small town life.
The readable text hints at a quirky local notice about a “Curtors Journey” and a PALING'S AUTHORISED TUNER Vinus Korhon. It mentions SK-Cylinder Route, Bogen Histo and Trundis with a vague instruction MAY BE LEFT AT GRINSTED. The fragmentary items suggest a misplaced ad or public notice with uncertain details.
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