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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
1
A Morwong column laments NSW residents subsidizing Sydney trawling. It argues the state should receive portioned catches and cheaper fish for country towns, noting butter shortages and calls for a fair distribution while criticizing boxing tournaments as demoralising.
The article reviews the Helichrysum or straw flower, highlighting its hardiness, sun-loving nature, and varieties like the dwarf double reaching about 2 feet with blooms in white, rose, pink, and other colors. It lists other everlastings such as Aeroelinium Rhodanthe Ammobium and Xeranthemum, plus Acroclinium and Rhodanthe. It provides cutting, drying, and bouquet-assembly methods and mentions related grasses for winter decorations. It then covers Mignonette Lettuce, noting its early harvest, flavor, and transplant spacing, along with other lettuce varieties suitable for present sowing.
Motive power suited to any industry with steam engines and boilers providing strong support where water fuel are plentiful. Large stock of engines and boilers enables prompt supply. Oil engines from Crossley recommended for wood and water scarce areas. Standard and Maria engines available in stationary and marine patterns. Agents for Crossley Gas Engines and Suction Gas Plant Want and Josephson Goulburn and Brisbaner, Sydney.
Town residents discuss rising floods and costs as a wave of opinions emerges. A speaker notes constant streams and veranda settlements while others claim nature renews after winter quiet. Uncertain forecasts linger on whether prophetic readings will ease the anxiety.
Sunday night through Thursday timetable lists numerous towns across Bathurst Molong Cowra Parkes and Parkes via Bendigo etc with late fees noted. Monday schedule includes Calare Condetolin Burrawang and numerous other NSW towns with Parkes via Cowra and late fee details.
A large assortment of Spalding’s famous racquets is advertised with every racquet bearing Spalding’s guarantee, highlighting trusted quality for players seeking reliable gear.
A disrupted schedule on Dowlins Street affects daily business as Massey Harris Depot MNS E. Patterson experiences lows in liferutime bow elfenty intel and Sle Control. Usual operations resume after the Monday worship of Mr Arthur Murrin. Customers may be served as orders are copied.
A fragmented OCR passage hints at a chaotic scene with names and places jumbled. The text references a beast, a place called Penh, a pool, and various seemingly personal or local identifiers, all left incomplete by garbled transcription.
Fragmentary note from The Perhns Advocate referencing Nathington Brown and Larbtan Mt Forbes. The readable bits imply local advocacy or community mention but lack clear action, date, or event for a fuller summary.
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