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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
4
Fragmentary obituary items mourn June deaths and family losses. Messages from families like Thorncratt and Gleeson note bereavement and thanks to Dr O Reilly and Mrs Gonpur. An apology to Mrs White appears amid unrelated notices. Local ads promote oranges and farm offerings with terse warnings about trespass and sale notices.
The Forbes Land Bound was continued on Weiluatias and again this morning. Several reserved de omphs were woven, and the bhatnant Fraupucied will appear next lasuy.
An event notice lists a gathering at Pranbyreriay Hall on Wednesday June 27 at 8 pm inviting members and applicants. A pug pup is missing and a reward is offered for its return. A private family seeks board and residence for two adults, with related remarks.
A deteriorated print describes horses offered by B. Oumer near Riverside. One blue grey pony with a faint white blaze, 13 hands, blue buckskin draught cross with wire, 13 hands, H C brand. The listing also mentions a brown mane gelding about 15 hands and a brown point pony.
An old classified notice announces a sale offering one way transport option and items by McKay Plough and others. It directs readers to contact Mil G AAKHAL for prices and details at Sear Puen Bride.
The document announces a tender for pine mill property with stated 3W superfield feet pricing and a July deadline. It mentions a special license to obtain about 4,000 Pine Mill assets from a forest authority. Names like Diniziel Forester and Parish Rack Creed appear, with officials W. & Whebme acting in marketing roles.
The article outlines arrangements for Prince of Wales birthday observance at the Local Post Office on Monday next. Telegraph office will operate from 9 to 10 a.m. and money orders will be issued from the availing bank building. Delivery by pompewan of 180 do?livery by postman for Sydney mail.
The town hosts a social evening with attendance as usual and a hang of attractions. Mr AL d L Nelson presided with Mn Connolly and Mise Biaring tinny in the queen prize, Mr Mert Mudd won the kite prize, Mr Jiddwarda took MLC, and Bayers de Hluck won the Jaze. Min Floldar and Ate managed the auger tangoniene efficiently.
Mr. T R McGinn sold the Federal Butchery at Pork to Mr. T Wetb of the Premier Butchery. The change will take effect from due notice.
Forbes council weighs mayor J C Keane proposal to raise overdraft from £2400 to £4000 to fund roadworks. Funding details include a 28 chain fund between Vandabirre Cross and racecourse, with costs shared by the council and race committees. Road would be eight feet wide with public access along the racecourse and a bypass around Wem Blew.
In Jota Ballette Court of Tweeday lant before Mr. Rhe Shepherd P M John Blakes and Thomas Twist faced £7 2s 0d claim for erection of a dividing fence on hospital property. After evidence, the magistrate returned a verdict for £6 0s 30d with costs to the plaintiff.
The Aeadmaster and Mr Wy A Fer reunon acknowledge additional donations to the War Memorial Library Fund of Forbes Intermediate Minit School. Contributors include Mr A Wheatley 23 shillings, Wallace Hunter 5 shillings 3 pence, Eliott Eliott, Mir 20, Low EI, Mr A Wralt 10 shillings.
The item records a Forbes wedding with Chas Wilko marrying Mina Britt and details of attendants, the bride’s giving away by her mother, and hospitality at the groom’s home. It also notes a string of local obituaries and memorial services, including Mrs. Love and Mr. Mitchell, plus public notices of honor and resignation within Forbes civic bodies. The text mentions deaths and the passing of Jeremiah Toohey, aged about 80, with funeral arrangements at Forest Hill and connections to local families.
The document lists the prizewinners and marks from the Intermediate High School annual examination in various subjects across year groups. Names include Margaret Case, Oliver Loxley, Gordon Keane, Evelyn Sweet, and many others with subjects such as Algebra Geometry Trigonometry English and Geography. The text notes the procession and funeral rites for a principal associated with the school.
A biased Sydney report notes a Communisty Party push for confiscation of property and repudiation. A bureau seeks coordination with Soviet Banka, while commentary suggests a rain storm developing in the Far West. Forecasts indicate worsening conditions within 48 hours and unsettled weather ahead.
Bowls Forres Parkes led a mixed lineup in a three rink match that saw skilled play from Haldock Harris Kevin s Goyners and McGaskill. The East vs West return is set for Monday on the Tort green with all available players expected to attend.
A garbled OCR style notice lists various local items from Mill town events to a town hall recital and a long string of names and phrases. Several phrases reference football, a band, a public sale, medicines, and a list of people with odd spellings, all presented without coherent narrative.
A tangled report covers a league football dispute with the Woolongong club, appeals against match decisions, funding concerns, and committee actions. It notes withdrawals, approvals, and proposed fixtures, detailing costs and procedural steps for referees and club officials amid tense negotiations.
The fragmentary report lists Sunday fixtures and expected lineups with multiple garbled names and places. It notes a Monday representation by the Fallon Lane Axainut Gathurat and a roster of players and officials to be announced, with several unreadable entries.
A noisy array of events and sales in Forbes includes the Federal Football Club dance starring Moored Crippe Oreheirs, a town hall music night at Y Lan Mayen, and a forthcoming fashion and footwear sale at McDade's. Local auctions feature Jaat Munday’s Homebush sheep, and Parkia bidders, with Bun Buckland’s tailoring in Forbes and shoe offers from McDede’s. A Garden Hall dance at Cuvée Creek Club is planned for June 27, with outfits, goods, and serge fabrics advertised.
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