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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
7
H. V. Croft announces he has taken over the established house and will operate it on up to date lines as a thoroughly modern residential and commercial establishment.
A small town merchant announces a fresh start after taking over a shop and urges customers to recall quality offerings from Geers, Wines, and Spirita. The note emphasizes attentive service to earn a fair share of public patronage.
The hotel has long stood the test for reliable comfort and first rate service. Guests can expect excellent mantas of hospitality, a well stocked cellar with quality wines and spirits, and true to label products. Conveniently located, it remains the ideal farmhouse style lodging.
A compact shop report notes limited stock focusing on beers wines and spirits. It highlights the selection constraints and current inventory emphasis for the period.
Mr Charles Venables of Venables and Co and Mr Leece Inspector of western post offices toured Forbes district in a Ford touring car covering 700 miles of rough roads with no punctures. They visited Condobolin and Lake Cudgellico with its empty houses and waterfowl, described the drought, empty sheep troughs, and sparse rainfall, then moved through Hillston Booligal Mossgiel Ivanhoe and Mount Hope over sandy tracks and scrub where emus roamed, returning to Forbes amid limited water and eroded farmlands.
A dated note lists shorn sheep counts and sheds from Kiacatoo to Tullamore in August. Entries show Condobolin sheds with totals from 4,000 to 95,000 sheep, plus scattered notes on roads, travel, and local mining and town conditions. Mentions Ivanhoe Mount Hope and Mineral Hill with brief local color and wage details.
Forbes Aldermen met Tuesday chaired by Mayor Patterson with Bates Lee Bam Hugo M Donnell Cleary present. Accounts show General Water Gas Sanitary Street Lighting funds and in hand totals. Managers report 1 680720 gallons water pumped and 714940 cubic feet gas produced. 458400 sold to consumers. repairs on North Hill water main and other street works described. Finance committee okays £1006 0 7 in payments. piano tender accepted. some gas and water service applications granted or deferred. Widespread road, gutter, footpath and tree maintenance planned. showground work reviewed. further extensions and fencing to South Circle Park. Auditors praised Mille. country fire board funding concerns raised by Richard Shepherd. request to report differences between country and city payments. Gas manager instructed to prepare a report.
A compact schedule lists Bugowra Amateur Races in June and August with additional events in October. November 12 marks Girilambone prac.
Alderman Bates urged removal and re-erection of gas lamps near the gas works and on Womtat Street. Debate on planting trees along Bandon to Oxford Streets with gutters kept clear. Mayor backs timing, notes tree guards. Road and footpath asphalt, Condobolin road culvert danger, wire rope at show ground crossing, and embankment needing fencing. Works committee to handle shows road and broader improvements. Common committee reports 43 000 sheep and 1000 cattle crossing since last tally.
The Git Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd head office 95 Fitt street Sydney lists chairman Alderman Thomas Hughes and manager Robert Berh. Capital and reserves shown with funds to be mandatorily subscribed total security insured for homesteads woolsheds barns haystacks growing crops all classes at low rates.
Inrure with F Rath and Co District Representatives Personal accident Workmen's compensation and other branches of Accident Insurance Accepted Terms on application.
Fire and general insurance proposals offer coverage for dwellings furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings crops and live stock with policies including personal accident sickness and workmen compensation at competitive rates. Edward Weaver & Co local agents Forbes handles arrangements.
A brief item notes that Carrylis arranged contracts for services with ALD classes and had furniture removed for storage. Vareels Delivery and AH base net are referenced along with entities Veneral Produce Merchants Yoo MES ANE SKIN BODG DT in a compact notices fragment.
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