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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
7
Alderman Twlet pushed for a municipal telephone link and the Council adopted it. The project is now complete with the telephone department confirming the line is usable by the public. A 9 tenths toll stand was installed, but the exact equipment details remain unclear.
In Forbes the week saw extreme heat with a record 11 degrees noted, followed by damage from violent winds. The community mourned the passing of mayor and businessman Mr. William Thomas, whose funeral drew a large turnout and was marked by tributes from civic leaders and the Town Hall community.
A vintage admonition urges careful spending and penny saving, praising the value of budget discipline. It promotes the Saving Bank as the best thrift aid and notes banking agency presence in every post office in Australia.
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