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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
4
In Sydney a butter grading competition within the butter factory managers conference saw Mr. P. Conridge of Forbes narrowly miss the top prize after three years of near misses.
Flying Officer A P Kelly visits as a note recalls Harold Wright and Black Javel Walker’s 30 Squadron. After engine failure and fire in a Beaufighter, Harold bailed out over cloud near Charleville and survived a night with a parachute, aided by a homestead wireless. three crewmen were found days later.
Edward Deaver and Co report Forbes sale yarded about 139 head of fat cattle on Tuesday June 16 due to prior day rain. Demand came from Sydney Orange Parkes and local butchers with prime stock firm and prices clear. Bulls and cows saw varied quotes with heavy cows fetching up to 18/0 and trade bullocks around 16/ to 12/ etc. Competition remained strong though some cancellations occurred from weather. THE ADVOCATES handles all classes with competitive price.
Stock inspector W J Lockerby reports light losses with several disease indicators. Breeding stock suffer from hypocalcaemia and ophioma. milk fever and parasitic worms affect cows and young sheep. Wool diseases such as dermatitis and fleece rot are present. rabbits surge with grain and weed damage while boundary netting failures allow escape.
A collage of quirky anecdotes recalls hospital exams in a cramped Ambulance Glaison setting, hockey mud games under cold rain, insomnia and a fire scare, plus a farmer’s wartime petrol ration and a local graft of small town life. Names and places pepper the fragment.
Prices branch at Dubbo states butter factory price for milk is per gallon. A subsidy of 4d 9d per gallon is payable on production from April 1 1947 to September 30 1947. Applications for subsidy are claimed from clerks of petty sessions.
Fire at Rivers Bend damaged a lucerne shed belonging to Mr. W. Good acre destroying about 150 tons of lucerne and equipment including two lucerne lorries two petrol engines a hammer mill and a lucerne elevator. The blaze caused about 2000 pounds damage with spontaneous combustion suspected and Mr J Kelly present in the shed during the start of the fire.
Attention is directed that no sale is advertised in this issue. Ten thousand well bred sheep in the wool were slated for June 22 at Goulburn by Gold_brough Morta& Company Ltd.
A report describes a farmer allotted 12 gallons per month as the Department classifies him among 9 rare avian species. Local ex-farmers comment on the purling business and a Municipal Council meeting recalls an offhand slang remark by Alderman Holloway about creed.
A public notice warns that any person found hunting or shooting on BERN ARDO or PRATRIE VILLA will be prosecuted. All prior permissions are cancelled.
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